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I would love a lower end rickshaw/golfcart tier small ev. It would be great for trips and errands around town you could do on lower speed roads. I don’t need a

I would love a lower end rickshaw/golfcart tier small ev. It would be great for trips and errands around town you could do on lower speed roads. I don’t need a 5000lb behemoth.

te 3y ago
I have one, and they are as great as you expect. Used 2013 Nissan Leaf's can be had for $5k or less.
phreeza 3y ago
Something like this? https://urbanarrow.com/business-bikes/cargo/ https://urbanarrow.com/business-bikes/cargo/
- nine_k 3y ago
  This is a two-wheeler without any protection from weather. But it's about the right weight class.
  - blacksmith_tb 3y ago
    For protection from the elements there are things like the Veemo[1], I guess compared to the tiny EVs you do get a little exercise too (but you have even less collision protection, not much different from riding a normal bike). 1: https://veemo.ca/ https://veemo.ca/
- dendrite9 3y ago
  Bikes are a place where weight matters more than in a small car, at least for the user. Although I guess some ebikes have motors that don't require pedaling.
silisili 3y ago
Something like this? I just saw this somewhere this week, maybe even here. Dropping links below... https://www.squadmobility.com/ https://www.squadmobility.com/ https://electrek.co/2022/12/06/squad-solar-electric-city-car-coming-to-us-for-6250/ https://electrek.co/2022/12/06/squad-solar-electric-city-car...
- thomastjeffery 3y ago
  > Squad Regular Production PRE ORDER 50.00 € Am I missing something? Oh, I see in the text below: > Regular production Squad. Price estimation €6250 ex. tax. Is this a common thing with EU sales pages, or are they just being extra weird?
nixass 3y ago
Citroen Ami https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami
- rich_sasha 3y ago
  ...and seating a family of 4. Top speed 30, maybe 40 mph, range of 20, I'm in the market. I own a cargo bike, and it's great mostly, alas not when the weather is inclement.
  - brokenodo 3y ago
    I think what you’re looking for is an older used Nissan leaf
  - deleted 3y ago
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foobarian 3y ago
My problem is, if EV is not going to work for 100% of my use cases, I need a second car. But if I need a second car then it doesn't make sense to overthink the EV, any will do. What would be really awesome is if I could have one car and swap the power train easily, but that's just fantasy talk.
- flukus 3y ago
  Hiring a car for specific trips is probably much better, depending on the % of those use cases. That goes for other factors like towing capacity too. Cars are already very expensive for something with such a low utilisation rate.
  - cranky908canuck 3y ago
    Towing actually seems in practice an awful place for renting. Use case is taking kids trailer camping: UHaul at least offers only trucks with (a) single row seating, and (b) no brake controller. Even if spouse did drive, the lack of the brake controller is a showstopper. If someone knows where I can rent a crewcab with RV brake controllers, I'm all ears. I'd love to not have to own a tow vehicle.
elihu 3y ago
There's the Arcimoto FUV. I'd consider it a step up from golfcart/rickshaw as it's meant to go at highway speeds, but it's much smaller/lighter than a regular car.
rgmerk 3y ago
Death trap on American roads, unfortunately.

I would love a lower end rickshaw/golfcart tier small ev. It would be great for trips and errands around town you could do on lower speed roads. I don’t need a 5000lb behemoth.

te 3y ago

I have one, and they are as great as you expect. Used 2013 Nissan Leaf's can be had for $5k or less.

phreeza 3y ago

Something like this? https://urbanarrow.com/business-bikes/cargo/ https://urbanarrow.com/business-bikes/cargo/

nine_k 3y ago
This is a two-wheeler without any protection from weather. But it's about the right weight class.
- blacksmith_tb 3y ago
  For protection from the elements there are things like the Veemo[1], I guess compared to the tiny EVs you do get a little exercise too (but you have even less collision protection, not much different from riding a normal bike). 1: https://veemo.ca/ https://veemo.ca/
dendrite9 3y ago
Bikes are a place where weight matters more than in a small car, at least for the user. Although I guess some ebikes have motors that don't require pedaling.

silisili 3y ago

Something like this? I just saw this somewhere this week, maybe even here. Dropping links below... https://www.squadmobility.com/ https://www.squadmobility.com/ https://electrek.co/2022/12/06/squad-solar-electric-city-car-coming-to-us-for-6250/ https://electrek.co/2022/12/06/squad-solar-electric-city-car...

thomastjeffery 3y ago
> Squad Regular Production PRE ORDER 50.00 € Am I missing something? Oh, I see in the text below: > Regular production Squad. Price estimation €6250 ex. tax. Is this a common thing with EU sales pages, or are they just being extra weird?

nixass 3y ago

Citroen Ami https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami

rich_sasha 3y ago
...and seating a family of 4. Top speed 30, maybe 40 mph, range of 20, I'm in the market. I own a cargo bike, and it's great mostly, alas not when the weather is inclement.
- brokenodo 3y ago
  I think what you’re looking for is an older used Nissan leaf
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]

foobarian 3y ago

My problem is, if EV is not going to work for 100% of my use cases, I need a second car. But if I need a second car then it doesn't make sense to overthink the EV, any will do. What would be really awesome is if I could have one car and swap the power train easily, but that's just fantasy talk.

flukus 3y ago
Hiring a car for specific trips is probably much better, depending on the % of those use cases. That goes for other factors like towing capacity too. Cars are already very expensive for something with such a low utilisation rate.
- cranky908canuck 3y ago
  Towing actually seems in practice an awful place for renting. Use case is taking kids trailer camping: UHaul at least offers only trucks with (a) single row seating, and (b) no brake controller. Even if spouse did drive, the lack of the brake controller is a showstopper. If someone knows where I can rent a crewcab with RV brake controllers, I'm all ears. I'd love to not have to own a tow vehicle.

elihu 3y ago

There's the Arcimoto FUV. I'd consider it a step up from golfcart/rickshaw as it's meant to go at highway speeds, but it's much smaller/lighter than a regular car.

rgmerk 3y ago

Death trap on American roads, unfortunately.