The year was 2006. Electric cars were nothing more than vaporware, or just promising but limited one-off science experiments like the General Motors EV1 or Toyota RAV4 EV—and even those had been ...

It's a new twist on travel. No gas or plug is required. All the car needs is a tankful of sunshine. Called the Aptera, the two-seat, three-wheeled car looks more like a futuristic plane and is priced ...

Aptera's solar EV went on a real-world road trip. It traveled over 300 miles on a full charge. The solar panels on the body generated up to 545 watts of power. Aptera, the California-based startup ...

Carlsbad, California-based Aptera builds aerodynamic three-wheeled, solar-powered vehicles that elicit quizzical looks and stares. Now well into its second act after shutting down in 2011 following a ...

Aptera Motors is touting its latest milestone en route to solar EV production later this year. The first production body of its flagship vehicle has made its way over from Italy to Aptera’s ...

Startup vehicle maker Aptera said it has begun production-intent builds on the body for its three-wheel solar EV, although the timeline for actual deliveries might not be quite as bright as it sounds ...

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 ...

It's not difficult to find examples of young car brands that have been around for less than a decade yet are already churning out thousands of cars per year. Aptera, on the other hand, was founded in ...

You are probably familiar with at least one iteration of Aptera Motors Corp. at this point. The mobility startup is based in San Diego, California, and specializes in solar electric vehicles (SEVs).

The Launch Edition of the three-wheeled EV is supposed to go 400 miles on a full charge. So what gives? Aptera's solar EV went on a real-world road trip. It traveled over 300 miles on a full charge.