Solar-Powered Aptera Might Be Small but, by Jove, It Will Be Practical
15 Apr 2021, 11:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aptera Motors reveals tidbits about the interior: cup-holders, comfortable seats with more space in between, and a minimalist approach
Solar-Powered Aptera Alpha Undergoes Testing at the Drag Strip
11 Apr 2021, 06:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Alpha unit undergoes preliminary testing for acceleration, hard braking, moose tests and performance under intense stress, CEO says everything’s on track
World’s First Never Charge Solar Electric Vehicle Aptera Goes Live - Again
4 Dec 2020, 09:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / First units of the sEV will be produced in 2021, with Aptera Motors promising a 1,000+-mile (1,609-km) range on a single charge, enhanced safety and top comfort
Aptera Aims for World’s Most Efficient Electric Vehicle With 1,000+-Mile Range
8 Jan 2020, 22:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aptera Motors is back in business, talking to investors and crowdfunding, to bring the 3-wheeler to market with a battery range of 1,000 miles and no daily cost
Concept Cars of the Future - Solar-Powered 3-Wheel Aptera Never Needs Charging
3 Dec 2019, 15:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 2-person prototype promises 40 miles per day with energy collected by the solar panels, range can be increased with an additional battery
Jay Leno Tries Out the Aptera EV
23 Jan 2013, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When it comes to the lack of popularity of electric cars, Jay Leno is right - most of what is on offer today just does`t look exciting enough to woo buyers away from conventional cars. However, some...
Angry Aptera Employees Destroy EV Prototype on Video
8 Dec 2011, 10:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody who’s ever worked in a cubical know that sometimes you feel like taking the frustration you have built up inside you and turning it against an inanimate object like your keyboard, sc...
Aptera Returns Deposits for EV
16 Aug 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Not all green cars are heading for a bright future judging by how things are evolving for the Aptera EV or should we say how thing are not evolving. For those clients who were waiting for the Apter...
Aptera Stuck Due to Lack of Money
7 Feb 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2009, the automotive world was holding its breath, following the announcement about the launch of a three-wheeled electric vehicle called Aptera 2e. Since that announcement though, nothing e...
Automotive X Prize Finalists Announced
27 Jul 2010, 16:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After back in 1996 Peter Diamandis announced the Ansari X Prize, a competition meant to award a $10 million grant for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft, a ...
Aptera 2e to Use Remy HVH250 Electric Motor
14 Apr 2010, 12:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Aptera 2e production version will be up and running: Aptera Motors announced that it will use Remy International as a motor supplier for its 2e electric vehicle. Remy will supply HVH250 elect...
Aptera 2e, in Houston for Monday Night Football
25 Nov 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if Aptera, the manufacturer of the 2e, has for now given up any plans to build the three-wheeler in the near future due to the lack of money, with the support of Reliant Energy and the Houston ...
Aptera Runs Out of Money, Founders Jump Ship
19 Nov 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The over enthusiastic plans American manufacturer Aptera had for its 2e three-wheeled vehicle proved to be just that, as it seems the company has ran out of money and is now forced to scale back ope...
Aptera 2e Final Design Revealed...
28 Sep 2009, 17:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... and, to be honest, not much has changed. The freakish three-wheeled airplane cockpit turned car is nearing production and, even if it lacks final technical details, it seems to have settled on i...
Aptera 2e, Details and Photos of the 200 MPG Car...
14 Mar 2009, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... or something. Not sure yet. The vehicle, a three-wheeled two-seater car (we'll call it that for convenience) is called Aptera and it promises to get the equivalent of over 200 mpg and to re...