As Aptera enters the final stage of the X PRIZE competition, otherwise known as validation, the team has a great deal on which to reflect. Without question, nothing was easy about being a Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE participant.
The X PRIZE’s technical team did an excellent job of making sure that the events were [...]

Aptera’s Marques McCammon discusses the 2e and its involvement in the Progressive Insurance Automotive Xprize

Tom Reichenbach, chief engineer at Aptera, is charged with the vehicle development of the all-electric 2e. He came to Aptera in 2008 following a 26-year career at Ford Motor Company, where he served as vehicle engineering manager of the famed Ford GT and Shelby GT500 and engineering lead of Ford’s Eco-boost powertrain.
Tom took a few [...]

 
 
 
 
 
Engineering recently released this video of some of the ride and handling development that has been done on the 2e chassis. The testing is performed with our chassis/dynamics mule (pp8). In these tests, the vehicle development team takes the 2e through a course that includes large and small diameter circles, decreasing radius turns, a slalom, [...]

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The second insight we received from our clinical research last year was that while our interior roominess was… well “roomy”, it could be better (as seen in Chart A above). So we went back to the drawing board to figure out how to squeeze more room out, while not compromising the overall vehicle design.
Here [...]

(Chart A)
In December of 2008, Aptera conducted clinical research of the Aptera 2e. During the research, we discovered that nearly all of our respondents had difficulty entering and exiting the Aptera (see Chart A above). For production, the door opening to the body has been expanded at every point vs. the pre-production vehicles (see [...]

The Aptera e-store is live here!
Now you’ll be able to wear your Aptera pride on your sleeve – or even your hat, water bottle and tote bag. Whenever possible, we’ve chosen materials that are as eco-conscious as they are stylish.
Along with reading this blog, don’t forget that we’re also on Facebook and Twitter, along with [...]

Aptera President/CEO Paul Wilbur recently spent some time with Jay Leno at “Jay’s Garage”. The result is this 10-minute piece that beautifully showcases the 2e, including an enthusiastic endorsement from Leno. Be sure to check-out the 2e next to the jet on the runway at Burbank Airport.
Jay also mentioned Aptera on the “Tonight Show” last [...]

The Aptera team was busy during its inaugural visit to Capitol Hill, turning the heads of passer-bys and congressional leaders. The team gave test rides around the block in the congested traffic around the Capitol and grabbed a few shots of the vehicle in front of the city’s historic landmarks. We’ll be adding many of [...]

When talking about the future of the American economy on Jan. 26, President Obama said, “…We must ensure that the fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow are built right here in the United States of America.”
Well, what’s more American than a vehicle that’s been conceived, designed, engineered and, come October, built in the U.S. innovation hotbed [...]