Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Lightyear, the company introducing the solar-powered EV the Lightyear 0, has acquired €81 million in investment to aid production and development costs. At the same time, the company may face competition to introduce the world’s first production solar EV, and their match doesn’t have an unobtainium price tag.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A recent video by Aptera tells us not only that its vehicle-mounted solar panels are in production, but gives us some clues about the journey to get to this point. It wasn’t easy, and certainly wasn’t just a matter of slapping some panels on the outside of the car. As pointed out in the beginning […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2022

Last year, I had a chance to visit Aptera and take a ride in its prototype vehicles. It was a fun experience, and we could see that Aptera is fundamentally on the right track to making a decent vehicle. We were pretty mild-mannered when we visited, but from what I see in this recent Rich […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 29, 2022

A recent video at YouTube not only explains the math behind solar-powered EVs, but also gave plenty of nuance on the subject. More importantly, it’s made to be accessible for people who don’t follow EVs the way that many of our readers do. For those of you who don’t watch videos, or who are at […].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Star-crossed startup Lightyear has finally thrown in the towel on attempting to bring its long-promised solar EVs to market – at least one donning its own badge and design language. Like many startups, the solar EV company demonstrated some inspiring and potential industry-changing technology, only to fall short due to a lack of funds.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2021

Aptera recently posted a video giving us a better peek at the vehicle and its features. In the video, the company shows its second development vehicle, nicknamed Sol. We didn’t learn many new details, but it’s a good way for people new to the idea of the company to get familiar with it, while giving […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

What An Aptera Is Like On Real Streets The dynamics of driving in parking lots and at low speeds is important, but the Aptera is designed to be a vehicle that’s not only capable of driving on the highway, but going up […]. This article is part of a series. You can find Part 1 here.

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EVehicleShop

JANUARY 27, 2023

Especially in the electric vehicle market, we can see startups holding the majority of market cap among the huge automobile giants like Hero Motocorps, Honda, Bajaj, etc. The Startups are making it big!

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In & Around The Aptera Vehicles The most important thing that readers should understand is that photographs and even videos tend to make the vehicle look smaller than it really is. This article is part of a series. You can find Part 1 here. The car’s odd shape and small frontal area are great for […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As I got out of my car in Aptera’s parking lot, I heard the roar of a fighter jet taking off to the east. It was a slightly strange roar, a little lower pitched than the ones I’ve heard elsewhere. The fighter quickly swept down the little canyon, and off toward the ocean, followed by […].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. It led to a surprise announcement.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Even here at CleanTechnica, there’s a lot of skepticism about solar-powered cars. The obvious problem, of course, is that solar power just doesn’t generate enough power per square foot of surface area to get a lot of power out of the top of a car.

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Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Join us as we kick off 2023 at Aptera headquarters. Aptera headquarters in Carlsbad, CA. The Electric Vehicle Association Annual Meeting will be held from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday, January 28 at Aptera headquarters in Carlsbad, California.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2022

A recent article at Slash Gear attempted to tackle the problem of solar-powered cars. The topic did hit the news last month with cars like the Vision EQXX concept and Hyundai’s hybrid Sonata sporting solar panels, and if those cars were all we had to go on, the science mentioned in the article would be […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The last year has been tough for solar-electric car companies. There are many valid reasons to be skeptical of onboard solar panels powering electric vehicles, and when investors don’t believe in something, they don’t invest in it. And this was all on top of […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

How Far We’ve Come While electric cars were once dominant (around 1900), they fell from use because the battery technology of the time just wasn’t really up to most drivers’ needs. This article is part of a short series. You can find Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. Once Cadillac started […].

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Electric Auto Association

JULY 5, 2021

For the past two years, there’s been a whole lot more awareness and interest in electric vehicles (EVs),” Douglass continued. They also like them because they’re fast and powerful.”. A demonstration of plug-in hybrids and full battery electrics at an HEAA meeting. Fortunately, things are different now. No Teslas allowed.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The rebooted Aptera Motors has teamed with Elaphe Propulsion Technologies on a long-range, volume production electric vehicle powered by in-wheel motors. Vector steering control likewise eases slow-speed turning without the need for bulky power steering. Elaphe is a perfect match for Aptera. Never Charge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

The Clean Tech Institute in Santa Clara has agreed to develop a training curriculum for electric auto manufacturing. Aurica intends to have swappable batteries charged with solar and wind power, and will need employees with renewable energy expertise as well as knowledge of electric car manufacturing.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 18, 2021

What if there is a vehicle you don’t have spent a single penny for fueling… guess what there is Aptera Solar Car. Aptera is an audacious startup with a vision to change the face of E-mobility forever. Now you got an idea about the specifications and the promises Aptera makes, Let us look into the company.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The 2023 Electric Vehicle Association National Board candidates come from across North America. Members of the Electric Vehicle Association are invited to virtually meet the candidates for the 2023 National EVA Board. As a Board Member for the Electric Vehicle Association in the Chicagoland area.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 1, 2024

Journey to the Center of the Earth To unlock the terawatt potential of geothermal energy, MIT startup Quaise Energy is testing a deep-drilling rig in 2024 that will use high-power millimeter waves to melt a column of rock down as far as 10 to 20 kilometers. Solar-Powered Test Drive The next car you buy might be powered by the sun.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 1, 2021

Do we use IoT in Electric Vehicles ? IoT and Electric Vehicles. As I have mentioned earlier modem electric vehicles are the perfect integration of all the technologies we have ever developed. Our modern electric cars depend upon IoT systems heavily. MSTS.IoT for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 Thats the beauty of the 2010 Aptera 2e electric vehicle — you can speed away from the scene and the cops wont know it, with just a quiet hum as the electric motor winds up and a feeling of satisfaction as the torque presses you deep into the seatback.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 27, 2021

BMW’s Electric Two-wheelers. The German auto manufacturer has been working on a variety of battery-powered two-wheeled vehicles. It debuted the “Motorrad Vision DC Roadster” in 2019, an electric motorbike concept that appears as near to road-ready as virtually anything else the company has shown. You may also like.

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