Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

Aptera Motors’ says that most drivers will never need to charge its three-wheeled, solar-powered car—offering a driving range of up to 1,000 miles—and that it will be “the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers.”

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2021

But Aptera seems to think its solar-supplemented three-wheeler can fill that role just as well—if, perhaps for day-camping. Aptera recently completed its second "alpha" prototype, which the company named Sol, and released a video showing the.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2025

"Real-world validation testing" completed on inboard-motor setup Aptera switched to the layout, instead of in-wheel motors, for its future solar EV Per-mile energy consumption remains in line with previous layout Aptera last week announced that it had completed the first round of "real-world validation testing" of its solar-assisted three-wheeled.

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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

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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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Following the teasing of interior images of the gamma version of its upcoming solar electric vehicle (SEV) last month, Aptera officially debuted the full prototype in front of a crowd in San Diego at Fully Charged Live. gamma now marks Aptera’s biggest milestone as it approaches SEV production in 2023.

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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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Electrek

JANUARY 20, 2023

Aptera Motors has inched closer than ever to customer deliveries of its flagship solar EV donning the company name. more… The post Aptera debuts Launch Edition solar EV, but start of production will take some time… and money appeared first on Electrek. More below.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2023

Aptera details the first of its three-wheeled solar EVs due to have up to a 1,000-mile range. And Lightyear bails on its solar-car starting line and skips to the future. The Aptera Launch. Lucid offers one of many expected luxury EV leases tapping into federal money. Tesla claims its heat pump is better.

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Electrek

MARCH 28, 2025

Aptera Motors has shared another exciting progress update video, giving us our best look yet at its production-intent solar EV out in the real world. The SEV startup recently completed the PI builds first-ever road trip, traveling over 300 miles using an all-electric battery and free energy from the Sun.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 22, 2023

Aptera Motors announced plans to start production of its Launch Edition EV, which is equipped with around 700 watts of proprietary solar technology and powers up to 40 miles per day with solar energy. In October, Aptera announced the production of solar cells for its hyper-efficient EV.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

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

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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

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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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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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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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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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

Tesla’s putting its 94-mile Model 3 out in the open, in Canada. And Aptera’s “never charge” solar car goes to the track. Aptera’s three-wheeled. Panasonic expresses some skepticism about the battery format Tesla sees as the future. What did hybrids look like a century ago?

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Aptera Motors informed Teslarati that it reached a significant milestone, successfully completing the first test drive of its production-intent Solar Electric Vehicle (EV). Driving our first production-intent vehicle marks an extraordinary moment in Aptera’s journey,” said Steve Fambro, Aptera’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Launch Edition has a 400-mile range battery pack and an integrated solar package offering up to 40 miles of solar charge per day.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2022

Via a recent Q&A with Aptera co-CEOs, the company revealed that it would be attempting to use the Tesla J1772 charging connector on their production vehicles. Aptera Sol prototype vehicle (Credit: Aptera). And according to Aptera’s most recent press release, they may be closer than ever to production.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2025

Aptera Motors has unveiled its very first production car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), claiming that the model will be the only solar-powered vehicle on sale to the public when it launches. But weve seen solar-powered vehicles for decades and theyve historically been too impractical for the average person.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Aptera. Its upcoming solar-electric vehicle will be able to go up to 1,000 miles (1600 km) on a charge, but for most people doing their normal routines, the vehicle won’t usually need to charge at all.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2025

Telo on Wednesday announced plans to offer Aptera-supplied solar panels in three kits. Telo on Wednesday announced plans to offer Aptera-supplied solar panels in three kits. These include a rooftop option that integrates panels with the cab, a solar tonneau cover, and a solar camper shell.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 7, 2025

Aptera has publicly unveiled the production-intent version of its long-awaited solar EV, which it says will start deliveries by the end of this year. Aptera has a long history in the automotive space, dating all the way back to its original founding in 2006 by co-founders Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2025

Aptera has publicly unveiled the production-intent version of its long-awaited solar EV, which it says will start deliveries by the end of this year. Update: We swung by the booth a took a few pictures of Apteras production-intent vehicle chassis, see below.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2025

An Aptera press release said the company had completed this first round of testingprimarily focused on aerodynamicsat a proving ground in the Mojave Desert. ” Aptera only completed its first production-intent vehicle last October, combining the new inboard powertrain with other production-spec elements for validation testing. .

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InsideEVs

MAY 31, 2022

The model has between 250 and 1,000 miles of claimed range and will cost between $25,900 and $44,900.

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Green Authority

JUNE 6, 2022

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. The Aptera is eye-catching, but its unique shape isn’t just for show. Read more: Solar panel lifespan.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2025

A young EV startup called TELO Trucks has announced a partnership with solar EV developer Aptera to utilize the latters sustainable technology on its flagship vehicle, the MT1 compact pickup. Soon, TELO will offer early customers additional options in its truck configurator solar panels from Aptera Motors.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors posted a video that puts the beta version of its upcoming SEV against an alpha version, a Tesla Model 3, and an Audi R8 GT Spyder in a desert drag race. While its a very close race (for the Audi at least), the Aptera appears to just barely edge the competition in a quarter-mile sprint.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Aptera on Wednesday announced that it had completed a working production-intent version of its high-efficiency, three-wheel solar EV. Aptera production-intent vehicle Solar hardware, a production-intent thermal management system, and complete exterior surfaces will be added as part of the next phase of testing, according to Aptera.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2025

Aptera has signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Energy Solutions to supply batteries for its solar EV, which it says will start deliveries later this year. Aptera is at CES this week, showing off its production-intent solar EV. You can read more about Apteras CES show presence on our previous coverage here.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

Aptera has announced that they will be using EVE Energy batteries in their upcoming production car, and the batteries will be produced in San Diego. Today, they have announced yet another partnership, this time with EVE Energy, a Chinese battery manufacturer who will be supplying Aptera with batteries made in a San Diego production facility.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Cd 1,700 pounds 100-mile cruising range Driving the Prototype of the EV Three-Wheeler By John ODell, Senior Editor Email Date posted: 2009-03-16 21:00:00.0 Lisa Lawn is also a big fan of electric transportation, and she follows the 2010 Aptera 2e to its new assembly plant in Vista, California. STORY TOOLS Digg this! What is that?"

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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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2025

A company managed to wrap a Tesla Cybertruck with solar cells that power an on-board battery pack. In 2017, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he pushed his engineers to look into integrating solar cells on Model 3 , but they concluded that it wasnt worth it at the time. kW of solar power. It costs about $10,000. Is it worth it?

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