If You Missed MKBHD's First Drive of the Aptera, Here Is Your Second Chance. It Is a Lot to Take In.

The Aptera is a three-wheeled autocycle registered as a motorcycle, though a regular license is all you need. A 41 kWh battery and solar panels covering the roof, nose, trunk, and dashboard are claimed to deliver 400 miles of range with up to 40 free miles per day from the sun. Starting at $35,000 with around 50,000 pre-orders, MKBHD drove a pre-production prototype in 2025. The door opens via a secret knock, every function from windows to park and drive runs through the touchscreen, and the dashboard solar panel creates a genuinely dangerous glare at certain sun angles. It drives and merges on highways without drama. In 2025, that was far from guaranteed.