Why you might never charge your Aptera EV

How far are we from a self-charging solar car, I asked in 2017. We can now answer that question definitively. Turns out we were six years away. You can order a self-charging solar car now, and they should be on the roads in 2023. I’m aware of three. There’s the Sono Sion, which is available to pre-order and it will go into production if it gets enough orders. The Lightyear can be bought right now if you have a quarter of a million Euros to hand.

And then there’s the Aptera. By some distance,...