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. We still believe it will happen.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2014

What do the Elio, Aptera, Toyota i-Road concept and the spectacularly awful Zap Xebra have in common? They--and many more small-volume economical vehicles and concepts besides--all use one fewer wheel than the norm.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2023

Other automakers, like Volvo, Rivian, Polestar, Aptera, Nissan , and others, have also committed to using the NACS connector, which is a direct competitor to the Combined Charging System (CCS). ” There are still several companies that are slow to commit to adopting the NACS from Tesla, including Hyundai and Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Motive develops concept vehicles for major automakers such as Dodge, Hyundai, Suzuki, Chrysler, and Toyota. The company also offers advanced production programs for start-ups and smaller companies, and developed the prototype for the electric vehicle Aptera.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 6, 2009

This is exactly what happened when we got our Toyota RAV EV six years ago. Tesla will be a common brand, with several well received models in all price ranges, and there will be a few proud owners of the original Apteras zipping along the freeways among all manner of new plug-in cars, trucks and even SUVs. No charger, no car.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 21, 2008

Exhibitions Ø April 23-27, AIP Convention, Las Vegas Ø April 25-26, Alt Build, Santa Monica, CA News Stories GridPoint, Duke Energy complete successful test of technology California Ruling to Revive the (Hybrid) Electric Car Volvo Planning Plug-In Hybrid for Sweden Aptera the new face of hybrid technology?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Thats the beauty of the 2010 Aptera 2e electric vehicle — you can speed away from the scene and the cops wont know it, with just a quiet hum as the electric motor winds up and a feeling of satisfaction as the torque presses you deep into the seatback. she asks, pointing to the teardrop-shape prototype of the Aptera 2e were driving.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. Mazda CX-5 hybrid – the success of Toyota’s RAV4 Hybrid is prompting others to consider petrol-electric SUVs. Toyota bZ4X production car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Both Toyota and Ford are now producing a few prototype conversions of their own Priuses and Escapes for research purposes.) Hybrids-Plus www.hybrids-plus.com Boulder, CO offers lithium-ion conversions of the Toyota Prius and soon on the Escape, for private individuals or for organizations; current pricing starts at $24,000.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) This was starting to hurt because it was one reason for a sudden surge in Toyotas market share." Never discount Toyota.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ford, Toyota, GM and Mercedes could also see their EV shares surge. – Aptera Raises $4 Million and Nabs 7,000 Reservations : Aptera Motors announced it closed Series A funding round if more than $4 million. via Automotive News (subscription required). 22, via Reuters. 19, via Electrek.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ford wasn’t the first to announce its allegiance to the Tesla port; that nod goes to California firm Aptera , which confirmed in November 2022 its three-wheeler would include only NACS. “This is a really big deal for our customers,” Farley said then, pointing to the ease of use of Tesla’s connector and the reliability of it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15. and Chrysler. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? It is completely falling apart.

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