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 ...

The Aptera solar car - yep, that weirdly whale-shaped motor powered partially by the sun – has taken its first road trip. The Aptera Hermes – which co-CEO Steve Fambro identifies as the ...

adding another motor that powers the single rear wheel. While 201 ponies isn't much—especially in the world of rapid EVs—the Aptera employs carbon fiber to maintain a claimed curb weight of ...

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 ...