Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:00:27 +0000
In Part 1, I explained the situation Aptera faces as it makes the case to the world that it’s ready for serious production. But, like last time, the biggest thing holding the vehicle back is that the car isn’t very normal. With two seats, three wheels, and a very unconventional shape, it’s got a lot […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:00:24 +0000
For those who don’t follow Aptera too closely, the company recently revealed its third and next-to-last vehicle design: Gamma. It shows not only improvements in the overall design as it relates to buyers, but also shows the work the company has done to make it easy to build and easy to repair. Here’s a short […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:07:47 +0000
In the past, we’ve had a lot of positive coverage of Aptera, and that’s something I hope to be able to continue. But, we must also cover the challenges the company faces. It has built several prototypes, secured a manufacturing space, and seems to now have both a solid design and a solid plan for […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:50:54 +0000
A recent social media post by Aptera shows that it is making significant progress toward its production vehicle. Not only is Aptera on the last phase before its production design, but they’ve kitted it out with a complete interior and exterior (something it didn’t do with the last phase of production). Aptera, the California-based electric […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:50:28 +0000
Even here at CleanTechnica, there’s a lot of skepticism about solar-powered cars. The obvious problem, of course, is that solar power just doesn’t generate enough power per square foot of surface area to get a lot of power out of the top of a car. As one well-known automotive engineer on YouTube explains, there’s a […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:12:22 +0000
While hypermilers, clean technology enthusiasts, and environmentalists are willing to make compromises and even pay extra for extreme efficiency, Aptera definitely pushes the limits of what we’ll put up with. And the general public? They’ve had all sorts of things to say about Aptera’s offbeat and avant-garde styling. One congressman once even said, “The audience […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:15:50 +0000
A few days ago, Aptera put out a monthly update. Most importantly, the company revealed its factory, which is an important sign that the company is really headed to production. Aptera also revealed the next (and third) stage of vehicle prototypes, the Gamma, which is fairly close to production. One interesting tidbit is that Aptera […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 14:35:46 +0000
While we’ve done a lot of articles about Aptera (to the point where a few readers expressed this to us, so we’re cutting back on it), and even visited its facility and took some test drives, one key detail has still been up in the air: the battery pack. This is a key component to […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 16:15:23 +0000
Maryland recently solved a big problem that could keep some of the most efficient vehicles off the road with the passage and signing of HB 1391. By making it easier to legally operate a 3-wheeled vehicle, more people will want to drive them. The Problem In the United States, only a single-digit percentage of households […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 15:26:12 +0000
A recent article at Slash Gear attempted to tackle the problem of solar-powered cars. The topic did hit the news last month with cars like the Vision EQXX concept and Hyundai’s hybrid Sonata sporting solar panels, and if those cars were all we had to go on, the science mentioned in the article would be […]