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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Electrek

JULY 12, 2023

Aptera’s “Gamma” prototype of its solar-powered, three-wheeled electric car is overseas right now, doing aerodynamic testing at Pininfarina’s wind tunnel near Turin, Italy, in the shadow of the Italian Alps. more… The post Aptera anticipates lowest drag coefficient of any car ever in wind tunnel testing appeared first on Electrek.

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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. Usually, when we share progress updates from notable solar EV developer Aptera Motors, they come directly from the horse’s mouth.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2022

Last year, I had a chance to visit Aptera and take a ride in its prototype vehicles. It was a fun experience, and we could see that Aptera is fundamentally on the right track to making a decent vehicle. We were pretty mild-mannered when we visited, but from what I see in this recent Rich […].

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s milestone is another feather in the cap of solar EV developer Aptera, the last prominent startup remaining in the quest to achieve scaled production and deliver its ultra-sustainable mobility solutions to the masses. As you may notice on the current leaderboard , Aptera completed its customer investor process with 2,040 reservations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

What An Aptera Is Like On Real Streets The dynamics of driving in parking lots and at low speeds is important, but the Aptera is designed to be a vehicle that’s not only capable of driving on the highway, but going up […]. This article is part of a series. You can find Part 1 here.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again. The post The Solar Electric Car That Looks Like An Airplane Is Almost Ready For Takeoff appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2021

Aptera recently posted a video giving us a better peek at the vehicle and its features. In the video, the company shows its second development vehicle, nicknamed Sol. We didn’t learn many new details, but it’s a good way for people new to the idea of the company to get familiar with it, while giving […].

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 12, 2022

This is a detailed look inside the Aptera factory, as well as its promising Sun-powered three-wheeler.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In & Around The Aptera Vehicles The most important thing that readers should understand is that photographs and even videos tend to make the vehicle look smaller than it really is. This article is part of a series. You can find Part 1 here. The car’s odd shape and small frontal area are great for […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As I got out of my car in Aptera’s parking lot, I heard the roar of a fighter jet taking off to the east. It was a slightly strange roar, a little lower pitched than the ones I’ve heard elsewhere. The fighter quickly swept down the little canyon, and off toward the ocean, followed by […].

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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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The Driven EV News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Looking like a shark without the fin, the three-wheeled Aptera's built-in solar cells provide enough energy to cover most people’s daily driving needs. The post New solar powered car can travel up to 60km on sunshine alone appeared first on The Driven.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2022

One of the big problems with solar vehicles is that there’s just not much room on a car to make that much power. With a super efficient car like an Aptera, you can get a meaningful amount of power from solar panels, mostly because the car doesn’t use that much power. But, if you don’t […].

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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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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Plus, Pete Buttigieg is annoyed with Apple Vision Pro idiots and Aptera's solar-powered cars will soon hit the road.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 12, 2013

A great many people were disappointed--though perhaps not surprised--when green automaker Aptera closed its doors in late 2011. Its project, the Aptera 2e, promised to be one of the most efficient vehicles on the road, but the company suffered the usual startup automaker pitfalls and disappeared with a bang.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 21, 2023

It ain’t easy being an electric car startup, and it’s even less easy if you’re doing something more exotic, like trying to sell a solar-powered car. Everyone knows that solar power is great and useful, but many people also know that the limited space on the outside of a car just doesn’t gather that much […]

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Baua Electric

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. There is a multitude of reasons why Aptera Motors is different from the other OEMs out there. There’s lots to unfold here, so let’s dig in.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Big changes at Aptera … more details ( plus official press release ) after the jump: Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010. Addressing the situation he said: “Right now my advanced work is a lower priority for Aptera. Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010.

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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. Aptera’s Gamma , expected to enter production by the end of the year, has a starting price undercutting even the Lightyear 2’s and will also be available in the US.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A recent video by Aptera tells us not only that its vehicle-mounted solar panels are in production, but gives us some clues about the journey to get to this point. It wasn’t easy, and certainly wasn’t just a matter of slapping some panels on the outside of the car. As pointed out in the beginning […].

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Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Join us as we kick off 2023 at Aptera headquarters. Aptera headquarters in Carlsbad, CA. The Electric Vehicle Association Annual Meeting will be held from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday, January 28 at Aptera headquarters in Carlsbad, California. We’re doing what it takes to make it a remarkable experience all the way through the weekend.”

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

We have TWO reports from guest bloggers who attended the Aptera in the Wild EVent Thursday night at Smooth’s Sports Grille in Long Beach, CA. Also embedded below is a recent Aptera 2e demo ride video (with founder Steve Fambro) from the 2009 TED conference (held in Long Beach, CA) recently uploaded by Aptera forum member Josh.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2023

. “This new alliance will provide Hyundai EV owners confidence in their ability to conveniently charge their vehicles and complements our joint venture company to create a new, high-powered charging network with at least 30,000 stations across North America.”

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 29, 2022

A recent video at YouTube not only explains the math behind solar-powered EVs, but also gave plenty of nuance on the subject. More importantly, it’s made to be accessible for people who don’t follow EVs the way that many of our readers do. For those of you who don’t watch videos, or who are at […].

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 26, 2022

It may be a three-wheeler, but it's really light and quite powerful, so it may even be fun around a track.

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EVehicleShop

JANUARY 27, 2023

Recently very creative startup “Aptera” which works on making solar-powered electric cars have claimed that their electric car can run up to … This Solar Electric CAR can run 600+km on Full Charge Read More » The post This Solar Electric CAR can run 600+km on Full Charge appeared first on EVEHICLESHOP.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2023

Tesla NACS and CCS available in new high-powered charging network across North America Additionally, their vehicles will be fitted with the NACS port in 2025. Tesla’s NACS connector has already been adopted by several big-name automakers like Ford and GM, whose drivers will gain access to 12,000 North American Superchargers next Spring.

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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. Your feedback is welcome.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It has no moving parts, is half the size, and twice as powerful as Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors,” noted Tesla. Aptera already called for Congress to adopt Tesla’s Supercharger technology as the Standard for all EV charging in the United States.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Lightyear has set the stage for a new era of solar-powered mobility. That only leaves Southern California solar EV developer and reborn startup in its own right, Aptera Motors, as the last of the big three still fighting to reach scaled production. The company has had a lot of financial assistance from its community of loyal fans.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Other automakers offer it as an option, but the solar roof systems either only power auxiliary features and not the actual powertrain’s battery pack, or they only provide a few miles of range per day. At 165 lbs (75 kg), the weight is not much of an issue, but the hit on aerodynamic performance should certainly be significant.

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Electric Auto Association

JULY 5, 2021

They also like them because they’re fast and powerful.”. What’s so great about our meetings is the action they can inspire,” Hanson said, referencing a recent gathering that featured a representative from Aptera who spoke about the company’s plans to build a 3-wheeled, solar-powered vehicle. No Teslas allowed.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Even here at CleanTechnica, there’s a lot of skepticism about solar-powered cars. The obvious problem, of course, is that solar power just doesn’t generate enough power per square foot of surface area to get a lot of power out of the top of a car.

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