The Solar Electric Car That Looks Like An Airplane Is Almost Ready For Takeoff
This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again.
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Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right: Adventures In Multiplying Hype
If a firm is adding hyped complexity, they are aiming at credulous wallets, not deliverable solutions.
Mixed Solar Car Struggles: Sono’s Sion Dies, But Aptera Has Good News
It ain’t easy being an electric car startup, and it’s even less easy if you’re doing something more exotic, like trying to sell a solar-powered car. Everyone knows that solar power is great and useful, but many people also know that the limited space on the outside of a car … [continued]
Arcimoto Gets More Funding, Goes Back Into Production. Is This Part of a Bigger Trend?
Arcimoto, the 3-wheeled tandem-seating EV company, has been deep into financial problems and was on the brink of bankruptcy. The company had moved into a larger production facility last year, but was forced to pause production entirely due to insufficient funds at the beginning of 2023. This has led to … [continued]
Not Financial Advice: Why I Sometimes Cover The Longshot Cleantech Companies
About a month ago, a fellow writer here gave his perspective on which up and coming cleantech companies should be covered and which shouldn’t, along with other thoughts about writing. In the comments, some readers thought Michael was belittling me without naming me, and that may be true. If he … [continued]
Lightyear Is Launching Back Out Of Bankruptcy
The last year has been tough for solar-electric car companies. There are many valid reasons to be skeptical of onboard solar panels powering electric vehicles, and when investors don’t believe in something, they don’t invest in it. Without investment money, getting a vehicle to production can be impossible. And this … [continued]
Aptera Throws Investment Competition To Try To Survive
In a recent announcement, Aptera kicked off an investment competition. To get in the game, you’ve gotta invest at least $10,000 in the company. The prize? If you’re among the top 2,000 investors, you get one of the first Apteras to leave the factory. If you beat everybody else, the … [continued]
Aptera Responds To Customer Feedback, Makes DCFC Standard On All Vehicles
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 … [continued]
Aptera, Arcimoto, & Solo Are Sliding Into The Abyss, & Tech Writers Should Know Better
Maybe there will be an interesting book about Aptera after it inevitably fails. More likely it would be a moderately interesting chapter in a book about really bad ideas
Aptera Reveals Launch Edition EV (Part 2)
In Part 1, I shared a lot of information that came from Aptera’s Launch Edition reveal. If you haven’t already read that, I’d recommend starting there. A link to watch the event yourself is also included in Part 1. (Also, Updated here.) The Founders Talk Production After hearing from Jason … [continued]
