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Aptera chooses EVE Energy 2170 cells for 1,000-mile solar-supplemented EV

Green Car Reports

California’s Aptera Motors today confirmed its battery supplier for its upcoming solar-supplemented, hyper-efficient three-wheeled cars: China’s EVE Energy. It plans to use cylindrical cells, in the same 2170 format that’s been used in the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, as well as the Rivian R1T and others.

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Aptera details, Lightyear 0, Tesla heat pump, luxury EV leases: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

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

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Aptera shows how its “never charge” solar EV performs

Green Car Reports

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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Aptera claims enough crowdfunding to make solar EV

Baua Electric

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. Aptera is no stranger to crowdfunding. Aptera investment perks The company also claims to have made meaningful progress.

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Aptera performance, Tesla’s Canadian charade, Panasonic on Tesla battery plans: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

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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Crowdfunded Aptera super-efficiency EV will use in-wheel motors

Green Car Reports

Aptera, self-proclaimed builder of the world's most efficient passenger vehicle, is partnering with Elaphe Propulsion to bring in-wheel motor technology to its 1,000-mile electric two-seater.

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Aptera redux, smart charging, lots of lithium: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Aptera returns. A familiar name in electric vehicles, Aptera, is back—with a new version of its three-wheeled EV that can now go up to a claimed 1,000 miles on a. Lithium is unexpectedly plentiful. Faraday Future could be headed for more change. And does smart charging matter as much as fast charging?

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