Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While not quite ready for production, the Aptera electric three-wheeler recently appeared on "Jay Leno's Garage," where Jay Leno got a comprehensive preview of the solar-supplemented EV from Aptera co-CEOs Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro.

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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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2010

AVL North America announced that since January 2009, it has contributed to the development of Aptera Motors’ electric vehicle concept, Aptera 2e, an Alternative Class finalist in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition, through use of its vehicle system and driveline analysis tool, AVL CRUISE.

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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. According to the company, fund raising efforts didn’t keep pace with vehicle development and so they’re taking measures to slow the burn, as it were.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few days ago, Aptera revealed the details for its Launch Edition vehicle. I won’t go into the full details here, but I wrote a detailed two-part article and a link to Aptera’s video presentation here. For the TL;DR crowd, the biggest details were that the Launch Edition will be rated for 400 miles of […]

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2024

Startup vehicle maker Aptera said it has begun production-intent builds on the body for its three-wheel solar EV, although the timeline for actual deliveries might not be quite as bright as it sounds In a video address accompanying the update, CEO Steve Fambro noted that Aptera chose Italy’s CPC Group for its “incredible ability” (..)

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2023

Aptera will integrate the Openpilot driver-assistance system with its electric three-wheeler, giving the vehicle, which is classified as an autocycle, tech similar to passenger cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2022

A recent social media post by Aptera shows that it is making significant progress toward its production vehicle. Not only is Aptera on the last phase before its production design, but they’ve kitted it out with a complete interior and exterior (something it didn’t do with the last phase of production).

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The first Aptera pre-production test vehicle has taken its first spin around the block as the company targets sales beginning next year. The post Aptera Puts Its First Production-Intent Vehicle On The Road appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2022

Aptera reveals what will power its 1,000-mile EV—well, other than the sun. vehicle standards don't recognize the upstream emissions from EVs; is that a lost opportunity? A drop-in conversion will turn classic Land Rovers into EVs. We look at what it's like to drive an electric school bus.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Aptera recently provided an update on development of its electric 3-wheeler, releasing a pair of videos showing a test mule being put through its paces at California's Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. The stripped-down vehicle shown here is a "beta" prototype, representing the second of four phases of development, Aptera noted.

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Electrek

JUNE 9, 2021

Electric vehicle startup Aptera has just released a new video with perhaps the best look yet at the company’s futuristic electric three-wheeler. more… The post Aptera shows off its ultra-futuristic solar-powered Sol electric vehicle with 1,000-mile range appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Aptera is doing things very differently from other vehicle manufacturers. It doesn’t take a deep dive on the vehicle’s design and technology to know this, because Aptera’s vehicles are obviously very different.

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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.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

Aptera announced on Friday its Launch Edition, the first series of over 40,000 orders for a fleet of ultra-efficient vehicles that will bring solar mobility and freedom from the grid a reality. Aptera’s Launch Edition was created with one purpose in mind — energy efficiency.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 14, 2025

If youve been following Aptera at all, youve probably heard a lot of pessimism from mainstream EV fans and investors, while also hearing a lot of enthusiastic things from Aptera fans. Initially, I was very excited about the vehicles planned unique features, [continued] The post Did Aptera Make A Splash At CES?

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Electrek

JANUARY 15, 2025

A young EV startup called TELO Trucks has announced a partnership with solar EV developer Aptera to utilize the latters sustainable technology on its flagship vehicle, the MT1 compact pickup.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Following the teasing of interior images of the gamma version of its upcoming solar electric vehicle (SEV) last month, Aptera officially debuted the full prototype in front of a crowd in San Diego at Fully Charged Live. gamma now marks Aptera’s biggest milestone as it approaches SEV production in 2023.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2013

That's what happened to Aptera, builders of a tadpole-like, two-seat, three-wheeled electric vehicle. But Aptera. It's a positive, optimistic attitude that can go a long way when presented with challenges--such as your first electric car company disappearing after several years of optimism and hype.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Jay Leno drives the high-mileage Aptera solar EV. And Lucid is showing different priorities than other electric vehicle startups and legacy. Solid-state cells pass some first tests for safety. And we take a look at what shapes Lucid up, potentially, to become the most direct rival yet to Tesla.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Aptera Motors informed Teslarati that it reached a significant milestone, successfully completing the first test drive of its production-intent Solar Electric Vehicle (EV). Driving our first production-intent vehicle marks an extraordinary moment in Aptera’s journey,” said Steve Fambro, Aptera’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 23, 2022

A few days ago, Aptera put out a monthly update. Aptera also revealed the next (and third) stage of vehicle prototypes, the Gamma, which is fairly close to production. One interesting tidbit is that Aptera […].

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 30, 2025

Aptera has completed its first-ever solar-supported road tripdriving over 300 miles on a single charge and proving that a solar EV isnt just a concept for the future, but a real-world solution ready for the present. The post Apteras production-intent EV completed its first solar-supported road trip appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 17, 2025

Electric vehicle startup TELO Trucks has partnered with Aptera to introduce integrated solar panel options for the TELO MT1. The available solar panel options include: Rooftop Truck Cab Solar […] The post TELO Trucks partners with Aptera to integrate solar technology appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As Aptera moves its way through the development process and toward production, the company knows that its current facility just isn’t going to be enough. For one thing, Aptera is planning to make 40 vehicles daily at some point next year, and that’s not going to happen in a garage or even in a small […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has finally given the public a look at its “PI-2” production-intent vehicle, which will now be used for real-world validation and testing en route to production… hopefully. Spoiler Alert: The low-speed function test is short and sweet but a milestone nonetheless.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A recent video by Aptera shows us not only that it is committed to making the vehicle repairable by normal people, but it also gave us a peek at how some of that is actually going to happen. Keep in mind that these shots are of Alpha vehicles (early development vehicles), so things are likely […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2024

In a recent video announcement, Aptera finally gave some more solid details on its plan for producing the ultra-efficient three-wheeled autocycles that have been promised for years. But getting to production means the company had to make some changes, including ditching hub motors for the first vehicles built.

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Electrek

JULY 13, 2022

Aptera has launched a petition to ask Congress to make Tesla Superchargers and its plug the standard for electric vehicles in the US. The post Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 28, 2023

In a recent announcement, Aptera kicked off an investment competition. If you’re among the top 2,000 investors, you get one of the first Apteras to leave the factory. To get in the game, you’ve gotta invest at least $10,000 in the company. If you beat everybody else, the first car will be yours, […]

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Aptera says you won’t have to plug in. Toyota finally confirms some electric vehicles on the way. Volvo’s first electric car is on our annual shortlist. And Canoo is planning to show another electric van—this one for making deliveries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We hinted at it last month, and it’s now official – Aptera Motors has re-opened its crowdfunding program, giving fans and believers in the startup’s solar electric vehicle technology the opportunity to invest and help it reach scaled production.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 25, 2023

Solar mobility company Aptera Motors has received its first fleet order from eco-accelerator SustainabilitySooner, Inc. In a move that unifies each organization’s vision toward a greener future, SustainabilitySooner has placed a pre-order for 101 400-mile range, all-wheel drive solar electric vehicles to mobilize its team.

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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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Electrek

MARCH 3, 2025

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has shared its latest monthly progress update, which is one of the most exciting ones in a while. Aptera shared footage of its first production-intent validation vehicle testing in real-world conditions around the Mojave Desert.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2022

Via a recent Q&A with Aptera co-CEOs, the company revealed that it would be attempting to use the Tesla J1772 charging connector on their production vehicles. Aptera Sol prototype vehicle (Credit: Aptera). The company is even offering add-ons to their upcoming vehicle; tents, off-road modifications, etc.

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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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