Aptera Range Three Wheeled 
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. The L1500 motor is compatible with all drive layouts—rear wheel drive, front wheel drive and four—or more—wheel drive vehicles.
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
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.”
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.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 23, 2023
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.
Plugs and Cars
MAY 2, 2008
The Aptera electric car, so futuristic looking it will appear in an upcoming Star Trek movie, is becoming more believable with each passing day. Extremely lightweight, it will be able to get decent range out of a relatively small lithium battery pack. Three-wheeled, it will not be speed limited like four-wheeled NEVs.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 28, 2019
What's the minimum necessary range for an electric car? The longest-range 2019 Tesla, the Model S Long Range, gets an EPA range rating of 370 miles. The world's auto industry seems to have settled on 200-plus miles for North America and 300 kilometers (160 miles) or more for European and Asian markets.
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