Aptera Motors

...that can succeed over time; it's a chance for everybody working at Aptera to reshape the automotive world for the next generation." Aptera Motors (www.aptera.com) was founded in 2006 to develop and build the safest, most energy efficient...

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The latest buzz in L.A.'s car culture. The co-founders of electric car maker Aptera Motors have given up their operating roles at the company. Whether they jumped or pushed is a matter of debate. According to the Vista, Calif., company,...

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...a boardroom confrontation between the original founders and the auto industry veterans the company brought in last fall. Rumors that Aptera Motors was letting them go and laying off an unknown number of people began swirling last week on...

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...the $100,000 Tesla Roadster, more affordable vehicles are on the way, pushed in large part through big federal subsidies. Vista-based Aptera Motors has designed a three-wheeled electric vehicle capable of highway speeds. It is looking for...

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Fledgling electric car maker Aptera Motors hopes a law recently signed by President Obama will give it another shot at winning financial support from the federal government. The Vista-based automaker has been working for several years to...

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Tesla Motors, based in the Bay Area, is looking for a location in Southern California to build its Model S electric sedan, and Aptera Motors plans to build its three-wheeled 2e two-seater at a facility in Vista. There are also several...

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...car company is gearing up for mass production next year of a unique three-wheeled, all-electric vehicle, 10News reported. Aptera Motors will be pushing its all-electric Aptera, a three-wheeled, aerodynamically styled vehicle, and...

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...by 34 percent. Making up for it would have required making the 13 kilowatt-hour battery 50 percent bigger, the company says. The company sought $75 million when it filed its DOE loan application in December, but McCammon says it...

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The bill, which still needs to be signed into law, could be a boost to companies developing alternative car designs, notably Aptera Motors and Elio Motors. Both companies have argued that their three-wheel cars deserve federal funding...

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The odds that Uncle Sam will help Aptera Motors build the funky 2e improved a bit when the House of Representatives approved legislation making three-wheelers eligible for those loans the Department of Energy is giving automakers. Although...

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