Aptera Motors Corp. is an American crowd funded, pre-production startup company based in Carlsbad, California. It was originally founded in 2005 before liquidating in 2011. The company was relaunched by the original founders in 2019.

The Aptera is a two-seat, three-wheeled solar electric vehicle under development by the crowd-funded American car manufacturer Aptera Motors. The stated design goal of the car is to be the most energy efficient mass produced vehicle ever. The design has an aerodynamic shape and uses lightweight carbon fiber and fiberglass composite materials, wheel hub motors, and built-in solar panels to significantly extend its range.