 Advertisement sponsored by Legal Help Center may not be available. Textination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I'm Fred Fishkin. Aptera is a West Coast-based company that is building a three-wheeled electric vehicle that can be recharged by the solar panels that cover the exterior. Co-founder Steve Fambro says those panels can provide up to 40 miles of driving range per day. The estimated overall range of the two-seater Aptera is over 400 miles.