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redpoint5 · 08-15-2019, 08:36 PM

Ah, well I got my info from a Car and Driver article.

https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...2019/?slide=10

Anyhow, I'd think a few bits of curved tubular steel and 1 less wheel would substantially reduce the cost over an intricately designed and machined unibody vehicle.

UTVs start around $3k and some seat many people. You'd think a 2-seater trike would be a piece of cake.

I built a reverse trike in highschool using tubular aluminum, custom machined bicycle wheels, lead acid batteries, and a 2hp DC motor and controller.

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