Originally, Aptera envisioned the vehicle as having in-wheel hub motors ... powers the Aptera’s rear axle. Now Aptera needs to test this pre-production prototype to ensure it all works well ...

"Real-world validation testing" completed on inboard-motor setup Aptera switched to the layout, instead of in-wheel motors, for its future solar EV Per-mile energy consumption remains in line with ...

Aptera says it just completed a successful test drive of ‘PI-2’, the first production-intent version of its futuristic-looking two-seater, three-wheel solar electric vehicle. The EV’s latest ...

Californian start-up Aptera has completed its latest round of validation tests in the Mojave Desert, results from which suggest the three-wheeled, solar-powered, electric trike “will be the most ...

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 ...