Rear hatch solar cells upgrade appear to cover the entire rear hatch window so how do you see through that or is there even a rear view mirror or is it going to be only a camera rear view on the computer screen? Is there any thought of having an "automatic retractable when parked" set of bumpers so that when parked your Aptera has front and rear protection from other drivers parking? How easy will it be to remove the skirting around the rear wheel when you get the inevitable flat? Will I ever be able to test drive an Aptera so that I know how I feel in the car? Is the seating and leg position going to be like a go-cart? That would be a no for me because it would put my left leg to sleep.
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You cannot see through the opaque solar cells with the full solar configuration.
There is a camera that provides the rear view, displayed on a upper center mounted screen. See the many photos that show it.
No bumpers.
There is only one development vehicle on the road. The other two are being completed
The pandemic will dictate when a public event can be plan when the extra two Dev vehicles are available... is what I heard.👂
The three Dev vehicleswill be used for test, crash test and show and tell, etc.... before production starts
They say a 6’8’ person would be fine but with the seat all the way back depending on the person’s leg vs torso length....that might allow more???
The rear wheel skirt may snap off as easy as the fronts. However it will almost certainly be like most modern cars with no spare tire, just sealant & a compressor. Those shouldn't require skirt removal to access the valves*. In that case, the covers would only need to be removed by your tire shop, or possibly a roadside service expert (although they'd probably just tow you backwards to a tire shop).
*Aptera's 195/45/r16 tires' 22.9" diameter minus 16" rim leaves less than 3.5" of sidewall, so about 4 1/4" valve height, & the pants/skirt leave a full 5" exposed.
Thanks. I own multiple motorcycles and do the maintenance myself and one thing that I hate is when the manufacturer uses phillips headed screws. Torx or allen head screws are so much better for us shade tree mechanics.