Aptera is aiming to get a little more time in the sun. The once-dead and now-resurrected startup unveiled a new “production-intent” solar-powered electric vehicle that it made with a little help from ...

We asked the company's ambitious CEO, Lex Hoefsloot, to answer this question for us: Why solar power? Lex Hoefsloot: So we set out to design a car that kind of completely eliminates range anxiety.

The car's design also incorporates four solar panels placed on the hood, dash, roof and hatch. Aptera representatives say the material reduces the complexity of building each vehicle, meaning the ...

It has had the same basic teardrop design all along ... But this time, it had a solar-powered electric car – which, frankly, makes a lot more sense for a futuristic vehicle than a gas engine ...

The three-wheeled, two-seater vehicle has a teardrop-shaped body, which was finessed in partnership with Italian automotive design studio Pininfarina. The solar panels enable the car to drive ...

Pininfarina's work with the Aptera EV hinges heavily on the design company's strength ... a Le Mans race car. The Aptera EV's main course is its solar power. Equipped with 700 watts of solar ...

Ah yes, ‘production-intent design’. Aptera notes how it’s ... YMMV, of course, but still: it’s 2025, and we’ve got a solar-powered car. Nearly.

At CES 2025, Aptera unveiled a new solar-powered car. For those who have been following the development of electric cars, Aptera’s new car might look familiar. The car’s design builds on the ...