One of the big departures Aptera is making from today’s automotive world is the use of in-wheel hub motors. This leaves potential buyers and reservation holders with a lot of questions. Here’s what we’ve figured out so far:
From a disappointing Acura MDX and Honda’s very slow move to electric vehicles, to a token $33 million in US Department of Energy funding for “green hydrogen,” to a rundown of recent solid-state battery news (and hype), below is a list of our 20 most popular stories last week.
One thing I like to do when looking at new EVs coming out is check to see how they’d perform out on the open road. How fast can you cross the country? Could you take big international trips? As the range of EVs gets better, extreme possibilities become, well, possible. What used to be extremely difficult becomes easy, and maybe even fun!
After our past coverage of the Aptera, one question that keeps coming up is, “Will I need a special license to drive an Aptera?”
Aptera released its “Never Charge” electric vehicle a little over a week ago, and the company already has preorders for over $100 million, and is also seeing lots of views for its launch video.
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.
