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Yup... the 'driver' is seated curbside, for much better view of vulnerable road users. No passenger blocking the driver's side view too. 'Sleek' also makes for a better match for self-driving tech. The smaller / sleeker the car: 1. the more margin there is to maneuver and evade other road users...

RickB, you have ALWAYs good points you're making. Broke it down for you: More than 50% of American households own two or more cars. Yours being one of them. No need to have two SUVs. Global branding I consider a must from the onset. I realize where Arcimoto is coming from, but the numbers...

Hi RickB, Love your enthusiasm. We go way back, ever since the FlyTheRoad site. Can remember writing about my vehicle concept for which I have received plenty of recognition. Everything revolves around timing. I am slowly getting noticed. Tesla changed the automotive landscape permanently...

An enclosed, tilting three-wheeler needs to be designed from the ground up. The tubular frame needs to go, and the passengers need to be in a less upright position. That will lower the CoG as well. Something like this, of which I am almost certain that Arcimoto knows about it (through Munro...

Why a decade? Ought to be implemented within 2 years or so.... Not?

It's a sympathetic company, but never understood the hype around a tubular frame welded three-wheeler in which two passengers sit in tandem layout. That is soooo unimaginitive, even for a bunch of enthusiastic engineers. That they would ally themselves with Tilting Motor Works was to be...

A couple of weeks ago, I talked to Van den Brink, founder of Carver, the tilting trike (one wheel upfront, two wheels aft) from Holland. He was adamant about going 'full tilt' to counter motion sickness. I said to him that it all depends, like vehicle measurements, track vs wheelbase, CoG. Plus...

Well, haven heard anything lately.

Anyone familiar with the Local Motors 3 wheeler, that looks suspiciously like the Arcimoto? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/2020/01/21/3-d-printing-and-electric-vehicles-a-match-made-in-heaven/#21709c711115

I don't see measurements. Based on the track, I expect it to be at least 70"wide.

Mashable announces it as a 10K costing, unique 3 wheeler: https://twitter.com/i/status/1247742716345290752 Anyone knows of any measurements, and if the Sondors will tilt/bank whilst cornering? But based on the 63.8" track, I guess that vehicle width will be around 70" (1.80 m.).

Hi RickB, I know of the 3-wheelers you added, of course. But IMO, 3-wheelers will need to tilt to offset lateral forces. Not by having a wide front-stance.

I see a great future for (semi) three-wheelers, because they fill such an obvious gap between cars and what has come to be labelled as 'micro-mobility'. But they will have to be narrow. The Elio has the width of a Tesla Model S, the Aptera is even wider. That is not a very productive way...

Despite the double conversion (first generate H2, then have it react with oxygen to propel an electric motor), the very interesting thing about H2 is of course the quick fill up and the possibility of storing surplus renewable energy in the form of H2 (after electrolysis). Scotland was able to...

The heavier/bulkier the vehicle, the more sense H2 makes. Below what battery drive means per passenger:

Three-wheelers are NOT interesting if they feature approx. the same width as a conventional four-wheeled car, IMO. The Elio for instance, is as wide as a Tesla Model S as I recall. Its factual footprint will be the same as that of a car that fills in the complete rectangular. How to keep...

Then again, to the amazement of the industry, people turned out far more receptive to new design and concepts. As long as it is branded right. What's the status? 250K pre-orders for the Tesla cybertruck?

Funny how we consider it cool when we see a three-wheeler in SF films...

The whole thing about startups in the automotive sector, is that there is no way to launch a new vehicle and expect to scale up and become profitable without considerable outside help. Elon Musk started out with companies like Daimler, Honda and Toyota taking shares in Tesla. They withdrew...