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.mynobe.com.