Aptera 2e soon on sale in USA

Saturday, 26 September 2009 01:53 Written by Aitor Last Updated on Monday, 16 May 2011 10:11

There's been talk of this project from several months ago and the truth is that there are reasons to arouse the curiosity of cars lovers. The Aptera 2e is a car that can be named categorically as ecological vehicle, it is a futuristic three-wheeled vehicle that was close to selling surprisingly, we can already watch the first image of the model that hit the market at the final of this year in the United States.

The highlight of the Aptera 2e is the privileged aerodynamics, the drag coefficient remains at about 0.11 Cx ridiculous (by comparison, a Bugatti Veyron has a Cx of 0.36) this efficient aerodynamics have been obtained thanks to the experience of the brand in the field of aeronautics, this, completed with an extremely light weight of 680 kg, warrant that this futuristic two-seater will have a minimum power consumption.

At first time will be marketed a fully electric version that will store energy in a high-performance batteries fed by solar panels from the roof or through an external connector, this variant is capable of traveling nearly 200 miles at a cost of 10kWh. To this version could be attached a hybrid variant with a small diesel engine of 12 horsepower with which it could get a consumption of less than 2 litres/100 km. The Aptera accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in under 10 seconds and its top speed is 150 km/h.

In this first photo leaked we can see that, this vehicle with tricycle structure, has acquired details that are closer to the needs of a production vehicle, without detracting from the fantastic design of the first prototypes. We see that the doors have changed, the rear has increased its size as well as the overall shape of the rear axle and rear wheel look like the keel of a boat and now has a new group optics. In this article we will show videos of the different prototypes that have been appearing.

Its creators believe that their cost will be around $ 20,000, a cost that begins to look very acceptable. Perhaps this is due in large part because Google is funding this project.

We will have to be careful, as this futuristic car that seems from another planet, not take too long to be solded in California (United States) to its first buyers, some thousands if we believe what the brand says.

Videos of several Aptera 2e prototypes, in English.