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Aptera officially resubmits application for DOE loan

Not that it comes as a shock or anything, but word comes from Aptera (by way of Green Car Advisor) that it has officially resubmitted its application for DOE loans. The hopeful manufacturer of three-wheeled electric vehicles had previously submitted an application for funds from the DOE's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program, but the application was declined as the funds were only available for four-wheeled vehicles. Now that President Obama and Congress have revised the ATVM program to include three-wheeled cars that ... Read more →

President signs bill expanding ATVM program to three wheelers Sam Abuelsamid

When congress established the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program in the 2007 energy bill, it explicitly said that it applied to making cars that come under the federal motor ...

Production Aptera 2e leaked again on forum Jeremy Korzeniewski

Just about a month ago, a rendering of what appears to be the final production-spec Aptera 2e showed up at apteraforum.com. As interesting as that image was, it only showed the futuristic machine ...

Congress approves three-wheelers for DOE funds Jeremy Korzeniewski

Following months of debate, Congress has approved a bill that will pave the way for three-wheeled vehicle manufacturers like Aptera to qualify for funding from the Department of Energy. Next step: ...

Aptera's chances of getting DOE loan money improving? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Aptera is planning to build the 2e, a fully electric, extremely efficient, highway-speed vehicle that can seat two occupants, and the company would like to get some funding from the Department of ...

Production Aptera 2e rendering leaked online? 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

As Aptera continues to push forward with the development of its futuristic-looking and innovative 2e electric three-wheeler, it almost seems inevitable that details of the vehicle's official specifications will leak out... this is the internet age after all. True to form, today we get what ...

Rumormill: Best Buy to sell Aptera 2e? 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Might Best Buy begin offering the Aptera 2e when the vehicle is finally ready for sale at some unknown time in the future? Possibly. Though the video has since been removed from YouTube, some sort of promotional material from the big box retailer highlighting electric vehicles reportedly ...

Washington debates if the Aptera 2e should be considered a car 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

For some time now we have been discussing the status of vehicles like the Aptera 2e. While Aptera's tear drop-shaped creation promises to be highly efficient, there are concerns about the safety of vehicles like this and others, like the Zap Alias. The problem lies in federal rules that define ...

Aptera newsletter reveals production interior, doesn't answer all questions [UPDATED w/IMAGE] 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The newsletter that was promised from Aptera HQ has been released. The news from the missive is a tiny sneak peek of the interior of the production version of the 2e (above) and that a new Aptera e-store will open at the end of this month. The store won't sell you any cars, yet, but you will be ...

Apterans to Mothership: Phone home! 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, all is not well in Aptera Motors fandom land. After something of a sustained burst in marketing and promotional appearances earlier this year that included a visit to TED and to Washington D.C., it seems a recent lack of announcements and unresponsiveness to customer emails is ...

VIDEO: Jay Leno drives, loves the Aptera 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

While Dave Letterman struggles to correctly describe the Chevrolet Volt, rival late-night host Jay Leno takes a bit more care to get things right in his test drive of the Aptera 2e. To get the facts straight, Leno interviews Paul Wilbur, Aptera's president and CEO. Wilbur explains how the car's ...

New Aptera video offers a look under the skin 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Aptera hasn't formally announced what company it's getting the components that make up its electric drivetrain from, but there's been speculation that Azure Dynamics is the supplier. We still can't be 100-percent certain, but a new video from America.gov (pasted after the break, of course) ...

New Aptera 2e video demonstrates stability of three-wheeled platform 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Wondering how stable the Aptera 2e's three-wheeled configuration will be? Not having had the chance to slide behind the slinky machine's wheel just yet, we wonder as well. Fortunately, the topic is also on the minds of some of the lucky few testers who have gotten seat time in preproduction ...

Aptera rebuts safety concerns of its three-wheeled 2e 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We recently opined about the fact that the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program excludes vehicles not covered by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The subject specifically came up because Aptera is supporting a bill that would amend the rules of the ...

Here are all 4,000+ Aptera vehicles ordered thus far, but federal law needs to be changed for DOE loan 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

ApteraForum member HadleyRille generously let us see one of the renderings he made recently of a few hundred Aptera 2es on an apparently endless plane. But, considering that over 4,000 of these vehicles have been pre-ordered thus far, it only makes sense to get a glimpse of what that many of ...

Ever seen a few hundred Apteras at once? Here's your chance 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

One fun thing we discovered in the Aptera Twitter feed today was this photoshopped image of more Aptera 2es than even exist right now (give them a follow; good stuff. And feel free to add AutoblogGreen's tweets as well). Aptera says it "shows half of all of our pre-orders in one shot." If ...

At Witz' End: Detroit Auto Show: Reality Check - Part II 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

In my first column reality checking the Detroit Auto Show, some of you questioned my assertion that even Toyota's relatively high-volume hybrids are probably not profitable. Of course, Toyota has lowered the costs of its Hybrid Synergy Drive components over many years and hundreds of thousands of ...

BREAKING: Full Aptera specs released at TED 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Aptera Forum is buzzing with excitement today as the official set of specifications for the upcoming 2e have been released at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference that's taking place right now. Early measurements of the car's very wide front track and comparatively short ...

Aptera design team brings same philosophy to solar-powered boat 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Using the same high efficiency and "user first" philosophy they applied to the Aptera 2e, Jason Hill of Eleven and Nathan Armstrong of Motive Industries have done the impossible and re-made the pontoon boat into a thing of environmentally-sound beauty. On behalf of the Tamarack Lake Electric Boat ...

Aptera giving rides in the 2e at TED 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

As it was for the original unveiling of the Aptera Mk-0 prototype back in March of '07, the TED conference will again be the venue for the unveiling of the latest iteration of the company's exercise in automotive efficiency, the 2e. This coming February 3rd in Long Beach, California, those folks ...

Aptera's pre-production 2e rolls out of the factory 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We asked Aptera earlier this week about whether or not they met their self-imposed deadline to have the first production 2e vehicle (formerly known as the Typ-1) out the door by January 16th. To refresh your memory, Aptera committed to delivering "the first production [2e]' by that date. We ...

Aptera's Job One deadline comes and goes without a word 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The problem with setting (or at least publicly announcing) deadlines is that they have a way of sneaking up on you. Aptera has already missed their self-imposed deadline that was set at the end of 2008 and pushed retail deliveries back to October 2009. When the company announced that delay, ...

Aptera pushes back retail deliveries to October 2009, looks for cash 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

As expectant Aptera buyers are obviously aware, the company failed to meet its self-imposed end of 2008 deadline to start delivering vehicles. In fact it wasn't even close. The company does expect to have a "production-intent" vehicle completed by the end of next week but that one isn't leaving ...

Aptera switches to front-wheel drive, delivery date still unknown 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Yep, just after posting a story that Aptera seems extremely unlikely to get its first production model shipped before the end of 2009 comes news that essentially seals this fate. Aptera is now saying that all production models will be front-wheel drive, a major change to say the least. ...

Aptera likely to miss end-of-year delivery date 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Well, here it is the end of the year and Christmas is upon us once again. Wouldn't it be a great gift to get a brand-new electric car? For those individuals that have placed deposits with Aptera, which has been working towards a goal of making its first deliveries by the end of 2008, things are ...

Aptera grows management team with racing, production veterans 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Aptera is making more changes than adding side mirrors to the 2e. The company announced two new members of the management team today: Tom Reichenbach, formerly of Ford, and David Oakley, formerly at Callaway Golf. Aptera's official statement says these men fit the plan to hire "the brightest ...

Is Aptera considering a gasoline-only "2g" model? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

So, we recently saw the official newsletter from Aptera about recent updates, but it sounds like there's more news to be had about the three-wheeled car. Frequent tipster Yanquetino found two video interviews by TechZulu with Aptera's founder, Steve Fambro, and points out a few interesting tidbits. ...

Aptera adds side mirrors, reduces number of back-up cameras 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Aptera vehicle, an official X Prize contender, is going through changes. As hinted at back in September, the Aptera-2e (the Typ-1's new official name) is going through some design changes, including the addition of side mirrors. The mirrors allow a single camera to show what is directly behind ...

For the 2e, Aptera nabs former Saleen and Chrysler executive 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

I'm not sure how much of a plus it is right now to have the word Chrysler on your resumé, but Aptera apparently thinks that former Chrysler (and Saleen) executive Marques McCammon is the right person to help bring the Typ 1 to the world in his new position as Chief Marketing Officer. One of ...

Aptera wins breakthrough award from Popular Mechanics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that we're so close to the end of the year, perhaps it is finally fitting to ask: What's the biggest automotive breakthrough of 2008? Popular Mechanics has done just that, and their choice is the Aptera Typ-1e. This is the car that looks like a spaceship and is powered by electricity (with is a ...

Aptera has some questions for you 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Aptera Typ-1 asks a lot of questions of the car-buying public. Are you ready for a flightless bird vehicle? Do you know the difference between the legal crash test requirements of a three-wheeled versus a four-wheeled vehicle? Do you like the new design Oh, and did we mention the 230 mpge of ...

Aptera may undergo some design changes before December production 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The latest newsletter from Aptera has arrived and we can now inform you of their most recent interesting updates. As expected, the company is about to begin the process of moving much of their current crowded facility to their new, close-by Vista, CA location. The new shop will contain some ...

Aptera hires Paul Wilbur as new president and CEO, looking to build new plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 e Aptera has been making some key hires these last few months in an effort to bring together the best team possible, to make its three-wheeled electric vehicle as good as they can be and to bring them to market as quickly as is feasible. The latest ...

Editorial: Why make three-wheeled vehicles? Are they legal? Should they be? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 e Gasoline prices in the United States are helping push along the development of many new vehicles such as the Volt from General Motors. Such game-changing vehicles as the Volt and the original Toyota Prius demand a huge amount of research and, even ...

Google invests $2.75 million in Aptera, ActaCell 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 e Way back in September of 2006, Google.org, the philanthropic part of the Internet giant, announced that it would be investing in PHEVs. The following year, Google followed that bit of news up by launching its RechargeIT initiative which would begin ...

Aptera hires seasoned professional for Chief Marketing Officer position 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Aptera has just announced another impressive hire as it fills the Chief Marketing Officer position at their fledgling innovative car company. Tony Kirton, with 35 years in the automotive industry doing similar work for companies like Audi of America and BMW's South African subsidiary, seems well ...

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