San Diego–based solar electric vehicle startup Aptera is making some pretty bold claims about its current prototype: namely, that it will be the “most efficient vehicle on the planet.” But the ...

San Diego-based Aptera’s long-awaited solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) is, hopefully, finally nearing readiness for production. Following low-speed testing of its production-intent model last ...

A near-production model of a solar-powered car will be on display at CES 2025. Aptera Motors has announced that a “production intent” version of its eponymously named solar-powered vehicle will be ...

Sixteen years after its first vehicles were supposed to roll off the line, Aptera has a reengineered car and big ambitions. There’s just one thing standing in the way. Nearly two decades in the making ...

A San Diego-based electric car maker has achieved milestone with testing of its first production-intent vehicle. Aptera Motors conducted the successful first drive of its solar-powered electric ...

CES is usually a great time for companies to show off things they are working on. This includes products that will actually make it to the market and products that are futuristic concepts. At CES 2025 ...

Aptera has mostly been quiet for the last few months, but the company recently received its first production body, which was shipped from Italy, where it is manufactured by the CPC Group. This means ...

Aptera this week gave an update on its solar-assisted EV, but still hasn't provided a firm timeline for production. The Aptera 3-wheeler uses integrated solar panels to boost range up to 1,000 miles ...

Chris Anthony, co-founder and co-CEO of Aptera, glides his hand along the side of one of the company’s electric vehicles at the carmaker’s 80,000-square-foot assembly location in a nondescript office ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. — The first solar-powered car is one step closer entering production. Aptera is a no charge, solar powered car being developed in Carlsbad. “Really we should get most of our power ...

Solar panels camouflaged on its surface allow you to recharge the battery while the car is parked. This way it can store enough energy to travel more than 17,702 kilometers per year, according to the ...

Good news for ecofriendly drivers! Aptera Motors officially introduced its new electric vehicle, the first to be recharged solely with solar energy. The best thing is that you can now set aside your ...