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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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2022

Aptera reveals what will power its 1,000-mile EV—well, other than the sun. vehicle standards don't recognize the upstream emissions from EVs; is that a lost opportunity? A drop-in conversion will turn classic Land Rovers into EVs. We look at what it's like to drive an electric school bus.

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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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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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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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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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Green Authority

JUNE 6, 2022

That is the vision of Aptera; to make the most energy-efficient vehicle to date with solar energy. The Aptera is eye-catching, but its unique shape isn’t just for show. It’s also ultra-light, with the company claiming the Aptera weighs less than 65% of other EVs. Sounds too good to be true? Learn more here.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2019

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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

Remy International will supply HVH250 electric motors ( earlier post ) for Aptera Motors’s Aptera 2e electric vehicle. Remy is already supplying a High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) electric motor for Aptera’s entry in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, where the 2e has successfully reached fourth phase of competition.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2019

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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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Aptera Motors, the developer of an all-electric, three-wheeled lightweight aerodynamic vehicle ( earlier post ) is shutting down. Aptera executives had been engaged in exhaustive due diligence with the Department of Energy (DOE) pertaining to an ATVM (Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing) loan.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

As Aptera gets closer to production, I’ve been thinking a lot about where I’m going to take mine to push it to its limits. I think this is an important part of telling the story of the first 1,000-mile rated EV, and it gives us a preview of what’s going to be possible as battery […].

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Lightyear is a Dutch startup that gained prominence for its Lightyear 0 , an ultra-premium solar car with a claimed range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) or 625 kilometers WLTP range (388 miles). It is unclear if either vehicle will be available for U.S. Credit: Lightyear. What do you think of the article?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10-million competition to inspire a new generation of vehicles capable of achieving 100 MPGe (miles per gallon or its energy equivalent), concluded its Knockout Qualifying Stage. For emissions, vehicles had to meet the minimum US EPA emissions standards in on-track challenges.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2007

This wingless Jetsonian vehicle has seemed to me to be too much design, too much gadgetry, too much website, and not enough practical, buildable car. Well, Popular Mechanics asked and the Aptera folks let them in. The magazine's Ben Stewart took the all electric car (3 wheeler) for a 20 mile spin in Carlsbad CA.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2019

And which electric-vehicle brand from the past dusted off the mothballs and claimed a 1,000-mile range? What ingredient for electric-car batteries is currently in a state of oversupply? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 30, 2019.

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Teslarati

JULY 15, 2022

Tesla’s current top-of-the-line Supercharger is the V3, which is capable of 250 kW charging speeds that can give owners 1,000 miles of range per hour. Earlier this week, automaker Aptera pleaded to Congress that Tesla’s Supercharger should be the standard in the United States.

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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. He estimates that it can add over 20 miles (32 km) of range per day.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 24, 2021

The waves the company promised to bring will impact the entire last mile operations in India. . READ]: Top 10 Most Weird and Wonderful electric vehicles [WATCH]: Aptera Solar Car – 1000 miles range. You may also like.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The company invited charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers to use the NACS. With more than a decade of use and 20 billion EV charging miles to its name, the Tesla charging connector is the most proven in North America, offering AC charging and up to 1 MW DC charging in one slim package.

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All Cars Electric

APRIL 16, 2010

Earlier this week Californian start-up Aptera unveiled its official pre-production prototype for its upcoming 2e electric vehicle, along with many of the specs for the final full-production model to come in about 11 months--once the final financing hurdle is cleared that is.

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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. Aptera, initially known as Accelerated Composites, formed in 2005 to bring highly efficient, three-wheeled vehicles to the market ( earlier post ), went out of business in 2011.

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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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Dubbed the Active Air Skirt, it’s essentially a flap that deploys in front of a vehicle’s front wheels at certain speeds to reduce aerodynamic drag. miles of additional range. Aerodynamics are also being emphasized by startups like Aehra and Lightyear , as well as Aptera , with its 3-wheeler. The Volkswagen ID.7

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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). The company is even offering add-ons to their upcoming vehicle; tents, off-road modifications, etc.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

At its own theater in Laguna Beach, California, the company presented the expected Rivian R2 electric SUV , a smaller sibling to the R1S that will start at $45,000, deliver more than 300 miles of range in most of its forms, and be comparable to the Tesla Model Y in overall footprint.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 12, 2021

Electric vehicles are pushing this even more. That exact moment I started to list out the advantages electric vehicle brings to the table and the list was pretty big and satisfying except for the charging time. Only in phase three will a real testbed be built, consisting of a quarter-mile of pavement in an unknown area.

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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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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Nissan's new electronic vehicle, the Leaf. (AP Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market. Advertisement.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 1, 2008

Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. PHEVs use domestically produced electricity delivered through the grid, with a lower cost to fuel the vehicles than that of petroleum fuels. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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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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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. He covers 250 miles on a typical day over a period of 8 hours. MSTS.IoT for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Conclusion.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 21, 2008

The bill, HR 5351 includes a credit for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. A 15 kwh battery would have an approximate all-electric range of between 40 and 60 miles depending on the configuration of the vehicle operating system and many other factors. The base credit will be $4,000 for a PHEV with a battery of at least 5kwh.

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They will need regular cash flows that can be ploughed into RnD, new vehicle designs, vertical integration efforts, and so on. A 200-km delivery vehicle costing 3.5 Take ride sharing seriously Speak to other EV startups like eBikeGo, Mobycy, and Yulu who can offer Strom-R3 as part of their last mile transportation service.

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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 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 STORY TOOLS Digg this!

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

EVA Annual Meeting draws a crowd Chris Anthony speaks at Annual Meeting Electric Vehicle Association members from all over the US participated in the organization’s 2023 Annual Meeting in the San Diego area last month. It was great to host and wonderful to greet our longtime members and meet so many new folks,” said Borseth. “We

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