Aptera’s 3-wheel solar EV hits milestone towards 2025 commercialization

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EV drivers whitethorn relish that charging networks are climbing complete each different to supply needed juice alongside roads and highways.

But they whitethorn relish moreover much not having to make galore recharging stops on nan way, arsenic their EV soaks up nan bountiful power coming consecutive from nan sun.

That’s nan stake from Aptera Motors, a crowdfunded, California-based shaper of solar-powered electrical vehicles.

Aptera says it conscionable completed a successful trial thrust of ‘PI-2’, nan first production-intent type of its futuristic-looking two-seater, three-wheel star electrical vehicle. The EV’s latest type was engineered to rigorously trial capacity metrics specified arsenic range, star charging capability, and efficiency, Aptera says.

“Driving our first production-intent conveyance marks an bonzer infinitesimal successful Aptera’s journey,” said Steve Fambro, Aptera’s Co-Founder and Co-CEO successful a statement. “It demonstrates existent advancement toward transportation a conveyance that redefines efficiency, sustainability, and power independence.”

Aptera says it already has complete 50,000 reservations for its EV, which are scheduled to commencement being delivered successful nan 2nd 4th of 2025. Last year, it unveiled a $33,200 motorboat type featuring an nether 6-seconds 0-60 mph acceleration time, a artillery battalion providing a scope of 400 miles, and a star complaint scope of 40 miles per day.

The Aptera EV besides features Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) larboard to complaint its battery.

The institution said its production-intent models will proceed to germinate complete clip arsenic they acquisition further tests, including for cardinal metrics specified arsenic star charging rates and watt-hours per miles.

Other versions of nan Aptera EV were said to supply arsenic overmuch arsenic 1,000 miles of scope pinch a 0-60 mph acceleration successful 3.5 seconds.

Aptera has so acold raised complete $100 cardinal since launching a crowdfunding programme 3 years ago.

Solar-powered electrical vehicles are besides being developed by nan likes of Germany’s Sono Motors and nan Netherlands’ Lightyear, and by large automakers specified arsenic Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz.

Nissan launches charging network, gives Ariya entree to Tesla SuperChargers

nissan charging ariya superchargers astatine station

Nissan conscionable launched a charging web that gives owners of its EVs entree to 90,000 charging stations connected nan Electrify America, Shell Recharge, ChargePoint and EVgo networks, each via nan MyNissan app.It doesn’t extremity there: Later this year, Nissan Ariya vehicles will beryllium getting a North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter, besides known arsenic nan Tesla plug. And successful 2025, Nissan will beryllium offering electrical vehicles (EVs) pinch a NACS port, giving entree to Tesla’s SuperCharger web successful nan U.S. and Canada.Starting successful November, Nissan EV drivers tin usage their MyNissan app to find charging stations, spot charger readiness successful existent time, and salary for charging pinch a costs method group up successful nan app.The Nissan Leaf, however, won’t person entree to nan functionality since nan EV’s charging connector is not compatible. Leaf owners tin still find charging stations done nan NissanConnectEV and Services app.Meanwhile, nan Nissan Ariya, and astir EVs sold successful nan U.S., person a Combined Charging System Combo 1 (CCS1) port, which allows entree to nan Tesla SuperCharger web via an adapter.Nissan is joining nan ever-growing database of automakers to adopt NACS. With adapters, EVs made by General Motors, Ford, Rivian, Honda and Volvo tin already entree nan SuperCharger network. Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen, and Jaguar person besides signed agreements to let entree successful 2025.
Nissan has not revealed whether nan adapter for nan Ariya will beryllium free aliases travel astatine a cost. Some companies, specified arsenic Ford, Rivian and Kia, person provided adapters for free.
With its caller Nissan Energy Charge Network and entree to NACS, Nissan is beautiful overmuch covering each nan bases for its EV drivers successful request of charging up. ChargePoint has nan largest EV charging web successful nan U.S., pinch complete 38,500 stations and 70,000 charging ports astatine nan extremity of July. Tesla's charging web is nan 2nd largest, though not each of its charging stations are portion of nan SuperCharger network.

Rivian gets Knight Rider spooky for Halloween

Michael Knight sitting connected nan hood of his car KITT successful a segment from Knight Rider.

Rivian vehicles are known for giving drivers nan chance to return nan statement connected nan road, whether it’s stowing a recreation room onboard aliases utilizing its elaborate package systems to herb things up.With Halloween conscionable astir nan corner, nan automaker based successful Plymouth, Michigan, is pulling retired immoderate treats from its container of tricks: Rivian owners are getting a number of options to move their vehicles into accepted spooky aliases full-on sci-fi intermezo hubs.A package update disposable connected nan Rivian Mobile App until November 4 provides Car Costumes, which return complete nan vehicle’s screen, lighting, and sound systems while successful parkland to toggle shape it into 3 different cars.Nostalgic fans of nan Knight Rider TV bid will beryllium pleased pinch nan action to move their Rivians into nan celebrated K.I.T.T. crime-fighting car. After choosing nan action connected nan app, nan car’s interior show strategy features K.I.T.T.’s diagnostics connected surface while playing nan original show intro music. Here's an other dainty for Rivian Gen 2 owners: The exterior ray barroom will characteristic K.I.T.T.’s iconic beaming reddish ray while playing its scanner sound effect.No-less nostalgic fans of Back to nan Future movies will besides get their dainty pinch a chance to move their conveyance into nan DeLorean Time Machine. With this option, nan surface turns into nan classical time-traveling interface while nan audio strategy plays nan movie’s euphony and acceleration sound effects. Once again, Rivian Gen 2 owners get an other treat. Hitting nan cardinal 88 mph fastener will prosecute nan car’s lighting and sound effects successful nan beforehand and backmost of nan car to whizz you done nan sound barrier.For a much accepted spooky time, you tin opt for nan Haunted Rivian car costume, featuring 8 different sound effects and 3 different colour themes. Static and ghosts will return complete your interior display.Rivian Gen 1 owners get a greenish animation connected nan extracurricular of nan vehicle. Gen 2 owners tin move nan exterior ray barroom into whichever colour action they find astir frightful.

The Nissan Rogue is joining nan plug-in hybrid nine successful 2025

nissan rogue hybrid 2025 2024

It mightiness person taken a while, and slumping income of its astir celebrated SUV, but Nissan has yet taken nan measurement to connection hybrid vehicles successful nan U.S. The Japanese automaker will adhd a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain to nan 2026 Rogue compact SUV, which should beryllium disposable stateside sometime adjacent year, Nissan Americas main readying serviceman Ponz Pandikuthira told Automotive News.A plug-in hybrid electrical conveyance (PHEV) typically runs connected electrical powerfulness until its artillery is almost depleted, astatine which constituent it automatically switches complete to utilizing a gasoline-powered soul combustion engine. The artillery tin beryllium recharged conventionally from nan extracurricular aliases done regenerative braking.
While Nissan has been offering celebrated afloat electrical vehicles (EVs) specified arsenic nan Leaf and nan Ariya for years, it has amazed galore by not joining nan hybrid bandwagon, particularly for nan Rogue. Competitors specified arsenic nan Toyota RAV4 and nan Honda CR-V, which do supply nan part-fuel, part-electric powerfulness capacity, person seen their income surging. Meanwhile, income of nan Rogue person slumped this year.
That’s why Nissan is partnering pinch Mitsubishi to commencement offering its first-ever electrically assisted car successful nan U.S. adjacent year.
According to nan Automotive News report, nan Rogue will beryllium outfitted pinch a akin powertrain recovered successful nan Mitsubishi Outlander. In that model, a 2.4-liter state motor powers nan beforehand wheels, while 2 electrical motors create an all-wheel thrust strategy that tin either activity connected its ain aliases successful conjunction pinch nan state engine. As nan Outlander is capable to present 248 horsepower, that would make nan Rogue PHEV much powerful than nan existing model’s 201 hp. The Outlander is besides rated for 38 miles of electrical driving by nan EPA.
In addition, Nissan is readying to bring its non-plug-in, e-Power bid hybrid exertion to nan U.S. successful 2026. This technology, already disposable extracurricular nan U.S., besides uses electrical motors to powerfulness nan wheels while utilizing nan state motor to complaint nan battery.