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Aptera Buys Andromeda Interfaces Inc. to Create Its Human-Machine Interface
Aptera Buys Andromeda Interfaces Inc. to Create Its Human-Machine Interface

20 Apr 2022, 19:26 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Andromeda Interfaces Inc. was created when it worked with the first attempt – and failure – to make an Aptera back in 2007

 
Rich Rebuilds Gets Into the Frugal Side of EVs, Checks Out Aptera's Solar Car
Rich Rebuilds Gets Into the Frugal Side of EVs, Checks Out Aptera's Solar Car

18 Apr 2022, 11:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / After a bit too many diesel-engined swaps, Rich Rebuilds went for an eco alternative and checked out an Aptera. This is what he learned about the solar car

 
Aptera Will Have Steering Yoke Just Like the Tesla Model S and Model X Plaid
Aptera Will Have Steering Yoke Just Like the Tesla Model S and Model X Plaid

31 Mar 2022, 10:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jason Hill revealed that the company decided to adopt a yoke instead of a steering wheel because of efficiency and user experience

 
The Technical Mind Behind the Aptera SEV Is Now Making an Electric Off-Road Motorcycle
The Technical Mind Behind the Aptera SEV Is Now Making an Electric Off-Road Motorcycle

10 Mar 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The CTO behind the Aptera solar electric three-wheeled vehicle has developed a promising electric off-road motorcycle. Meet the Armstrong EB1

 
Aptera Debunks Myths About Its Solar Trike in New Video
Aptera Debunks Myths About Its Solar Trike in New Video

4 Mar 2022, 12:44 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The main concern for potential customers is whether they will have to wear a helmet or not to drive their Apteras. New Hampshire owners will

 
Aptera Beta Prototype Beats Audi R8 While Preparing for the Company's Next EV
Aptera Beta Prototype Beats Audi R8 While Preparing for the Company's Next EV

17 Feb 2022, 11:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There was also a Tesla Model 3 in the drag race, but it has apparently beaten the alpha prototype that also joins the race

 
Canoo May Be Making the Same Errors Aptera and Tesla Made
Canoo May Be Making the Same Errors Aptera and Tesla Made

29 Jan 2022, 09:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new owner, Tony Aquila, may be pushing talent away and missing the point that made the founders create Canoo in the first place.

 
Aptera Shares Footage of Its Solar Electric Vehicle Being Dynamically Tested at the Track
Aptera Shares Footage of Its Solar Electric Vehicle Being Dynamically Tested at the Track

26 Jan 2022, 11:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Aptera Motors takes its solar electric vehicle to the track for dynamic testing and it's got footage to prove it. The car is scheduled for launch this year

 
Aptera's CEO Explains Why Beta Prototypes Have Adopted Roll Cages
Aptera's CEO Explains Why Beta Prototypes Have Adopted Roll Cages

23 Jan 2022, 13:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Chris Anthony, they are just a safeguard for the extreme tests these vehicles will have to endure without glasses or doors

 
With More Than 15,000 Pre-Orders, Aptera Shows How It Handles Shopping
With More Than 15,000 Pre-Orders, Aptera Shows How It Handles Shopping

20 Jan 2022, 15:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The video shows that the two-seater can carry many goods in the back, even if that makes the rear glass useless and better if filled with solar cells

 
Aptera Plans Micro-Factories and IPO in Nine to Eighteen Months
Aptera Plans Micro-Factories and IPO in Nine to Eighteen Months

8 Nov 2021, 21:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company confirmed that its new factory in Carlsbad will have 77,147 square feet (7,167 m²) and produce up to 40 cars per day.

 
Aptera Found a New Place for Its Factory in Carlsbad, California
Aptera Found a New Place for Its Factory in Carlsbad, California

2 Nov 2021, 13:44 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / About to begin Beta prototype construction, the company needed a bigger facility to produce its solar electric trikes as soon as possible

 
Aptera Luna Lands on YouTube Teasing Those Wanting to Move to Mars
Aptera Luna Lands on YouTube Teasing Those Wanting to Move to Mars

21 Oct 2021, 13:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While billionaires worry about moving to another planet, Aptera sides with Prince William and says Earth can offer new worlds to explore

 
Jay Leno Features Aptera Alpha Development Vehicle With 1000 Mile Range
Jay Leno Features Aptera Alpha Development Vehicle With 1000 Mile Range

11 Oct 2021, 19:42 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / It's been 13 years since Jay Leno featured an Aptera but this new version looks like it's made leaps and bounds in that time.

 
Aptera CEO Presents the Sol and All That Makes This Electric Trike Unique
Aptera CEO Presents the Sol and All That Makes This Electric Trike Unique

13 Aug 2021, 15:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Steve Fambro presented Aptera’s newest Alpha prototype, he also introduced the car, the company, and what its goals are.

 
Aptera Is Looking For a New Manufacturing Site For Its 11,000 Reservations
Aptera Is Looking For a New Manufacturing Site For Its 11,000 Reservations

19 Jul 2021, 14:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Before reaching mass-production, the development program for the Aptera still needs to reach the Beta phase, with Gamma and Delta cars to follow.

 
This Is Why Solar Cars Are Still Far From Reality
This Is Why Solar Cars Are Still Far From Reality

10 Jun 2021, 09:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / However, Jason Fenske also checked the Aptera “Never Charge” system numbers and came to interesting conclusions about it

 
Watch Aptera's New Solar Electric Vehicle Cruise the Streets of Sunny California
Watch Aptera's New Solar Electric Vehicle Cruise the Streets of Sunny California

10 Jun 2021, 08:33 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Aptera launched its second functional prototype dubbed Sol that's going to hit the streets of U.S. at the end of this year.

 
Aptera Introduces Sol, Its Newest Alpha Prototype
Aptera Introduces Sol, Its Newest Alpha Prototype

21 May 2021, 05:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aptera is entering the beta stage of development on its solar-powered electric vehicle (sEV), which will include changes to body structure and aerodynamic

 
Solar-Powered Aptera Will Float, Last a Lifetime
Solar-Powered Aptera Will Float, Last a Lifetime

11 May 2021, 08:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aptera Motors CTO takes questions from the Denver Electric Vehicle Council, including on how the promised 1,000-mile range is achieved and why 3 wheels