01/30/12 The initial welding on the frame is done, the rest will be completed off the table. So today it came out of the jig and now sits on its own.

To get some initial sense of proportions I set it up at ride height and tried the entry/exit procedure. It's pretty straightforward although it would be a challenge for girls to look graceful doing this in a skirt...

The rollbar makes a good hand-hold (if you tried this in an Elise you'd crack the windshield because the A pillar is plastic on those cars). Yes, you stand on the seat just like in an Atom. Bead seats will be standard but we'll have some full seat options as well. The windshield support tubes don't seem to be much of an issue, at least not for me. They're thin and don't block any of the view although I suppose some people would take a little to get used to them.

On the styling front, I'm revisiting the lights again. Below are some pictures of the latest - the housings would be machined from billet and the units are designed so they can be oriented anything from vertical to horizontal in 15-degree increments (the lights themselves need to be 'upright' so they'll have to be rotated within the housings). The standard orientation is 45 degrees. Yes, they'll be available for sale at some point for people doing their own cars (as will just about every component we make).

The silver rings could probably be painted black (or bodywork color?) if desired. I suspect they serve a cooling function for the lights so might not want to cover them up. The low beam is the smaller unit, that's the one that has to meet height requirements in some jurisdictions, so being able to rotate the assembly will give people additional options.