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I don't understand the idea of all those three-wheelers? A startup [1] in my country also launched a similar vehicle. I'd rather buy a motorbike if I want to dr

by tjomk 8y ago

I don't understand the idea of all those three-wheelers? A startup [1] in my country also launched a similar vehicle. I'd rather buy a motorbike if I want to drive alone, or get a used leaf as someone pointed our here, if price is of concern. But a three-wheeler? [1] https://www.mynobe.com/ https://www.mynobe.com/

NeedMoreTea 8y ago
It was common to allow a three wheeler on a motorcycle licence. The UK used to have a weight and engine limit and gave us Del Boy's Reliant Regal[1] and the Robin. One or two places, possibly including the US, required a motorcycle licence meaning you couldn't use a three wheeler on a car licence. More a relic of licencing history stemming all the way back to Morgan 3 wheelers and similar from the 20s and 30s[2]. Morgan actually recently re-introduced the classic 3 wheeler. You still find licence, tax, and insurance advantages to 3 wheelers despite them bearing little resemblance to the vehicles that led to the category. That said, the Smart car was a huge hit in Europe for size, parking and convenience so I don't see why a 3 wheeler couldn't still work. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trotters.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trotters.jpg [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_3-Wheeler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_3-Wheeler
Shivetya 8y ago
Well for starters this is protected from the weather and secondly it is more stable which opens up usage to more people. So comparing it to a motorbike (EV or not) is easy, the use case against a Leaf would be size. The difficulty I see is, well the size may be off putting to many but they are likely the same people to be worried about a motorbike. The cost seems a bit high but I haven't looked at the full feature set. I think it really comes down to a cultural shift, getting people to think of personal transportation being well, more personal in size. For the most part there haven't been alternatives to a full size car and when cost it factored in many two car families cannot afford the third one, the commuter car. I think their idea of service vehicles is a good idea but that might require areas where there is sufficient charging

by tjomk 8y ago

NeedMoreTea 8y ago

It was common to allow a three wheeler on a motorcycle licence. The UK used to have a weight and engine limit and gave us Del Boy's Reliant Regal[1] and the Robin. One or two places, possibly including the US, required a motorcycle licence meaning you couldn't use a three wheeler on a car licence. More a relic of licencing history stemming all the way back to Morgan 3 wheelers and similar from the 20s and 30s[2]. Morgan actually recently re-introduced the classic 3 wheeler. You still find licence, tax, and insurance advantages to 3 wheelers despite them bearing little resemblance to the vehicles that led to the category. That said, the Smart car was a huge hit in Europe for size, parking and convenience so I don't see why a 3 wheeler couldn't still work. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trotters.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trotters.jpg [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_3-Wheeler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_3-Wheeler

Shivetya 8y ago

Well for starters this is protected from the weather and secondly it is more stable which opens up usage to more people. So comparing it to a motorbike (EV or not) is easy, the use case against a Leaf would be size. The difficulty I see is, well the size may be off putting to many but they are likely the same people to be worried about a motorbike. The cost seems a bit high but I haven't looked at the full feature set. I think it really comes down to a cultural shift, getting people to think of personal transportation being well, more personal in size. For the most part there haven't been alternatives to a full size car and when cost it factored in many two car families cannot afford the third one, the commuter car. I think their idea of service vehicles is a good idea but that might require areas where there is sufficient charging