Production Aptera 2e rendering leaked online?
by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Sep 25th 2009 at 5:58PM 
Aptera 2e final design rendering - Click above to enlarge
As Aptera continues to push forward with the development of its futuristic-looking and innovative 2e electric three-wheeler, it almost seems inevitable that details of the vehicle's official specifications will leak out... this is the internet age after all. True to form, today we get what appears to be a sneak peek at the wingless airplane's final production shape.
At first glance, not much appears all that different from previous iterations of the 2e, but a closer look offers a few important changes. For instance, the vehicle now appears to have fully operational windows for both the driver and passenger that will roll all the way up and down. We also note larger rear side glass and new front wheel spats and rear wheel housings that offer more clearance and flow better with the rest of the body shape.
If this rendering has you interest piqued, you may also be interested in the rumor that Best Buy is planning to carry the three-wheeled electric vehicle once it's ready for sale, which is currently scheduled to take place before the end of 2009. Stay tuned.
[Source: Aptera Forum]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
pedalpete 10:41PM (9/25/2009)
This rendering also appears to have more cargo room than the previous versions I've seen. Though that could just be due to the increased glass in the greenhouse.
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G.G. 6:19PM (9/25/2009)
It also looks as though they narrowed the track of the front end. This thing was originally nearly 2m wide and people kept hitting things with those front wheels spats and getting them all scratched up on curbs and stuff below knee height. Hope we got it fixed now.
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Taglane 6:23PM (9/25/2009)
Eh I like the original one...
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Tohe 3:25PM (9/26/2009)
Same here. They should have attached cameras to the rear of the front wheels and rid off those obstrusive mirrors.
Slav 6:34PM (9/25/2009)
This one also has side mirrors while the original didn't and instead had cameras with little monitors on the inside showing the view.
I believe the production vehicle is going to be way uglier than the concept vehicle we first saw.
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Jrejre 6:36PM (9/25/2009)
Will I be able to use my 10% off reward zone certificate?
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artandcolour 7:21PM (9/25/2009)
i want a Brabus version... with more creative paint and trim, it could be hot.
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AngeloD 7:35PM (9/25/2009)
If there a burly 6'3" transvestite heading this company? I'd suggest holding off on investing in it.
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Mike 12:36AM (9/26/2009)
Wow, Elizabeth Carmichael, right? If this horror-show-on-wheels is a success perhaps he/she will finally rest in peace.
RockStoneSteel 7:56PM (9/25/2009)
I can't imagine the logic of Best Buy selling this vehicle. Best Buy is an electronics store and currently does not even remotely have the infrastructure to service or sell such a vehicle. The expense of equipping the Best Buy stores rather than teaming with existing automobile franchises is absurd. I suspect that while the vehicle itself could be viable, the sales and service plan is suspect.
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polo 11:33PM (9/25/2009)
Not that hard. Sell at best buy, and go to the nearest designated service shop for repairs. This is an EV, so there is very little service or maintenance needed anyway. No point in opening your own service center when it would only be seeing one or two a month.
Mike 12:45AM (9/26/2009)
Best Buy selling these things makes nothing but sense. This will hardly be a high volume vehicle. 5 or 6 years ago people went to places like Best Buy to check out the crazy expensive TVs and then buy one they something they could actually afford. Best Buy gets a traffic attracting sideshow and a new high ticket item to sell to the nut jobs who were paying $10,000+ for TVs a few years ago.
tump 12:50AM (9/27/2009)
Best Buy sells electric vehicles already: bikes and Segways. Makes sense.
My_SS_RX8 7:55PM (9/25/2009)
i'd like to see what the interior design has developed into. i seem to remember sometime back seeing a dash design that was an all one piece glass with all electronic instrumentation, kind of like a wraparound computer touchscreen. different dash instruments could be brought into view with a touch. also the rearview mirror was replaced with a camera view. i thought it was an electric power hogging stretch, but it was definitely eye catching and thought provoking.
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Mike 11:35PM (9/25/2009)
Wow, this thing really got watered down. A lot shorter and many of the cool design features have simply disappeared. Not sure what's going on here...
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Brex 10:19AM (9/26/2009)
I think the deep shading between the rear sides and the rear wheel fairing makes the back end look more substantial and like a more radical change than it really is. And the track of the front wheels is difficult to discern from this angle.
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