Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

Aptera Motors takes a critical step towards its goal to reach scaled production of its transformative solar EV with the establishment of a strategic alliance with CTNS.

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Electrek

APRIL 22, 2024

Just weeks after announcing plans to showcase its solar EV technology to the public in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), startup Aptera Motors is taking things a step further.

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Electrek

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. April fools! Watch the video in full below.

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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. However, Aptera Motors has shown its tact and scrappiness in garnering funding via several unique solutions, such as crowdfunding.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2022

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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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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Electrek

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Fresh off a successful crowdfunding program to gain capital and secure slots for its first 2,000 solar EV builds, Aptera Motors is offering a peek at its production-intent design currently being finalized in Italy. See more in the video below.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Aptera Motors now claims its updated electric three-wheeler will be able to run entirely on solar power, with no charging required for daily use. Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go," Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony said in a statement.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has announced a clever new demand lever to get more of the public to invest in its technology en route to initial vehicle production later this year. Starting today, you can now invest in Aptera through a self-directed IRA. As it is for all startups, scaling is hard.

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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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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Aptera Motors, makers of “the world’s first Solar Electric Vehicle”, has raised $US33 million by allowing interested early adopters reserve one of the first 2,000 vehicle production slots. The post Aptera raises $US33m by allocating first production slots for three-wheel solar car appeared first on The Driven.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Just weeks after announcing plans to showcase its solar EV technology to the public in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), startup Aptera Motors is taking things a step further. With DRIFTx underway later this week, Aptera has already shared news that includes expanding to a new market outside its native US— the Middle East.

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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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Electrek

MARCH 14, 2023

One day after announcing the official award of a $21 million grant in California, Aptera Motors looks to garner additional funds from its Accelerator investment program in exchange for access to the first 2,000 commemorative builds of its Launch Edition solar EVs.

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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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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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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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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Video footage meant for investors has leaked, showing Aptera Motors co-founders and co-CEOs Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony discussing many topics about the solar EV startup’s future, including a potential IPO. One solution to this lingering issue has always been the possibility of Aptera filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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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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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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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

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

JANUARY 23, 2023

Just a few days after sharing specifications of its Launch Edition solar EV, Aptera Motors has backtracked on a previous comment stating that its upcoming vehicles will not come with DC fast charging capabilities.

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InsideEVs

JULY 14, 2023

Carlsbad, California-based EV startup Aptera Motors has recently been testing its vehicle's aerodynamics with Pininfarina's wind tunnel.

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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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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

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Aptera three-wheeled car is back with in-wheel motor tech. It’s a morning of returns. The British brand Morris is back with an all-electric, carbon-fiber vehicle. And Tesla has returned to Germany’s Nürburgring.

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Electrek

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sono Motors’ flagship solar EV, the Sion, is staring down a similar barrel, as the startup fights to raise more funds to keep it alive. Meanwhile, Aptera has a production-intent design, but still needs millions of dollars to get it to production.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has just announced another major milestone in bringing its long-promised flagship model into production. Solar cell production is now underway with the help of Maxeon Solar Technologies – the newly announced cell supplier to Aptera as part of a “cross-company collaboration.”.

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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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Electrek

APRIL 12, 2024

Aptera Motors is touting its latest milestone en route to solar EV production later this year. The first production body of its flagship vehicle has made its way over from Italy to Aptera’s headquarters in San Diego, enabling the team to finalize its design ahead of production-intent builds.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors continued its welcomed level of public transparency today, posting another progress update video for February, offering some juicy details.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) startup Aptera Motors appears to have delayed some deliveries of its flagship vehicle, according to reports from multiple reservation holders. The Aptera SEV recently entered beta phase of development and was previously on track to begin first deliveries late this year.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2020

Lordstown plans to use the same brand of in-wheel motors as hyper-efficiency startup Aptera. SparkCharge’s mobile fast-charging systems are getting put to the test. And GM says development continues at full speed on its EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has emphasized that its next-generation electric-vehicle.

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Electrek

JANUARY 27, 2023

One week after sharing details of its Launch Edition Solar EV, Aptera Motors has announced a community funding program called Accelerate Aptera, hoping to raise between $20 and $50 million. Better still, the person who invests the most on the leaderboard (yes there’s a leaderboard) locks in delivery slot #1.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Aptera Motors is touting its latest milestone en route to solar EV production later this year. The first production body of its flagship vehicle has made its way over from Italy to Aptera’s headquarters in San Diego, enabling the team to finalize its design ahead of production-intent builds. However, it’s one step closer!

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Lectron was selected to provide the NACS charging inlet and EV charging equipment.

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