Nobe GT100
Nobe GT100 | |
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![]() Nobe GT100 | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nobe |
Production | 2 prototypes built |
Assembly | Tallinn, Estonia (SeaNest OÜ/Nobe Autotööstus; projected) |
Designer | Roman Muljar |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Concept car |
Body style | enclosed coupe or convertible |
Layout | battery electric vehicle; Three-wheeled, two forward; All wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Electric Motor |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 59.5 in (1.51 m)[1] |
Length | 143.7 inches (3.65 meters)[1] |
Width | 61.4 in (1.56 m)[1] |
Height | 53.9 in (1.37 m)[1] |
The Nobe GT100 (pronounced no bay)[2] is a zero emissions[3] concept vehicle with two forward wheels and a single trailing wheel, each electrically powered. Originally designed as an enclosed two-door coupe, and subsequently rendered also as a two-door convertible, the GT100 (variously called the Nobe or Nobe 100) debuted at the 2019 Geneva Auto Show as the Nobe 01.[4]
Marketed by Nobe USA, Inc., the company had worked with Sandy Munro and Munro & Associates to engineer the vehicle for production [5] — which has not as of 2021 entered production. Designed in Estonia by company founder Roman Muljar[2] in 2017,[3] the Nobe's projected specifications include a weight of 1,100 lbs. and uses rechargeable, portable 120v/240v batteries[5] — for a projected driving range of 180 miles and projected top speed of 80 miles per hour.[2] Manufacture is projected ultimately for Tallinn, Estonia.[6]
The concept accommodates seating for two with a rear luggage area (or optional rear jump seat); front trunk; stability control; air-conditioning; fully integrated espresso machine[7] and prominent wrap-around rear LED lights. Other features in series production may include seat-belts with integral airbags[6] and a system marketed as Gekko,[7] facilitated by the car's light weight, that would allow the car to be cable-winched up aluminum rails mounted to the side of a building, enabling "zero-footprint" parking.[1]
The Nobe's styling, which integrates "a late ‘50 to early ‘60s-era European automotive design vocabulary,"[8] has been received positively. Writing for Jalopnik, automotive journalist Jamie Kitman called it "retro yet modern, bizarre yet somehow familiar, adorable, even."[9] Another reviewer described the styling as "cute as hell. Like, Audrey Hepburn in white gloves cute. It's the car Edna Mode would drive."[10] Still another said it is "classically beautiful in its treatment of lines and motion - the Nobe looks downright breathtaking."[11]
The three-wheeler is marketed as off-road capable[5] and would be classified in the United States as an autocycle,[5] a regulatory class of three-wheeled vehicles requiring only a regular driver's license and exempt from federal automotive safety provisions when equipped with a steering wheel rather than handlebars, two side by side seats and seat belts (but not airbags). As of 2020, the classification existed in 48 states.[12]
The Nobe was featured in crowdsourcing campaigns both on Indiegogo and FundedByMe. Nobe USA, Inc. markets the company via their website, www.mynobe.com.
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References[]
- ^ a b c d e Gustavo Henrique Ruffo (July 22, 2019). "Nobe 100 Reveals All Its Remaining Secrets, Such As Specs". insideevs.com.
- ^ a b c Peter Valdes-Dapena (April 8, 2021). "Forget SUVs. These auto makers think tiny electric cars are the next big thing". CNN Business.
- ^ a b "Mynobe.com". Mynobe.com.
- ^ Greg Potts (March 8, 2019). "Gallery: these are the wackiest cars of the Geneva Motor Show".
- ^ a b c d "Munro & Associates Inc. and Nobe Cars USA Inc. Collaborate to Launch Nobe 100GT in U.S." Ciseon PR Newswire. September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Jason Torchinsky (October 19, 2020). "This Is The First Up-Close Look At The Best-Looking Upcoming Three-Wheeler EV You've Ever Seen". Jalopnik.
- ^ a b Sophie Curtis (September 2, 2019). "Three-wheel electric car that can park vertically on walls is 'so beautiful you'll want to lick it'". Mirror.
- ^ Jason Turchinski (September 19, 2017). "This Planned Electric Three-Wheeler Looks Fantastic And Has A Novel Solution For Charging". Jalopnik.
- ^ Jamie Kitman (May 4, 2021). "The Most Interesting New Carbon Fiber EV Has Three Wheels". Jalopnik.
- ^ Kyle Hyatt (June 1, 2018). "Nobe 100 is the 3-wheeled, classic-inspired EV nobody knew they wanted". Road Show.
- ^ Aaron Turpin (June 1, 2018). "Old European styling meets 3-wheeled electrification in the Nobe 100". New Atlas.
- ^ "What is a Slingshot Autocycle?". Polaris. June 5, 2020.
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