Aptera claims 2e will have 200-mile range with new Remy International...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily, Aptera Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Recent stories about Aptera Motors have been rife with controversy. Who can forget the words of company...
View ArticleGreenlings: Who will be the main players in the electric vehicle space?
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, Mitsubishi, Tesla Motors, Aptera, Th!nk (Think), USA, Fisker, BYD, Greenlings, Coda Automotive 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. Electric vehicles (EVs) are about to...
View ArticleAptera 2e needed 40 attempts to clear Automotive X-Prize's accident avoidance...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Automotive X-Prize, Aptera The Aptera 2e has been driven on roads before, but the team from California can't be too pleased with the results of the first accident avoidance...
View ArticleAptera fixes infamous opening door safety issue by simply recessing a button
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera Automotive X Prize Shakedown Stage showing Aptera 2e in action It's that time of month again when Aptera releases its latest newsletter. This one focuses on a hilarious...
View ArticleAptera used Six Sigma process to develop 2e's new lighter, stronger composite...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, ApteraWith Aptera's 2e electric vehicle headed into the lab for final validation testing in the Automotive X-Prize's side-by-side class (against only four other vehicles), the...
View ArticleEngineer: Aptera 2e is designed for production, not winning the $2.5m X-Prize
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily, Aptera Automotive X Prize Shakedown Stage showing Aptera 2e in action Aptera did not capture victory in Alternative Side-by-Side Class at the 2010 X-Prize - that...
View ArticleAptera: We need government money to bring vehicle to market
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera What's been happening at Aptera? The hyper-aerodynamic vehicle company is still moving forward, just not as fast as the original plans called for (remember when the car...
View ArticleAptera seeking manucfacturing facility outside of California
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera, USA 2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember Aptera? Well, after the 2e's struggles at last year's Automotive X-Prize competition, Aptera went...
View ArticleLooking to reserve an Aptera 2e? Sorry for the inconvenience, but you can't
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera 2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember Aptera? Well, after the automaker's 2e struggled at last year's Automotive X-Prize competition, Aptera...
View ArticleDown, but not out: Aptera raises much-needed $2.25 million
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera, USA 2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Reserving an Aptera 2e is, at this point in time, not an option, but that doesn't necessarily mean that...
View ArticleAptera refunding deposits
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery There was good news and bad news out of the Aptera camp last month. The good: The company raised another $2.25...
View ArticleAptera moving to Midwest to produce 2e
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Aptera Aptera may have recently refunded all deposits, but that doesn't mean the company itself is gone. Following up on recent news that it is looking at...
View ArticleHow Aptera plays a role in the Solyndra political battle
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, Aptera, USAOne of the many, many contentious issues that make up the ongoing pointless battles between the Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C....
View ArticleKeep watching, Aptera 2.0 is coming
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera There seems to be something a brewin' over at Aptera Motors. Gone is Aptera Motors' former website that displayed info on the automaker's oft-delayed three-wheeled...
View ArticleAptera pulls the plug
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera Just over a month ago, Aptera was promising rebirth with Aptera 2.0. The promise will not be kept. Today, the company announced it is closing its doors, effective...
View ArticleAptera employees smash vehicles after company closes? *UPDATE
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera, Videos Four videos have surfaced showing what is understood to be the destructive aftermath following news of Aptera's closure last week. Without knowing for certain...
View ArticleWhat really happened on Aptera's last day: smiles, not destruction
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Aptera Remember those Aptera-destroying videos that we thought were maybe filmed on the day the company closed up shop but then turned out to...
View ArticleAptera's assets going to the auction block next week
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Aptera One of the more unusual pieces of electric vehicle history may just be an Aptera foosball table. If you're interested in acquiring it, then head on over to the...
View ArticleZaptera! The Aptera 2e resurfaces in China as Zap Jonway product *UPDATE
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Zap, Aptera, China, USA You know that feeling you get when, after a few years, you remeet your biggest crush from high school and begin fantasizing about actually hooking up...
View ArticleAptera to phoenix as Aptera USA, plans to deliver in 2013
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Aptera, USA Sometimes 1 + 1 ≠ 2. When the Aptera 2e was spotted at the Zap Jonway Beijing Motor Show display, assumptions were made (by us) that the...
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