On November 11, 2025, Aptera Motors Corp., a solar mobility company focused on ultra-efficient transportation, announced it has begun building its validation vehicle assembly line, an important step toward establishing a low-volume production line at its Southern California facility. The new line marks Aptera’s shift from one-off prototypes to a structured, repeatable assembly process, with engineers and technicians refining the systems, tools, and workflows needed for scalable manufacturing.
Precision Assembly: The Core of the New Line
A key element of the setup is a large precision assembly fixture that allows the Body in Carbon to be built with high dimensional accuracy, improving throughput, ensuring consistency, and creating the foundation for future low-volume assembly.
“This marks an important moment in Aptera’s journey,” said Chris Anthony, Co-CEO of Aptera. “For the first time, our technicians will be assembling vehicles along a defined sequence of stations, using processes developed hand-in-hand with the engineers who designed them.”
Operational Expansion and Funding Requirements
Aptera has expanded its operations team and continues hiring engineers and assembly technicians as components and chassis assemblies arrive from supply chain partners. Using the new fixture and processes, the company has begun assembling validation vehicles, allowing it to fine-tune each stage of low-volume vehicle production, from materials handling through final fit and finish. To complete this phase and begin low-volume manufacturing, Aptera estimates it will need $65 million in additional funding, in line with previous disclosures.
“Seeing this line come to life signals the next phase for Aptera,” added Steve Fambro, Co-CEO. “It’s the bridge between our prototype builds and the preproduction and series production systems that we aim to one day use to deliver solar mobility at scale.”
The Aptera Vision: Efficiency and Ultra-Light Performance
The Aptera Motors Corp. prototype demonstrates the company’s vision for ultra-efficient solar electric transportation, delivering up to 40 miles of free solar-powered driving per day and 400 miles of range on a full charge. Built around Aptera’s lightweight Body in Carbon architecture, the three-wheeled prototype pairs advanced aerodynamics with integrated solar cells, low rolling resistance, and a highly efficient electric powertrain. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds, highlighting the performance potential of its ultra-light design. As Aptera moves from early prototypes into its validation vehicle program, the company is refining manufacturing processes, testing structural durability, and validating real-world efficiency in preparation for low-volume production.
This article originally appeared on EVInfo.net and has been republished with permission by Guessing Headlights.
