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US laws prevent this car from being sold to the masses. The vehicle lacks airbags, anti-lock brakes, and electronic stability control. I also doubt it would pas
by chroma 4y ago
US laws prevent this car from being sold to the masses. The vehicle lacks airbags, anti-lock brakes, and electronic stability control. I also doubt it would pass crash tests.
You might be able sell it as a motorcycle, but then passengers would be required to wear helmets and the driver would need a motorcycle endorsement on their license. Another option would be to sell it as an ATV, but states tend to restrict ATV usage on public roads.
- catawbasam 4y agoIt would meet a need in the US if restricted to low-speed roads, eg for older drivers. Maybe young drivers and low-income people too. At low speed you just don't need a lot of the fancy stuff.
- dymk 4y agoWhat are these low speed roads you're talking about? I'm not aware of any laws that allow a car to not have airbags on public roads based on speed. The closest thing I can think of is e.g. communities that have dedicated paved roads (which don't allow normal cars) for golf carts to putt around.
- crooked-v 4y agoYou seem to be unaware that low-speed vehicles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-speed_vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-speed_vehicle) exist as a legal category.
- crooked-v 4y agoVehicles for that already exist in the US, like the Polaris GEM line: https://gem.polaris.com/en-us/street-legal-carts/ https://gem.polaris.com/en-us/street-legal-carts/ You just don't see them because nobody in the US is willing to restrict the usage of normal cars, even where it's obviously needed.
- jasonpeacock 4y agoThe Arcimoto is technically a motorcycle (most states classify anything <4 wheels as a motorcycle) but there are exceptions in the majority of states that do not require a motorcycle endorsement nor a helmet for these types of vehicles. https://www.arcimoto.com/ https://www.arcimoto.com/
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoThe US has a classification for NEVs that this would fall under if speed limited to 25mph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood_Electric_Vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood_Electric_Vehicle If you want something small but more capable then an imported Japanese kei truck is worth considering.