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0Official: Aptera's assets going to the auction block next week 1323723840
One of the more unusual pieces of electric vehicle history may just be an Aptera foosball table. If you're interested in acquiring it, then head on over to the Heritage Global Partners website or to a location in Carlsbad, CA next week with your money ready. HGP is managing the liquidation sale ...
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Followup: What really happened on Aptera's last day: smiles, not destruction 1323553140
Remember those Aptera-destroying videos that we thought were maybe filmed on the day the company closed up shop but then turned out to be months old? Here's some more context about them and information about what really happened on Aptera's last day. Marques McCammon, Aptera Motors's former CMO, ...
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Video: Aptera employees smash vehicles after company closes? *UPDATE 1323298380
Four videos have surfaced showing what is understood to be the destructive aftermath following news of Aptera's closure last week. Without knowing for certain what's happening, the videos appear to depict employees (or former employees) laughing as they trash prototype bodyshells of the ...
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Breaking: Aptera pulls the plug 1322863560
Just over a month ago, Aptera was promising rebirth with Aptera 2.0. The promise will not be kept. Today, the company announced it is closing its doors, effective immediately. In an email to supporters, president and CEO Paul Wilbur wrote, "We are out of resources." His letter (available in full ...
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Report: Keep watching, Aptera 2.0 is coming 1319669580
There seems to be something a brewin' over at Aptera Motors. Gone is Aptera Motors' former website that displayed info on the automaker's oft-delayed three-wheeled electric 2e. In its place is a lone, non-working homepage with few details aside from this mission statement:
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How Aptera plays a role in the Solyndra political battle 1316649360
One of the many, many contentious issues that make up the ongoing pointless battles between the Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C. is the Solyndra case, about how the now-bankrupt solar-power company got loan guarantees. Republicans say the Obama Administration pushed the loans through ...
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Official: Aptera moving to Midwest to produce 2e 1313496120
Aptera may have recently refunded all deposits, but that doesn't mean the company itself is gone. Following up on recent news that it is looking at facilities outside of California, Aptera today announced that it has settled on one of four possible states, all in the Midwest, as possible new ...
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Report: Aptera refunding deposits 1313250660
Aptera 2e – Click above for high-res image galleryThere was good news and bad news out of the Aptera camp last month. The good: The company raised another $2.25 million. The bad: Reservations are now no longer being accepted. We just got word that the bad news is stacking up: Aptera is ... -
Down, but not out: Aptera raises much-needed $2.25 million 1310744940
Reserving an Aptera 2e is, at this point in time, not an option, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Aptera itself is out of the game. According to GigaOM, the three-wheeled electric automaker is not bankrupt and, in fact, just raised $2.25 million of a planned $3 million by selling ...
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Looking to reserve an Aptera 2e? Sorry for the inconvenience, but you can't 1310572560
2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image galleryRemember Aptera? Well, after the automaker's 2e struggled at last year's Automotive X-Prize competition, Aptera went silent. That is, until the automaker announced its intentions to relocate. After that announcement, Aptera returned to ...

