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All about the Production Intent vehicle (Delta)
While Gamma looks fantastic, there are a couple of things I would love to see change. First, a white yoke looks great for presentation, but makes no practical sense. Surfaces that are touched on a regular basis should never be white, because they will start to look dirty in no time.
Second, I would recommend a better placement of the display screens. In Gamma, the screens look like iPads stuck to the dash and it would be much cleaner looking if they are embedded into the dash.
Does anyone know if the Aptera will have an OBD2 port?
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All about the Production Intent vehicle (Delta)
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At one point I heard them say there would be no need for an ODB2 port. Most of ODB2 is for ICE control and queries, and of course Aptera has no ICE. All the ODB relevant information would instead be available thru the display screen and/or remotely via the app.
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Many people seem to express concerns about the white on the yoke. That is understandable and I agree. However, I never hear anyone speaking about the four different interior color options (3 standard plus custom) that are still seen on all our reservation pages. Does someone have reliable information to confirm that for some reason all yokes will only have this white color, or potentially will the yokes have different non-white colors depending upon which interior color scheme you decide for your order? I have been assuming the latter and that the white is just for show on the prototype.
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Ran into this pic on twitter… looks like a radical departure for the hatch…pretty cool looking though.
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It’s a CGI render from my video here.
https://youtu.be/4i5hwus4SMg?t=220-
It’s amazing how many mistakes I didn’t notice the first time I watched the CGI rendering of the assembly line. Before showing the screen shot of the above with the different hatch, there are a number of the generated Apterae with tail light assemblies hanging in mid-air.
I like the look and with some skillful masking tape and painting/wrapping, one can achieve something very close. Maybe future model adjustments can lengthen the hatch a bit, allowing easier access to the cargo area since the solar cell chevrons have been eliminated from the tail section.
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The longer hatch would also solve drainage issues between the hatch and the body.
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Aptera released this digital image on December 1 with the caption, “This isn’t Gamma anymore, is it…?” There are a number of visible differences between this image and the Gamma prototype:
- Hot air exhaust grille material
- Mounted Tesla NACS charge port
- Single camera (Gamma had two cameras mounted at this location)
- Visible raw CFSMC material (or something to that effect…)
- Solar cells reaching almost to the edge of the tail
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Also looks like the pitch of the charging receiver is now straight on as opposed to pitched angle.
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I ran this through photoshop to reveal the solar cells for those that cant see it. The cfsmc material is the foam bumper material. It’s been raised all the way to the top of the decklid. I also believe the thickness of the decklid got shrunk half an inch.
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I just hope they release a spec sheet with their design render.
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Another teaser:
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Looks like a slow trickle of render teasers:
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Another teaser from Jason Hill:
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Ok…a teaser of what?
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Likely the solar support for the rear hatch.
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The photos that have been posted of delta look great….and I think everyone can agree on this, and with each segment photo we are seeing a complete picture of Delta, all the little changes and some in depth. Looking at the over head shot, check out the shadows from the sun….could this be a fully assembled Delta???? It was mentioned that the front logo was going to be removed….and it is not there. Like was mentioned on AOC the wheel pants are more complete and everything just seems to be right and ready for a future reveal…. Am I just wishful thinking here or what?
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@Mickey McMillian all of the Delta teasers are renders. Aptera has mentioned a few times that from the time the design is done (questionable if Delta is finalized yet) to the physical completion of one of their prototypes is typically at least 6-8 months.
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Another teaser from Jason Hill – apparently, he and Gamma are in Modena at the CPC factory:
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I pulled these images from Steve Lee’s excellent interview with Jason Hill, Aptera’s designer: I recommend that you view the entire hour-long video.
1. Delta’s internal frame with attached suspension components.
2. Delta’s carbon fiber SMC body structure mounted to frame.
3. Image #2, seen from below – the open rectangular area will house the battery pack.
4. Delta structure on wheels with some body panels and doors attached.
5. Sneak peak at Delta’s exterior.
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Black isn’t a color, it’s a commitment 😉 Black cars will show the dirt quicker than almost any other color. That said, it does look cool.
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Wow, that’s really sharp with the black underbelly and upper body! Really shows off the fluid lines of the aerodynamic body. Looks silver on my screen; I think I’d go with that color combination over white if it’s available!
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The Swedish American chamber of commerce in San Diego held a social event at the Aptera building in Carlsbad, in November. I attended.
At this event, Chris said the battery pack could be driven by itself, without the body.
I believe they should have a video of the battery pack being driven without the body. It would be a real eye catcher. It might get the attention of investors.
Thanks for posting these Kerby. I saw the video and these pictures were definitely the highlight of the video. They answer so many questions.
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It will be a slow drip of info for a while:
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why does that look like there’s a cut-out for a frunk?
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More likely just access for service and simply what the AI design system told them the thing should look like.
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Now. If they can only put some design on the sides of the wheel shrouds.
They look very large. They are glaring. They look monstrously large.
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A closer to full vehicle render:
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Had a couple surprises in there! https://youtu.be/X7KWxn0NCuM
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Another day and another render:
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Not much in this teaser:
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AAh, but there is something! This is my first glimpse of the aerodynamic covers on their wheel structs. Also I see what looks to be an ultrasonic proximity sensor in the front of the wheel pant.
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@Harry Parker They told us about the ultrasonic sensors a while back – and included a mock-up of them on Gamma – so it’s nothing new.
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According to Jason Hill :
Aptera Delta final design – Wrapped up.
