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Aptera
Aptera 2e / 2h (2007-2011)
A three-wheeled, ultra-aerodynamic electric (2e) and plug-in hybrid (2h) car built as pre-production prototypes by the California start-up Aptera Motors, which closed in 2011 before series production began.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Electric (2e); series plug-in hybrid (2h); three wheels
- Power
- 19 kW / 25.8 PSFactory: 19 kW
- Top speed
- 145 km/hFactory: 90 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Aptera 2 Series was a two-seat, three-wheeled car with a composite body, designed around very low drag and very high efficiency. Aptera Motors took reservations for the all-electric 2e and the plug-in hybrid 2h, but the company closed before series production began.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
In 2007 the company's founder described pre-production prototypes of an all-electric version in road testing and a series hybrid about to follow, with five more pre-production prototypes under construction. The company stated a drag coefficient of 0.11 and took fully refundable $500 reservations; the 2e was to be available in 2009 and the 2h in 2010.
Aptera Motors went out of business in 2011 after being denied a loan from the US Department of Energy. In 2012 a newly formed company, Aptera USA, bought most of its assets including prototypes and designs and announced plans to assemble the 2e in Santa Rosa, California; a 2013 report still describes 2e prototypes in storage and production as a plan.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Aptera 2e / 2h (2007-2011).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Electric (2e); series plug-in hybrid (2h); three wheels1,2 |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 19 kW / 25.8 PSFactory: 19 kW1 Independently researchedThree-phase AC motor of the 2007 prototype. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 145 km/hFactory: 90 mph · converted2Electronically limited, planned figure. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Aptera's Series Hybrid Level C EcoWorld (archived 2007)
- series hybrid drivetrain
- 19 kilowatt 3 phase AC electric motor
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2
FAQs Level A Aptera Motors (archived 2010)
- Aptera 2 Series vehicles
- Top speed is electronically limited at 90 mph
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