Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2021

If you want an EV to take camping, several companies are eager to sell you an electric pickup truck. But Aptera seems to think its solar-supplemented three-wheeler can fill that role just as well—if, perhaps for day-camping.

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Electrek

MAY 30, 2022

Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car, which get to 1,000 miles of range, as it gets closer to production. The post Aptera has more than 22,000 reservations for its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2023

Aptera will integrate the Openpilot driver-assistance system with its electric three-wheeler, giving the vehicle, which is classified as an autocycle, tech similar to passenger cars.

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The Driven EV News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Aptera teases new look interior, revealing sleek and stylish instrument cluster screen lots of headroom, and matte-white detailing. The post Aptera teases stylish interior of 1,000km solar-powered car appeared first on The Driven.

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Electrek

JUNE 6, 2022

Aptera announced that it raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production later this year. The post Aptera raises $40 million to bring solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

Aptera announced on Friday its Launch Edition, the first series of over 40,000 orders for a fleet of ultra-efficient vehicles that will bring solar mobility and freedom from the grid a reality. Aptera’s Launch Edition was created with one purpose in mind — energy efficiency.

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Electrek

JUNE 21, 2022

Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its upcoming solar electric car and believes that the entire US EV market should do the same. The post Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its solar electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors announced it is leaving its “crowdfunding nest” of sorts, putting a bookend on three years of its Regulation A offering to pursue private funding. In the small but exciting segment of solar EVs, especially, finding the funds to reach scaled production has proven arduous.

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Electrek

JUNE 9, 2021

Electric vehicle startup Aptera has just released a new video with perhaps the best look yet at the company’s futuristic electric three-wheeler. more… The post Aptera shows off its ultra-futuristic solar-powered Sol electric vehicle with 1,000-mile range appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

AUGUST 31, 2022

Aptera has reopened investments to the public as it tries to secure more money to bring its 1,000-mile-range solar electric vehicle to production. The post Aptera reopens investments to bring its 1,000-mile-range solar electric vehicle to production appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MARCH 13, 2023

Solar electric vehicle startup Aptera Motors shared encouraging news today as it has been awarded a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to the tune of $21 million. more… The post Aptera awarded $21M grant from California Energy Commission to help bring solar EVs to production appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 25, 2023

Solar mobility company Aptera Motors has received its first fleet order from eco-accelerator SustainabilitySooner, Inc. In a move that unifies each organization’s vision toward a greener future, SustainabilitySooner has placed a pre-order for 101 400-mile range, all-wheel drive solar electric vehicles to mobilize its team.

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Electrek

AUGUST 8, 2022

Aptera is teasing a new clean interior of for the latest prototype of its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range. The post Aptera teases clean new interior of its solar electric car with 1,000 miles of range appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MARCH 21, 2023

Solar electric vehicle start-up Aptera Motors has announced its first fleet order from SustainabilitySooner, Inc. The initial pre-order is for 101 of Aptera ’s 400-mile range solar EVs and is expected to deliver millions in future revenue.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 30, 2022

Aptera Motors announces EVE Energy Co., Specifically, Aptera will utilize Eve’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical cells in its vehicle’s structural battery packs. The impetus for 21700 NMC 811 cells–as opposed to other variations– remains Aptera’s efficiency-first ethos. as a lithium-ion battery cell supplier.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Aptera Motors has just delivered its first solar EV to a customer. Yes, it is now April, which means we get another video update from Aptera. Aptera Motors is a veteran solar EV startup that perpetually remains on Electrek’s radar for two reasons. April fools! Watch the video in full below.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Aptera is doing things very differently from other vehicle manufacturers. It doesn’t take a deep dive on the vehicle’s design and technology to know this, because Aptera’s vehicles are obviously very different.

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Teslarati

MARCH 13, 2023

Aptera has received a new $21 million grant from the California Energy Commission to help it achieve production readiness. As is the challenge for most EV startups, Aptera has been on a non-stop quest to secure capital to start production of its launch edition vehicle.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 21, 2023

Recently, Aptera held a live online event where the company revealed the Launch Edition version of its three-wheeled solar-powered car. There are some really cool things about the final design, but also some downsides early adopters will face. You can see the event yourself below, or read my recap and commentary below it.

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Green Authority

JUNE 6, 2022

What if you never had to fill your tank with gas or plug in your car to charge with electricity? That is the vision of Aptera; to make the most energy-efficient vehicle to date with solar energy. Well, the company has raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car to production later this year.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Aptera is getting Italian carbon-fiber coachwork for its 1000-mile solar EV. And we take the BMW i7 luxury electric sedan for a drive. Subaru hasn’t been swayed yet by incentives encouraging U.S.-built This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Electrek

JULY 12, 2023

Aptera’s “Gamma” prototype of its solar-powered, three-wheeled electric car is overseas right now, doing aerodynamic testing at Pininfarina’s wind tunnel near Turin, Italy, in the shadow of the Italian Alps.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2022

A recent social media post by Aptera shows that it is making significant progress toward its production vehicle. Not only is Aptera on the last phase before its production design, but they’ve kitted it out with a complete interior and exterior (something it didn’t do with the last phase of production).

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few days ago, Aptera revealed the details for its Launch Edition vehicle. I won’t go into the full details here, but I wrote a detailed two-part article and a link to Aptera’s video presentation here. For the TL;DR crowd, the biggest details were that the Launch Edition will be rated for 400 miles of […]

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

A video recently last Tuesday by Aptera takes exactly that angle—introducing the company’s electric three-wheeler in light of international conflict and climate change, as related to the oil.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s been a wild ride for Aptera, but things may be coming to a successful conclusion. Things fell apart for Aptera 1.0, For those who’ve been longtime readers, we’ve been following them from the beginning. That means back before 2010 when it was going to be a hybrid car with a very similar shape. with […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 23, 2022

A few days ago, Aptera put out a monthly update. Aptera also revealed the next (and third) stage of vehicle prototypes, the Gamma, which is fairly close to production. One interesting tidbit is that Aptera […].

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Jay Leno drives the high-mileage Aptera solar EV. And Lucid is showing different priorities than other electric vehicle startups and legacy. Solid-state cells pass some first tests for safety. And we take a look at what shapes Lucid up, potentially, to become the most direct rival yet to Tesla.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 21, 2023

It ain’t easy being an electric car startup, and it’s even less easy if you’re doing something more exotic, like trying to sell a solar-powered car.

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Electrek

JANUARY 24, 2022

Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) startup Aptera Motors, recently shared test footage of the beta version of its upcoming SEV. The SEV prototype was seen on a test track alongside the three alpha versions already unveiled by Aptera.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Aptera says you won’t have to plug in. Toyota finally confirms some electric vehicles on the way. Volvo’s first electric car is on our annual shortlist. And Canoo is planning to show another electric van—this one for making deliveries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Electrek

JUNE 27, 2022

Following news of a strategic deal for electric motors announced last week, Aptera Motors has announced an additional agreement to receive lithium-ion battery cells from EVE Energy Co., With two new supply agreements in place, Aptera moves one step closer to serial production of its flagship solar electric vehicle.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Aptera has once again shared a well-produced video of its third and final version of its solar electric vehicle (SEV). The Luna version of the Aptera SEV now joins the previously announced Noir (black) and Sol (white) design options and features a silver exterior and interior with earth tone accents.

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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

JULY 22, 2022

While hypermilers, clean technology enthusiasts, and environmentalists are willing to make compromises and even pay extra for extreme efficiency, Aptera definitely pushes the limits of what we’ll put up with. They’ve had all sorts of things to say about Aptera’s offbeat and avant-garde styling. And the general public?

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The Driven EV News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Looking like a shark without the fin, the three-wheeled Aptera's built-in solar cells provide enough energy to cover most people’s daily driving needs. The post New solar powered car can travel up to 60km on sunshine alone appeared first on The Driven.

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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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