Aptera is venture backed by Google and Idealab. Tags: aptera venture capital layoff employment jobs electric green automobile aut Vista-based electric vehicle maker Aptera , on the heels of the departure of the firm's co-founders, has officially pushed back deliver of the firm's Aptera 2e vehicle, acknowledged the departure of co-founders Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro, and said it has laid of an unspecified number of staff. The firm said in a statement that the firm's vehicle development has "outpaced the rate of fundraising" at the firm, and it is now adjusting its production

Aptera, which is building lightweight, composite electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, is funded by Idealab and Google, among others. Wired said that Fambro and Anthony were ousted in a confrontation with the company's board, and come after recent layoffs at the firm. (Photo: Tags: aptera motors automotive cleantech energy idealab steve fambr Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony, two of the founders of Carlsbad-based Aptera , have been ousted from the company, according to a report on Wired.com today. Photo: Aptera's Typ-1 and co-founder Steve Fambro in better times).