Aptera Motors

Aptera Motors Corp.
Company type	Private company
Industry	Automotive
Founded	2019
Founders	Steven P. Fambro (Co-CEO); Chris L. Anthony (Co-CEO); Michael Johnson;
Headquarters	Carlsbad, California, United States
Area served	not yet in production
Key people	Jason Hill (Design); Nathan Armstrong (CTO);
Products	Aptera solar EV
Net income	(loss) $34.9 million (2024); (loss) $59.2 million (2023); (loss) $61.5 million (2022);
Total assets	$34.9 million (2024); $37.6 million (2023); $39.9 million (2022);
Number of employees	33 (2024)
Website	aptera.us
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Aptera Motors Corp. is an American crowd funded, pre-production startup company based in Carlsbad, California which intends to manufacture an electric two-seat three-wheeler. The company had raised $140 million from 2019 to April 2025, and had planned to start deliveries of its vehicles since 2021. As of April 2025, initial sales of the vehicle are planned for 2026 and full-scale production is planned for 2028, with the company intending to raise $60 million for the start of low-volume production.

Aptera Motors Inc. was founded in 2006. The company was liquidated in 2011 with no vehicles mass-produced. A second company named Aptera USA owned by Zhejiang Jonway Group was launched in 2012 but it produced no vehicles. A third company, Aptera Motors Corp, was relaunched by the original founders in 2019.