Aptera Motors has announced Jim Chyou has been hired as CEO of Asia Pacific operations. The industry veteran will focus on building strategic alliances in the region, advancing the company’s efforts to create ‘Never Charge’ Solar Electric Vehicles (sEVs).
Most recently, Chyou served as Vice President of Product Development at Chery Jaguar Land Rover in Shanghai, China.
Co-CEOs Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro will work with Chyou to forge partnerships across Asia Pacific, enabling Aptera to achieve greater speed to market as production nears.
Aptera Motors has developed advanced solar electric vehicles (sEVs) that have the longest range of any production vehicle with 1,000 miles per charge and the ability to travel up to 40 miles a day on free power from its integrated solar panels.
The lightweight three-wheeler, Aptera, is the first in a series of eco-friendly vehicles that will be offered for consumer and commercial use.
Chris Anthony says: “We’re already seeing results of the deep knowledge and relationships that Jim brings from Chery Automobile, General Motors, and Johnson Controls Inc. In addition, his energy and enthusiasm will be a great asset to Aptera as we push our first vehicles into production.”
Jim Chyou adds: “The technologies leading innovation forward are the ones who are different. If you are not exceptionally unique, you will be obsolete. Aptera has a beautiful three-wheeled design combined with advanced aerodynamics. Its ability to convert solar energy into vehicle power is unlike anything else out there, and that’s how we’ll win the EV market of the future.”
Sol is the name of the second vehicle in Aptera‘s growing fleet of ‘Never Charge’ Solar Electric Vehicles (sEVs). It offers a lightweight structure, record-low drag aerodynamics, and a 1000-mile range.
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