Aptera’s previous attempts to be one of the first companies in the world to mass produce a solar-powered car were derailed when it failed to qualify for the US Department of Energy’s advanced ...

At CES 2025, Aptera is definitely turning heads with its brand-new solar-powered car. At CES 2025, Aptera unveiled a new solar-powered car. For those who have been following the development of ele ...

Today’s Aptera is equipped with almost 700 W of integrated solar cells, which enables it to drive up to 40 miles per day on the sun’s rays alone. The car’s battery is designed for a 1,000 ...

The 400-mile figure is supplemented by solar panels covering the car, a proprietary design which Aptera says it is currently filing several patents for. Aptera claims the electricity harvested by ...

Supposedly, it’s the world’s first production solar-powered car. That’s a bold-ass claim. CES gave me the space to get acquainted with Aptera’s wares. I got some seat time with both its ...

The Aptera Launch Edition EV offers 400 miles of range on a single charge using an electrical output in addition to 40 miles per day powered by only the sun.

Aptera’s EV. Photo: Courtesy company “When I saw it, I said, ‘Wow, I love this but are there really that many solar car nerds that would be into it?’” he says. “It was so aerodynamic ...

The average American drives less than 30 miles per day, so most owners of the solar-power-assisted Aptera should not have to ...

Aptera chief Steve Fambro, in his company's latest newsletter, tells us they are building "lots of cars". Hooray! And then crushing them. Oh noes! We know this has been done to electric cars by ...

Under this MoU, LG Energy Solution will exclusively supply 2170 cylindrical battery cells from 2025 to 2031 to power Aptera's solar EV, the 'Aptera', aimed to launch in the U.S. market in 2025.