Manufacturers have experimented with solar-paneled cars for decades. Now, with sights set on cutting emissions, California-based Aptera Motors believes it has perfected a “Never Charge” solar electric vehicle, capable of efficient performance even after the sun goes down. “We see solar as the main driver of our business,” Aptera co-creator Chris Anthony told The Washington Post. “It enables so many things.” Anthony and creative partner Steve Fambro’s venture occupies part of a 60,500-square-foot (6,085-square-meter) campus in San Diego. With efficiency front and center, Aptera’s “Never Charge” solar electric vehicle (sEV) is a sleek, aerodynamic three-wheeled car, with a body made of just four composite parts stronger than steel. The car is covered in 34 square feet (approx. 3 square meters) of solar cells. An estimated 90 percent of the power these produce goes directly toward making the vehicle drive. “We think energy should be used to turn your wheels,” Anthony said in a launch …
Car Designers Create Sleek Batmobile-Esque Solar Car That Never Needs to Be Charged
March 22, 2021
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