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Aptera and Elaphe strike electric motor deal

Aptera Motors had done a deal worth several hundred million euros to source distributed drive platform technologies from Elaphe in Slovenia. The deal is another leap forward for Aptera to enter series production in record time.

Aptera solar EV for Australia from next year?

The largely solar-powered Aptera three-wheeler being tested in the US could be in Australia as soon as 2023. So says The Driven.io which adds the two-seater aerodynamic “pod-like” EV has nearly 70km range from the sun through its 700W of integrated solar cells.