Nobe GT100

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]

Nobe GT100
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]

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.nobecars.com.

Controversy surfaced regarding the automaker when an investigative report on the Estonian news program Pealtnägija on the ERR network investigated and found criminal charges and past bankruptcies associated with the CEO, Roman Muljar in addition to complaints by shareholders about his ability to run a business. [13][14] Video from the report was later released with English subtitles.[14]