01-05-2019, 04:59 PM
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America finally gets a 1-passenger commute
The Canadian, Electra Mechanica' SOLO is on the market in California.
An enclosed,3-wheel,100-mile range, EV,for a little over $15,000.
It has a Cd 0.24 body,a little better than Ford and VWs offerings as concepts in the 1980s,but SOLO is 'real',unlike Aptera,Edison VLC-2,and others.
California allows SOLO to use the H.O.V. lanes.It has a full roll-cage.
I'll have mine with a full-tadpole trailer,thank you very much! 
https://electrameccanica.com/solo/
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01-05-2019, 05:44 PM
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As dumb as it may seem half my trips (especially longer ones) have a passenger
I had hoped an elio like 2 inline seater would have come out
Ah well too bad so sad but an interesting single passenger.
If I had lots of room to have a heard of cars I might add one for fun
Too bad the tax credit is only $1500
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01-05-2019, 06:02 PM
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Seats half as many people as my motorcycle and costs 1.5x more. Then there’s the fact that a person could buy a used Spark EV for $9k and a Leaf for even less.
Maybe they’ll sell 100.
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01-05-2019, 06:06 PM
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Quote:
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Seats half as many people as my motorcycle and costs 1.5x more. Then there’s the fact that a person could buy a used Spark EV for $9k and a Leaf for even less.
Maybe they’ll sell 100.
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You’ve gotta admire its efficiency though
But you always want more, different strokes for different folks |
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01-05-2019, 08:01 PM
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Quote:
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Seats half as many people as my motorcycle and costs 1.5x more. Then there’s the fact that a person could buy a used Spark EV for $9k and a Leaf for even less.
Maybe they’ll sell 100.
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My sister got a 2015 Spark EV with 6000 miles for just over $10K. Heck of a deal compared to anything else comparable. |
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01-06-2019, 03:10 AM
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Wait a few years and you'll be able to buy one of these for $5k used. Apples and oranges comparing anything used to the price of something new.
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01-06-2019, 04:46 AM
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I don't buy new.
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01-06-2019, 06:00 AM
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01-06-2019, 06:13 AM
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Just the vehicle for TrigglyPuff.
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01-06-2019, 07:24 AM
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Are they classified as a motorcycle or as a passenger vehicle down there in cali? Fingers crossed they dont classify them as motorcycles up here...whats the point of a commuter car for the masses if the masses need to go get a motorcycle license to drive one?
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