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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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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Electrek

DECEMBER 17, 2022

We like to think that we have it all figured out in the West, but while we’re still trying to get solar electric cars off the drawing board, China’s EV engineers already have them driving around. The post Weird Alibaba: This funny-looking $2,000 electric mini-truck is solar powered appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The latest big move from the Allen-wrench-included furniture maker sees the company using three-wheeled electric bikes with solar panels for a home delivery pilot. The post Ikea is now using this solar-powered cargo electric bike for quick deliveries appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MAY 8, 2021

But what if instead of taking cars off the road, we could take a pile of wheels off the road instead? That’s exactly what could happen if we all make the logical choice to ditch our four-wheeled cars and switch to this cheap little three-wheeled solar-powered electric tuk-tuk I’ve found!

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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. And Lightyear bails on its solar-car starting line and skips to the future. Lucid offers one of many expected luxury EV leases tapping into federal money. Tesla claims its heat pump is better. The Aptera Launch.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. The post Aptera claims enough crowdfunding to make solar EV appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. billion in potential revenue.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2021

We look at what Aptera sees as the lifestyle for its solar-supplemented, three-wheeled, hyper-efficient EV. The 2022 Jaguar I-Pace is getting a new interface and faster charging.

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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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2015

India’s first solar-powered hydrogen fueling station, supplied by Air Products was inaugurated recently at an event with chief guest Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 21, 2023

Recently, Aptera held a live online event where the company revealed the Launch Edition version of its three-wheeled solar-powered car. There are some really cool things about the final design, but also some downsides early adopters will face. You can see the event yourself below, or read my recap and commentary below it.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Air Products has been awarded a contract with India’s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) to build the country’s first solar-powered renewable hydrogen fueling station. The three-wheeled hydrogen-powered fleet transports visitors at the Pragati Maidan, where many large public exhibitions are held.

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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. Well, the company has raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car to production later this year. Lastly, having only three wheels means less friction on the ground. Read more: Solar panel lifespan.

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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.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

And Aptera’s “never charge” solar car goes to the track. Aptera’s three-wheeled. Tesla’s putting its 94-mile Model 3 out in the open, in Canada. What did hybrids look like a century ago? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One (XOF1) solar car ( earlier post ) arrived in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada after successfully traveling 187 km (116 miles) from the town of Inuvik over one of the longest seasonal ice roads in the world. The expedition took 9.5 hours from start to finish. Arriving in Tuktoyaktuk.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa. African Clean Energy (Lesotho) produces cookstoves that reduce smoke emissions and solar electricity for small electronics and LED lighting. Each of the 10 2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners will receive $25,000 in prize money.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One solar car ( earlier post ), recently arrived in Los Angeles after traveling more than 12,500 miles. In the process, he reached the Arctic Circle, and broke the world distance record for a solar car. The original plan was to drive the solar car from Buffalo, NY to Inuvik, NT and back to Buffalo, NY.

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Baua Electric

JULY 9, 2024

US-based GaN semiconductor producer Transphorm has released a new 300 W DC-to-DC GaN reference design for two- and three-wheeled EV battery chargers. It features convection cooling without forced air, output power of 300 W, output voltage of 48 V/6 A, 380 V/0.9 peak efficiency and power density of 36.5

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Baua Electric

JULY 24, 2024

Nearly a thousand of the hand-built three-wheeled electric vehicles were delivered between 2013 and 2019, when an unfortunate bankruptcy seemed to mark a regrettable end to the world’s first production electric bike car. Remember the ELF? It was one of the first ever electric bike cars to actually reach production.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

With two seats, three wheels, and a very unconventional shape, it’s got a lot […]. In Part 1, I explained the situation Aptera faces as it makes the case to the world that it’s ready for serious production. But, like last time, the biggest thing holding the vehicle back is that the car isn’t very normal.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 1, 2023

What is L3 Vehicles and L5 Vehicles A special purpose battery-powered vehicle with three wheels and designed to provide last mile connection for the transportation of passengers for hire or reward is referred to as an ‘ e-rickshaw ‘ or L-3 vehicle. According to Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) – Rule No. You May Al.so

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

a Panasonic Group company, have signed a binding term sheet to form a JV for manufacturing cylindrical lithium-ion cells in India for two-and three-wheel vehicles and energy storage systems, the public sector oil giant announced on Sunday. New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Japan’s Panasonic Energy Co.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

In recent years, Indian Oil has actively engaged in the development of clean energy sources, including the utilization of solar power, biofuels and hydrogen. This signing of binding term sheet follows soon after the signing of a Heads of Agreement on January 21, 2024 at New Delhi.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2010

The battery and solar-cell powered Elektra One is built of lightweight fiber composite structures. The aircraft will be presented in the series version close before the first flight (with the three wheel landing gear and cockpit interior installed). The prototype of the Elektra One is in the final stage of fabrication.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The 3R-C three-wheeled battery electric vehicle concept shows what a future minimal urban transport vehicle for one person might look like. The battery electric drivetrain is mounted low in the three wheeled chassis, therefore keeping the center of gravity low and thus improving stability. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

A next-generation commuter developed by installing an EV system on Honda’s three-wheeled scooter. The progress Honda has been making in testing program of these technologies also will be showcased. Micro Commuter.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

The project, being financially and technically supported by The International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET) of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will be conducted over two years beginning in July 2010 and include development of a fleet of 15 three-wheeled vehicles.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 18, 2021

What if there is a vehicle you don’t have spent a single penny for fueling… guess what there is Aptera Solar Car. The company aims to eliminate the stratification in the EV sector by building affordable solar-powered Electric cars. Aptera Solar Car. Its front-wheel-drive car can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2010

The new Sunstang is a three-wheel, fully electric, single-passenger vehicle. This next-generation Sunstang is based on the team’s re-evaluation of the solar-powered vehicle paradigm. The team calculated that the cost of solar panels grows nearly exponentially with an increase in efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 1, 2024

Solar-Powered Test Drive The next car you buy might be powered by the sun. Long awaited by potential customers and crowdfunders, solar electric vehicles (SEVs) made by the startup Aptera Motors are set to hit the road in 2024, the company says. That means it can capture the entire visible sky every three to four nights.

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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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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The efficiency-focused California startup Aptera claims it’s crowdfunded enough money to build its three-wheel solar EV. And this quiet, super-efficient van leads the way to passenger vans, RVs, and the electric vanlife arriving in just a few more years.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Sidenote: Charlie will also be launching an EVducational Tour with the "Spirit" taking the lead vehicle role in his three-wheeled, solar paneled Xtreme BugE - Fun Run in the Sun EVducational Tour from DC to LA and back, come Spring 2010. They are still able to assist, but time, space and distance do limit their contributions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 Cd 1,700 pounds 100-mile cruising range Driving the Prototype of the EV Three-Wheeler By John ODell, Senior Editor Email Date posted: 2009-03-16 21:00:00.0 STORY TOOLS Digg this! What Is It? But dont call the Aptera a car. Cd of a 2010 Toyota Prius.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 2, 2021

The electric car from Strom Motors, the Strom R3 is a three-wheel electric car. You may think about the integration of solar panels to the charging station along with the grid connection. Electrification helps out in developing some interesting vehicles that attract people. Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Piaggio MP3 is a three wheeled maxi-scooter already being sold in the USA! The rest of the world has been enjoying the advantages of scooters and motorbikes for years. America is too much into BIG. Big everything. Check it out.

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