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Aptera 2e (2009-2011) Reference Information and Videos
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Hi all – Please share your links and Aptera 2e information here so we can refer to it if needed.
Also, was any snow testing done on the 2e/2g/2d?
Customer test drives:
Handling
Dirt road
Strength testing
Destruction – Drop from forklift:
Destruction – Smashed between forklift and wall
Tuft testing
X prize
Moose test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Z3sNBkjR0
Decel test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04HOBz7zsc
Jay leno
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Thank you for compiling all of this Peter. I had watched both the Jay Leno videos and it’s amazing how solid the 2e looks compared to the latest alpha- especially the wheel covers! Hopefully, the final vehicle will look more like the 2e.
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I believe we know what the final vehicle will look like. Certainly mostly like the Alphas with engineering updates already identified. (Wheel skirts, power electric steering etc,)
I certainly want the recently engineered version with its Tech, range options, and performance.
Comparing the 2e to the current version is like comparing a horse and buggy to a Ferrari (Excuse the ICE reference)
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Agreed, I was referring to the overall build quality of the earlier model. If they could build it then, they can build it even better now!
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John, I was just hoping I’d find some snow testing pictures, video, anything for the 2e. But I haven’t been able to find anything.
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Ha! I am a FL wimp! I don’t even think about snow. But you are right, it is a little concerning especially for a three wheeled vehicle that we don’t see those conditions represented. I know the motor vendor has done extensive cold, snowy climate testing. Aptera has committed to doing the same with a near production ready vehicle.
I will look forward to seeing their cold, snowy weather test results for the Betas. Coming up on the best time of the year for it.
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Thanks for this, took me weeks to see footage of the 2e looking around, etc. Hopefully will have something like this for the new one cheers!
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Found more:
Some destruction:
8000 lb forklift ramming body into a wall:
Dyno testing
Xprize
Hard stop
Moose test head on view
Sledgehammer test
Driving in a city
Factory tour
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Just to be clear, this is not testing for the current version of Aptera and does not represent a formal testing approach or the safety testing that will produce safety testing dat submitted to the government for certification.
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