It still takes one standard car's worth of space on the road and one standard car's worth of parking space. This is not a solution to anything.
Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
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Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#32> Priced at $18,500, it also costs about half as much as the current average sales price for a new passenger vehicle Well, it is significantly more limited than most new passenger vehicles, both in terms of how many people/things it can haul and its safety when sharing the road with vehicles that are on the road today.
And there's many good cars too (Corolla, Civic, etc) that you can get around the same price here in the US...
And crappy cars you can brand new for barely more than half that - looking at you Mitsubishi.
Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#33There's also the Renault Twizy that is readily available and significantly cheaper (starting at 7000 Euro). Actually even the regular electric car by Seat (Mii) is much cheaper than the Electrameccanica.
Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is also the danger factor... you are 27 times more likely to die driving the same distance on a motorcycle as in a car. I don’t think I would want to take that risk.
What is the absolute number? Eg 27*0 is still 0 (note I'm not suggesting it's actually 0)
It’s also a more nuanced issue than that. A larger proportion of bike fatalities involve alcohol.
Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#35It still takes one standard car's worth of space on the road and one standard car's worth of parking space. This is not a solution to anything.
So it's actually probably less efficient.
Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#36I live close by the first purchaser of one of these. It's a wild little car, and it looks like an absolute pleasure to drive as a personal commuting device.
Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#37It still takes one standard car's worth of space on the road and one standard car's worth of parking space. This is not a solution to anything.
I've seen it in person many times; it's definitely smaller than the hatchbacks parked on the street near to it.
More like a goldwing motorcycle in size.
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#38The OEMs website has much better detail and pictures [1]. [1] https://electrameccanica.com/
Looks like a Corbin Sparrow
Re: Not quite a car, not quite a motorcycle: a vehicle built for one
#39I’d rather have a motorcycle. Motorcycles are faster, cheaper, can carry about the same amount of cargo, and 100 miles on a charge is enough to give me range anxiety.
I’d rather have a car. I often need to carry passengers, carry large or heavy things, and a new economy car is in the same ballpark price.
Who is this really for? I don’t see many people buying this as their only personal transportation if it only travels 100 miles on a charge and can’t take a passenger. It’s price too high and isn’t fun enough to be considered a recreational purchase.