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Aptera sells all 2,000 production slots of its Launch Edition solar EV, raising nearly $34 million

Baua Electric

We are just over one year removed from the initial launch of solar EV startup Aptera’s Accelerator program, which was implemented to not only get customers to commit to their SEV purchase fully but also help give the company some financial runway as it inches toward scaled production.

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Aptera sells all 2,000 production slots of its Launch Edition solar EV, raising nearly $34 million

Electrek

We are just over one year removed from the initial launch of solar EV startup Aptera’s Accelerator program, which was implemented to not only get customers to commit to their SEV purchase fully but also help give the company some financial runway as it inches toward scaled production.

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Aptera: It's Baaaaaaaaack! (We'll Believe It When We See it)

Green Car Reports

The gist is that the unique Aptera three-wheeled electric car is supposedly going to be reborn, and will return to the U.S. A new company, Aptera USA, purchased the assets of the old Aptera after its December shutdown--including the designs. This story is now a couple of weeks old, but we haven't hurried to publish it.

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Countdown to Fully Charged LIVE

Electric Auto Association

Claim the EVA discount Purchase tickets for the September 10-11 event at the EVA membership discount rate by entering EVAUS22 at checkout. EXCLUSIVE: EVA members only events The EVA and Aptera will host a members only event on Saturday at 5 PM. Stop by the EVA space at the event to get your ticket.

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Franz von Holzhausen to speak at X Takeover, formerly Tesla Takeover

Teslarati

The meetup is taking place at The Madonna Inn, and early bird tickets purchased before April 30 start at $40 for a day pass on the Eventbrite page. The news was announced in an X post from John of Tesla Owners Silicon Valley on Monday, who says that he also plans to announce another keynote speaker for the event on Tuesday.

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Tesla Cybertruck reservation holders maintain high ‘intent to buy,’ survey

Teslarati

According to its findings, roughly 75% of Cybertruck reservation holders plan to purchase the vehicle, which essentially remains unchanged from last year. Other vehicles with a strong “intent to buy” include the Rivian R1T and R1S, the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, and the Aptera.

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What's it gonna take?

Plugs and Cars

Aptera went under. Gas prices are at historically high levels, and have become a political football, but haven’t led to a surge in EV purchases. That means the cars on offer have to be purchased as quickly as they are produced. Fisker is delivering the Karma, but not without glitches and its DOE loan is being questioned.

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