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Foot Pedals
I’m curious what you guys think about the pedals in the Gamma vehicle. Personally I find the huge plus and minus to be a bit cartoonish, though I can see how it is endearing to others. I can live with the +- but not the colors. My preference would be a metal or metallic looking pedal. If they decide to go with wood, i hope there will be an option for a dark grey grip tape instead of green and red. For me, and taking the yoke design into account as well, its just a bit too much. Worst case, ill just change out the grip tape myself. What do you guys think?
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Foot Pedals
updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
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I like them although not seen easily. I had to look down to them
But I like to hear others feelings
Did you know the dark area around those pedals are up cycled skateboard material?
Delta coming! Energy rising!!
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Put me in the + column. + means I like them.
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I don’t like their size, too small. Pedals are always longer than those and that’s for a reason, doesn’t make sense to shorten them. As for the color or the + -, why would anyone care about that, nobody is looking at their feet when driving.
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Good point about the length.
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I can’t remember the last time I actually looked at the pedals of a car when I drive it.
This means 2 things to me: The colors, while great for a statement, probably won’t have much overall impact.
And the second thing is, if I don’t see them or look at them, why complicate production with them? I know some people want them, so absolutely could be a choice in an order, or better, put the color ones on but include non-color ones for owners to swap to if they want. A bit of low cost personalization.
My bigger concern, maybe not valid, but if these are wood, how long will they last?
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@Dan Stevens, my thoughts exactly.
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I like them and they are a close representation of the Gamma rendering. I also like the up cycled nature of the materials. My only preference would have been a silvery metallic inlay of the symbols instead of the painted colors.
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Perhaps they didn’t have time being pushed by a fixed deadline (“Fully Charged”) and just did a little whimsey.
For those who did not like them, remember you can always replace them with something else. Ditto if you DID like them and the production model DOESN’T have them, just make your own out of an old skateboard. Speaking of skateboards, 60 years ago we made them out of lumber and one skate from a pair of skates. I made one using a 2 x 4!
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I remember the sound of those metal wheels clacking on the sidewalk gaps, and then the scraping sound as they locked up on that little pebble, and then the thudding, gushy sounds that your knee makes as it skids across the concrete, and then the words that spring forth that will get you a paddling even as your knee oozes and swells.
Ah, the good ole days.😄
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Yes, a steep downgrade, a pebble, and the law of inertia! A true learning experience.
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Aluminum would be much lighter, especially if made longer.
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As usual, Aptera Owners Club delivers from the horse’s mouth.
Very little of the materials inside are production intent. Gamma is just a snapshot.
The pedals are still in flux
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Well, given that Jaime and others at Aptera are keeping an eye on our posts – I guess I’ll chime in. Plus, minus, red, green – doesn’t matter. Like some of you have already stated, I don’t look down while driving. I don’t think I even look down while getting in or out. However, I care a great deal about how they feel under my feet, how easy it is to jump my foot from one to the, that they are designed and positioned to minimize fatigue and how they hold up over time, particularly for a car that should easily go longer than 50 years. Heavy aluminum pedals with well-secured replaceable foot pads is my vote.
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I don’t mind the +/- or the colours or the materials. My concern about the Gamma version is the shape and positioning. A long, narrow, curved accelerator pedal is more ergonomic than a flat disk. As proposed in Gamma, it could cause leg strain.
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I’m hoping the final version loses them, and that the accelerator pedal is a little more standard sized. As for the color, there’s a reason car pedals are black – they’re just going to get smudged & dirty.
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A more traditional shape or even color is definitely possible. Personally I feel like the + and – is the key design element but it could be done as an emboss on a black or metal metal of any shape.
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Oh PLEASE! Don’t talk about the pedal color. Someone may change them to white !
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I think they should be more traditionally shaped. The +/- are ok, but they shouldn’t be colored. It makes the vehicle look to much like a toy and takes away from the more elegant aspects of the interior’s design elements. Alos, anyone else worried that the bungee cord cup holders are too shallow? Overall, Gamma looks amazing though.
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I agree. The Aptera does have a dignified and elegant shape to it. The color of the +/- symbols should be a more dignified and neutral color.
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Most important should be how they feel while driving, if the shape doesn’t feel comfortable i will cut out better feeling shaped pedals and mount them myself.
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I’m glad that the Gamma interior isn’t the production version. The exterior is beautiful, elegant, sexy. Then you open the door expecting something like KITT from Knight Rider and are greeted by cartoon pedals, hello kitty steering yoke and bungee cord cup holders. It’s like two different worlds.
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Wood for pedals? Wood can deteriorate and fail, creating a potentially deadly safety problem.
Perhaps there was never an intention to use wood, but was a public relations move to appeal to the young enviro-mental crowd. Perhaps it was always planned to be changed before production.
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I’m not so sure that today’s skateboards are made of wood. If there is any organic wood in them, then it is a heavily engineered laminate so it can be strong and a little flexible. My only concern on the material would be the cut edge being properly sealed to prevent any moisture/humidity from causing delamination.
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Strangest place ever to put wood in a car…and putting it there without any other wood in the vehicle…what’s the point. It must be a marketing scheme! Why not a composite material…light weight and strong…the whole exterior is composite, why get away from that. Just don’t use wrap on the pedal.😁
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It’s the recycled aspect I’m sure. Or a mad scramble to find/make something that closer resembled the Gamma rendering. First teaser pics of the Gamma had standard looking pedals and was noticed by several of the forum users. They may have thought “Oh s**t!” and one of the younger employees had to walk home that evening or called an Uber as they lamented how much they really liked that skateboard. Now there is a team player.🤣
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I don’t see how the “Wood” will hold up under heavy use or for a long time. If the +/- needs to be done there are other materials that could be used. I say this with a qualification since I don’t know the engineering rationale for the selection of skate board wood. I am indifferent to the +/- pedals if they end up in the delta and production a minor thing compared to the efficiency of the vehicle.
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This reply was modified 11 months, 3 weeks ago by Jonah Jorgenson. Reason: corrected spelling
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This reply was modified 11 months, 3 weeks ago by Jonah Jorgenson.
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The following statement is also true.
This window from La Mezquita is wood and has been in use since 785CE.
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Great…let’s make foot pedals out of it.🙊
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