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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
I'm partial to the Go-One myself. I've driven (? ridden?) an electric assisted one in Ottawa. But @ $12k...
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Did you get to drive one without the electric assist? I'm curious as to how it performs, efficiency wise, compared to the WAW.
I think the ultimate in HPV would be something like an Aptera but with the Virtual Edge type fuselage, i.e. thin, laminar flow. Not quite as thin of course, for practicality, and with a cover instead of drive-by-video. Off the ground to minimize ground effect, with a reasonably wide wheel base, it might be fast enough to travel at most street speeds with just hybrid human power.
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The owner calls it "yuppy porn". He bought it to replace a car though, so it was easy for him to justify.
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Oh yes. My commute, even with my current car, will cost $1400 + $640 or something for rego. In 5 years this would pay for itself. Of course, not if I move closer to work, but still, for errands...
These things are crying out for mass production. Imagine how quickly they'd sell if priced around the $2000 mark, or even the $4000 mark!
Even now, these things are hardly "yuppie porn" if you can use one to get to work. I'd imagine for a lot of people they'd already pay for themselves in 3-5 years. A bike is no use if you won't ride it due to weather concerns, or the fact that it takes too many hours out of your day, or too much effort.
And with people buying them the way they obviously are, it won't take too long to bring the prices down.