I was sitting shotgun in the three-wheeled Aptera ... was louder inside than the production car would be—the single front-mounted e-motor emitting a whine—but it wasn't unbearably noisy.
The way EVs are designed inherits a lot from combustion car architecture: There's a motor (sometimes two or three) somewhere in the vehicle's body that's connected to the wheels via a drivetrain.
Sometimes referred to as a tri-car, three-wheeled conveyances have been with us since the beginning of the automobile. The very first motorcar, built in 1885 by Karl Benz and called the Benz ...
What started as a 300-mpg hybrid and 120-mile EV in 2007 has evolved into a 400-mile EV while staying true to the original three-wheel, two-passenger teardrop shape that gives the car incredible ...
Elaphe, which supplied in-wheel electric motors for the defunct Lordstown Endurance, shows it can also play in performance ...
Hyundai is investigating the use of water-resistant interior materials for the duo. The three-wheeler may be built in India ...
We rode around Las Vegas in Aptera's autocycle, and the startup company aims to start production of its game-changing EV ...