Aptera Reveals Solar Calculator
Aptera came through and gave everyone a useful tool to help answer the charging question, even if it is a little simplistic.
Aptera came through and gave everyone a useful tool to help answer the charging question, even if it is a little simplistic.
Today, Aptera hosted an online Q&A session, covering a variety of topics about the vehicle. In addition to its announcements from a few days ago, the company also now has a video giving us some much better views of the vehicle.
After today’s announcement, Aptera Motors gave us all a peek at the first Aptera built (not counting my toy Apteras, of course — more on that below). Preorders are now open for $100 …
Today, Aptera announced a solar electric vehicle that will not need to be plugged in for most regular uses, and it sports a 1,000 mile range on a full charge.
Whether powered by internal combustion or batteries, racing will continue to give us all better safety, efficiency, and comfort for a long time to come.
Aptera was big news almost a decade ago, but failed to make it to production. Now, it’s back and has bigger plans than ever. Not only does the company plan on building the original vehicle, but it’s also aiming for 1,000 miles of range on a charge. On top of that, Aptera is hoping to add enough solar power to cover the daily driving needs of most American drivers without plugging the car in at all.
Aptera is back after going bankrupt in 2011 with an updated three-wheel electric car it claims will have a range of up to 1,000 miles.
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The phoenix and a dragon is a common motif on Chinese pottery, often used as wedding gifts. Aptera (a wingless bird) is an electric car company that ceased operations in December after many setbacks, but its ideas and assets have taken flight again, purchased by the Jonway Group, a Chinese company. This might be considered an auspicious omen. […]