Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Nine Finalist teams in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE have made it through on-track testing at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and now move into a Validation stage before prize money will be awarded this September. Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA), Battery Electric. TW4XP, TW4XP (Germany), Battery Electric.

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Aptera San Diego Switzerland North Carolina 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

The remaining vehicles—two in the Mainstream class and 13 in the Alternative class—will now proceed to the Finals Stage, set for 19-30 July at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Mich. Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA) Battery Electric. X-Tracer, E-Tracer 7009 (Switzerland) Battery Electric.

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Aptera Tango San Diego Switzerland 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

In a press conference in Carlsbad, California, Aptera Motors unveiled the pre-production version of the electric three-wheel, 200+ mpg Aptera 2e along with 23 strategic suppliers , including GE; A123Systems for the Li-ion battery pack; Remy International for the drive motor ( earlier post ); and BorgWarner for the single ratio transaxle.

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Aptera Production Three Wheeled Li-ion 186

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Most look to be scattered in California and New York , with single sites in Utah, Texas and Michigan. Although EV startup Aptera was quick to adopt Tesla’s standard not long after it Tesla announced it, other automakers took a while to follow suit. You can also see a handful of locations in the U.S.

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Alaska Tesla Aptera Kentucky 130

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Bloomberg ).

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45