Californian start-up Aptera has debuted what it claims to be the first production-ready solar electric vehicle that doesn't need to be plugged in for day-to-day driving, developed with help from Pininfarina.

Aptera is aiming to get a little more time in the sun. The once-dead and now-resurrected startup unveiled a new “production-intent” solar-powered electric vehicle that it made with a little help from legendary Italian automotive designers Pininfarina.

After what has been a very long gestational period, Aptera's promise of a production version Aptera Solar EV could be coming to fruition by year's end.

It's been quiet around the solar electric car maker Aptera Motors. Now, the company is in Las Vegas, presenting its production-ready vehicle at CES25. But it

The Aptera solar EV comes equipped with 700 watts of integrated solar cells and can sprint 0-100 kmph in about 6 seconds.

Channel 13 caught up with a Las Vegas local waiting in line to sit inside a vehicle that runs on the sun. Aptera Motors and other sustainably-minded companies are in town this week at CES.

Aptera Motors has unveiled its production-ready solar electric vehicle (sEV) at CES 2025, signaling a transition from prototype development to validation vehicles. The debut reflects the company's progress in advancing energy-efficient transportation and presenting a vehicle designed to minimize reliance on conventional charging.