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Aptera Reveals The Secret To Building Its Solar EV: China

The California startup has partnered with a design-for-manufacturing company to supercharge its solar EV production plans.

By Iulian Dnistran

News - Aug 21 -

After Years Of Delays, Aptera Is Finally Preparing To Build Customer Cars

It only plans to build 40 units at first, which will do little to fulfill its 50,000 reservation backlog.

By Andrei Nedelea

News - Aug 5 -

Aptera Won't Build A Service Network. Here's What Owners Will Get Instead

The solar EV startup is not going down the same route as Rivian or Tesla.

By Iulian Dnistran

Repair / Maintenance - Jul 15 -

Here’s A First Glimpse Of Aptera’s Solar EV Assembly Line

The startup is going for a traditional assembly process where the bodies go through several stations to be kitted out.

By Iulian Dnistran

Manufacturing / Production - Dec 3 2025 -

Aptera's Solar-Powered EV Just Hit A Crucial Milestone

The long-awaited solar EV is officially no longer in the prototype stage.

By Iulian Dnistran

Manufacturing / Production - Nov 12 2025 -

Driving The Aptera Feels Normal—But Also Totally Alien

This Aptera is a production-intent validation prototype, which is pretty much what customers should get when and if it hits the market.

By Andrei Nedelea

News - Oct 27 2025 -

Aptera’s Solar EV Is Finally Ready For Production. Watch The Livestream Here

After numerous delays, the Californian startup will finally show the production-intent version of its three-wheeled solar EV.

By Iulian Dnistran

Official - Jun 19 2025 -

Aptera’s Solar EV Went On A 300-Mile Road Trip. We Have Questions

The Launch Edition of the three-wheeled EV is supposed to go 400 miles on a full charge. So what gives?

By Iulian Dnistran

News - Mar 31 2025 -

Aptera Needs Your Money To Bring Its Solar EV To The Market–Again

The American startup needs roughly $60 million to get the first production units off the assembly line.

By Iulian Dnistran

News - Dec 3 2024 -

First Production-Intent Aptera Solar EV Begins Testing With New Motor

The fact that the solar EV has reached the pre-production stage raises hope for the startup’s future.

By Andrei Nedelea

News - Nov 3 2024 -

The Aptera Solar EV Looks Ready For Production In New Videos

Even though the company has been pretty quiet for the last year, Aptera is still committed to putting its solar EV into production.

By Andrei Nedelea

News - Apr 19 2024 -

Hertz Still Hurts From EV Investment, Backtracks On Polestar Buying

Plus, Pete Buttigieg is annoyed with Apple Vision Pro idiots and Aptera's solar-powered cars will soon hit the road.

By Rob Stumpf

Critical Materials - Feb 6 2024 -

Aptera Fleet Order for 101 Solar EVs Aims To Grow To Over 100,000

For a company like Aptera to find success, it will likely have to secure many such fleet deals going forward.

By Steven Loveday

Industry Outlook - Mar 29 2023 -

Aptera Solar EV Will Work With Openpilot, An Open-Source Driver Assistance System

Created by Comma.ai, Openpilot can stop for red lights and stop signs.

By Iulian Dnistran

News - Mar 29 2023 -

Aptera Extends Its Accelerator Program, Needs More Money To Start Production

The Californian solar EV startup received a $21 million grant, but it’s not enough.

By Iulian Dnistran

News - Mar 16 2023 -

Sandy Munro Weighs In On The Aptera, Says It's Better Than He Was Hoping For

This isn't the first time the well-known automotive engineer says nice things about the upcoming solar EV.

By Iulian Dnistran

News - Feb 8 2023 -

Aptera Does A U-Turn, Says Its Solar EVs Will Get DC Fast Charging

Aptera's CEO says in a new video the change was caused by "pretty overwhelming" feedback from reservation holders.

By Dan Mihalascu

Charging - Jan 24 2023 -

Aptera Previews Launch Edition, Needs $50M To Start Making It

The Launch Edition has a 400-mile range battery pack and an integrated solar package offering up to 40 miles of solar charge per day.

By Dan Mihalascu

Official - Jan 22 2023 -

Production-Intent Aptera Delta Revealed, More To Come On Jan. 20

The production-intent design looks very much like the previous Gamma iteration.

By Dan Mihalascu

News - Jan 2 2023 -

Aptera Shares Design Update, Says It’s On Track To Start Production

The startup's designers and engineers are currently putting the finishing touches the solar electric three-wheeler.

By Andrei Nedelea

News - Dec 20 2022 -

Sandy Munro Has High Expectations Of Aptera, Says It’s “Creating A New Industry”

The automotive engineer known for his teardowns says not even Aptera is expecting the success that it will actually have.

By Andrei Nedelea

News - Dec 16 2022 -

Aptera Gamma Shows Its Center Touchscreen In Latest Development Video

The “world’s first solar electric vehicle that requires no charging” gets detailed by its makers.

By Iulian Dnistran

Concepts - Dec 13 2022 -

Aptera Motors Confirms Use Of Tesla's NACS Charging Connector

Lectron was selected to provide the NACS charging inlet and EV charging equipment.

By Mark Kane

Charging - Dec 1 2022 -

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