Aptera Motors

rdf:langString Aptera Motors

rdf:langString Aptera Motors Corp.

rdf:langString Aptera Mk-0

rdf:langString Aptera Motors Corp.

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rdf:langString July 2022

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rdf:langString Michael Johnson

rdf:langString Chris L. Anthony

rdf:langString Steven P. Fambro

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rdf:langString Jason Hill

rdf:langString Brian Gallagher

rdf:langString Nathan Armstrong

rdf:langString Sarah Hardwick

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rdf:langString Aptera Motors, Inc.

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rdf:langString -US$18.9 million

rdf:langString -US$4.2 million

rdf:langString unnamed homebuilt prototype

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rdf:langString Aptera solar EV

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rdf:langString Aptera 2e

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rdf:langString Aptera Motors (formerly Accelerated Composites) is an American startup high-efficiency car company based in Carlsbad, California. The original company, Aptera Motors, Inc., was founded in 2005 and liquidated in 2011. In 2019, Aptera Motors was re-formed by the original founders, Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro, as Aptera Motors Corp. It used a crowdfunding campaign to restart development of what is touted as the most highly efficient road vehicle in the world. The original Aptera Motors' design was a three-wheeled two-seat vehicle named the Aptera 2 Series. The marketed fuel efficiency of 300 mpg‑US (0.78 L/100 km), when plugged in every 120 miles (190 km), would have made it one of the most fuel-efficient passenger vehicles in the world. As of 2019, the Aptera had been redesigned to be a pure battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) using under 100Wh per mile on the EPA test cycle, with a marketed EPA test-cycle range of 1,000 miles (1,600 km), with solar panels that could add up to 40 miles of range per day. This makes the Aptera the most efficient and the longest-range motor vehicle ever designed for mass production. On December 4, 2020, the company revealed the new Aptera EV prototype, releasing model and option details with prices, and opened pre-orders. Within eight days they received deposits for over 3,000 Aptera vehicles, valued at over $100,000,000. Within 7 weeks the company received deposits for over $200,000,000 worth of vehicles. In their December 2021 video update, the company revealed they had over 15,000 reservation holders, over 8,000 investors, had started construction in their newly acquired 80,000 square foot factory space, and were "confident we will be able to begin supplying vehicles in the later part of 2022." A month later in January 2022 the San Diego Business Journal reported their reservations had grown to over 16,000, their employees had doubled to 60 and they were looking to hire 470 more by the end of the year. In October 2022 they announced the number of reservations had grown to over 35,000. In May of 2022, Aptera Motors' released their 2021 Annual Report. In it they stated that have 103 full- and part-time employees and over 18,000 reservations for their solar electric vehicle. Also as of the end of 2021 they reported they had $23,259,441 in total assets (compared to $1,201,072 in 2020) and a net loss of $18.9 million in 2021 (compared to a loss of $4.2 million in 2020).