Vroom! At CES 2025 – Aptera grid-free EV

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Still hesitant about getting an electric vehicle (EV)? Afraid to run out of charge in the middle of your trip? In comes Aptera's multi-patented, aerodynamic, grid-free, solar-powered EV. With a 700kw, patented, solar-paneling system, built into the aerodynamic roof, front and rear hood of the car, drivers get 40 miles of free solar power, each day, just from driving. Otherwise, the car has a 400-mile range, on a full charge from the grid, with a built-in lightning-fast charger.

The trade-off for such a solar gem? The Aptera is a two-seater with three wheels.

The US design patent, USD633821S, titled Aerodynamic vehicle, was awarded on March 8th, 2011 to a group of nine American and Canadian inventors: Jason Hill (US); Tom Reichenbach, (US); Kurt Danielson, (US); Larry Thomas (US); Miles Wheeler (US); Marques McCammon, (US); Paul Wilbur (US); Nathan Armstrong, (CA) and Dean Bartolomucci,(US).

Below the patent Figure 1, showing a right perspective view of the Aptera solar-powered car, together with an image of the gullwing-door Aptera. On hold since 2019, due to the pandemic, the USD 40,000 Aptera is scheduled to enter the market later this year.

Reference

Aptera (website)

https://aptera.us/ 

COVID19 - A little star was born this day!

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“Millions of mothers* all over the world embarked on a journey of parenthood in the world as it was. They now must prepare to bring a life into the world as it has become – a world where expecting mothers are afraid to go to health centres for fear of getting infected, or missing out on emergency care due to strained health services and lockdowns,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. “It is hard to imagine how much the coronavirus pandemic has recast motherhood.”

  

Note

The birth of 116 million babies for an order of magnitude, according to estimates for the 9-month period extending from March 11, 2020, the date on which the pandemic was officially declared, through to December 16, 2020. 

Reference

Sidhu, S. (May 7, 2020) Pregnant mothers and babies born during COVID-19 pandemic threatened by strained health systems and disruptions in services.
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/pregnant-mothers-and-babies-born-during-covid-19-pandemic-threatened-strained-health