The world’s first all-electric vehicle – that never needs to be charged – sold out within 24-hours of going on sale.

Paradigm is created by California-based startup, Aptera. The company describes the three-wheeled vehicle as “the world’s first Never Charge solar electric vehicle” and pre-orders have already sold out.

According to Aptera, the Paradigm cost around R390,824 [$26,000] and features a range of 1600 kilometres.

“Aptera’s Never Charge is built into every vehicle and is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 11,000 miles per year in most regions,” the company says on its website.

To ensure the vehicles hit these figures, it features a uniquely shaped tear-drop design intended to be as aerodynamically efficient as possible to use as little energy as possible, according to reports from the Independent.