https://www.flickr.com/photos/24602659@N04/
Very interesting photostream from Steve Fambro's Flickr account and Vimeo. True innovations right there!
Discussion
While we wait for all the 2020 prototype validation work to be completed....to ultimate move to a production unit... Whatever your Aptera might be for you (Trophy vehicle, commuter vehicle, weekend vehicle, etc... ) What will you plan for your (Aptera) ride? Let me kick it off with this: For parking (at home) ... although I have always garaged my vehicles....since the Aptera should be exposed to the sun for the benefit of a “free solar charge” (Never Charge feature)... Planned...A placemat for the Aptera with NEVER CHARGE feature” I am improving a shade free space for “Park & Charge.... Basically a solar charging spot for the Aptera...something like this round pad, incorporating some other “green concepts” with it. With a porous pad, and a water outlet nearby...this could be a great spot for vehicle washing too ! NO puddle/ n With tons of free local rocks and boulders here and plentiful desert plants, the cost is right (free) and the low desert succulents/cactus care (I.e., none), this is a very affordable and hopefully rewarding project. The location is also near 120v outdoor outlet, if battery top off is ever needed, when not in the garage overnight. In the rural SW grassy desert regions it is always best to garage a vehicle as pack rats or snakes could explore the shelter of any parked vehicle. 🐀 like to chew the plastic on electrical wire😞 I understand folks who don’t have a garage use a outdoor light or strobe light under their vehicle or under their hood to deter rodents as they like dark space s. When I lived back east this was also an issue in the fall and winter after using gas powered equipment(mower, snow thrower, etc) and placing them in the shed....as the field mice liked to shelter near the warmth of the hot engine, there too...chewing wires. “Oh living with wildlife!” 😞 So for me the Aptera could be that trophy vehicle in retirement. 🤔My big projects are done around the house... I could retire the mid size truck. Depending on the final offerings of the Aptera and outcome of 2020 testing, decide if the 60 or 100kWH range fits into our final lifestyle with perhaps cross country trips or just exploring this beautiful country. It may even allow a spacious open hatch area to include the dog on some trips/drives.
Well done!🎉
Photos and videos can speak a thousand words.... as we see how this relates to the new Aptera
Great pictures. They have come a log way. looking at the pictures, was the original design a gas only prototype ?
Well there was....
2e all electric
2h hybrid
But if you go back further.... they had different model numbers and designs, none of which I saw or searched for
The very first prototype was a diesel, I believe.
Also extracted this from Wikipedia
Aptera Mk-0
The Mk-0 technology demonstration vehicle was built to confirm the effectiveness of the design, and in the words of co-founder Chris Anthony, “just to show people that we weren't full of crap.” Due to its higher than expected drag coefficient of 0.11, it only achieved 230 mpg‑US (1.0 L/100 km) at 55 mph (89 km/h). The target price was unchanged at “around $20,000.”
Aptera Typ-1 / Aptera Mk-1
In September 2007, the Aptera Motors website was updated with information on the new Aptera design (dubbed the Aptera Typ-1), and the Mk-1 pre-production prototype was unveiled. The Mk-0 prototype was redesigned by Jason Hill, who worked on the Smart Fortwo and Porsche Carrera GT and engineered by Nathan Armstrong, with a finished interior and new body styling. At this time, Aptera Motors started to take reservations from residents of California for its pilot models – then called the Typ-1e and Typ-1h.A gasoline engine was used, due to the way diesel emissions are calculated.
In February 2008, the Mk-1 was featured in an advertisement for Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.
The Aptera Typ-1 design was superseded by the Aptera 2e. Differences included front-wheel drive, the addition of side-view mirrors, a redesigned interior, and consolidating the rear-view cameras into a wide-angle “fin” on the roof.
Having been to an event like this in San Diego, it gave me goosebumps.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sNDhYcs8z0
Hey,
Good find. Yes brings back that feeling when seeing it for the first time.
The new Aptera must give you bigger goosebumps!