A Little More About Us

Our Story

Traffic Jam Brainstorm

What do you do when you're stuck in traffic? Some people talk on the phone, engage in elevated verbal communication or practice creative hand gestures. Our co-founder Steve Fambro used the time to drum-up a more efficient way to get from point A to point B.

Frustrated by being land locked in a sea of steel and asphalt, Steve dreamed of cruising past the masses in a vehicle that was safe enough to protect his new family, yet efficient enough to keep money in his pocket instead of feeding a gas pump.

 

The Solution

The idea was simple yet brilliant. Design a vehicle that follows nature and glides through the wind instead of pushing it. He was almost there, but there was something missing. The answer came when Steve met entrepreneur and boat builder Chris Anthony. Chris introduced Steve to a composite body system that enabled the vision to take shape.

Together, Steve and Chris carried their dreams to Pasadena, Calif. and the doorsteps of new business incubator Idealab and it's founder Bill Gross. Gross saw the vision and seeded the team with the investment needed to make a dream become a business.

 

The Rest

With hope in hand and the future in mind, Steve and Chris recruited a couple of bright young engineers. The team brought form to philosophy and the result may very well be the most efficient production vehicle in the world - the Aptera 2e.

Our Angel(s)' Investors.

Idealab
www.idealab.com
Idealab creates ground-breaking companies whose products and services change the way people think, live and work.

 

 

 

Esenjay Petroleum

 

 

 

 

The Quercus Trust
David and Monica Gelbaum, Trustees.

 

 

 

Google.org
www.google.org
Google.org is a hybrid philanthropy that uses a range of approaches to help advance solutions within their five initiatives.

 

 

 

Beall Family Trust
Donald R. Beall, Chairman Emeritus, Retired Chairman and CEO of Rockwell

Location, Location, Location!

We've been quiet about our facilities so that we could stay focused on creating these vehicles. We thought, however, we'd share just a tad for those who are interested.

 

 

Vista, CA

We designed and engineered your Aptera at this facility. Working together, we have taken the Aptera vision from dream to reality.

 

 

 

Future Aptera Assembly facility TBD

 

Demand for Aptera’s innovative vehicles is even more than we expected. The team is looking for a new facility in Southern, CA to be the home of everything that is yet to come.