Yes, I am a drive-by shooter ... I shoot real-estate photos from the public right-of-way.
The split-windows may or may not represent a problem in getting the best angle for the specific images needed.
If the split window proves problematic, it occurred to me that one option might be open doors. Recognize the car movement in these situations is extremely slow so there would be few stresses although there would be soft stops and starts. The typical "shoot" with one or both doors open would be no more than 150-ft, all on the public right of way in a residential community.
The limited use would seem reasonable given the rising doors stay within the maximum width of the car meaning if you hit a kid, its going to be with your front fender. I.e. it is not inherently stupid, unless you consider the most adventurous who might hit the freeway with the door's up wondering if they can get airborne. (It would be a cool way to demonstrate the integrity of the monocoque construction on a closed track ... you come back to the pits and the doors open and close effortlessly after the abuse.
BTW, if Aptera could do this, it would be about as stupid as a guy with diesel dually rolling coal ...
Still allowing door-up motoring at lower speeds would add that true open air feeling.
And as I think about it, there is going to be a way to defeat the opening of the door at speed just as in most traditional cars and that has to be taken into account. The plan has been to defeat at speed door opening with aerodynamics. And the aerodynamics of the Aptera are different.
An hour later :)
It occurs to me by definition the door opening process is aided, perhaps by a spring or more likely some hydraulic pistons. It could even be robotic although 'automatic doors' might better be an option. I suspect that if one started out with the doors open and accelerated rapidly the doors might close rather abruptly. Getting the right level of door dampening is a serious engineering question.
Egress and ingress, which includes the door's functionality, can ruin a vehicle aimed at selling in volume.
And while the idea of cruising with the doors open seems silly in a rolling coal kind of way, if the doors could be secured in the open position it would provide another dimension to rolling Aptera. I'm sure the range penalty from cruising doors open would be significant, but if it is engineered with that option, it could be fun.
While not safe or practical; open doors can be fun :)
And the reality that confronts manufacturers of all kinds is that if there is a way, the practicality or safety will be ignored by a specific percentage of the population.
For instance a seven passenger mini-van should not carry more than seven passengers ... but they do every day in various parts of the world.
My specific use, which is quite low speed residential real estate photography, is based on the question of how clear a field of view I would have from the half the size roll down windows.
And while I'm sure everyone will applaud your good sense and concerns for safety, the reality is we all know some folks are not as constrained by the 'rules.'
I mean if I had a custom 'wrap' for my candidacy and I wanted to drive one of these in the homecoming parade, I think I might go for the 'door up' look so I could toss candy and wave :)
Fact is, if you think about it, the Aptera would not exist if the Chris and Steve didn't strive to break the rules of how you build a car ... 'cause a car's gotta have four wheels! (NOT).
And I'm sure if someone were to abuse open door driving so their two kids, both riding on skateboards, were to latch on to the open doors for a tow around the city square, the cops would intervene ... unless it were on the movie-set of the remake of "Back to the Future".
Of course the gendarme would also likely take a dim view of someone going 0-60 in 3.5 seconds whether they were in a Noir Aptera, white Tesla performance or Mango colored Dodge Hellcat ... although the Hellcat, because of it is slower despite its 'sound and fury' would be the more likely to get stopped.
BTW: a 2012 Nissan leaf is safe and practical.
I don't believe driving with the doors open is safe or practical. Just my 2 cents...