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Looks like quite a venture. Vancouver might be a good market for a little electric car, with not much winter/snow. I would think the southern states might be good, also.
I'm hoping (praying) this little venture does not bankrupt Henry or Intermeccanica.
Seeing as others have failed with earlier iterations of this car, I'd be very interested in hearing the business case behind this venture.
IMHO - Only works with large govt subsidies and in congested cities with incentives like - use of express lanes or subsidized recharging.
We all know that Henry is an established business person with good business bones so to speak, I am confident that, the electric division would certainly be a separate entity...if anyone can pull this venture off, Henry can....I wish him well !
Ditto what Allan said.
I agree. And wish Henry well too.
But the investment dollars have to come from somewhere.
Looks like shoe to me. It says electric car but isn't a 3 wheeler considered a motor cycle? Neighbor just traded his 2014 Harley trike for a 2015 Polaris Slingshot. Its a 3 wheeler, one drive in back. It has a 175 hp Chevy Ecotech 4 cylinder with 5 speed. A real hoot to drive but despite seat belts NO doors or rain protection. Not much for economy - 30 mpg.
@ Wolfgang
Every state is different as to whether or not a three-wheeled vehicle is a car or a motorcycle. In California a motorcycle can have no more than three wheels and a motorcycle requires an M1 license. However, three-wheeled vehicles such as the CanAm Spyder or the Polaris Slingshot do not require an M1 endorsement.
Check out this link to tell you which states require what:
Seems a lot of research and development has taken place ...
https://www.facebook.com/77731.../?type=2&theater
My wife, who thought our old Ford Ranger was too big to drive, would love this 'car', but where oh where would she put the stuff purchased on her bi-monthly Costco run?
Small fiberglass motorcycle trailer would work but probably shorten the available miles.
I have seen these and they remind me of a "transformer."
Gary
So, if everyone drove Smart cars, or similar, and there were no 18 wheelers, or pick-ups, or delivery vans, then maybe it would make sense to have one of these. That said, full disclosure here would require me to note that the crash worthiness of a Smart Car is about the same as a replica Speedster, I bet.
Sadly it is probably much better than a replica Speedster, Oh Great Frazoo.
You might lose that bet Kelly.
The UK Top Gear guys ran a Smart car into a offset barrier at 70 miles an hour. The passenger cage held up and you could still open and close doors.
In the real world, occupants would have been killed by the compression forces of their chest against the seat belt. But that wasn't the point of the experiment.
The point was to see how the car itself would survive. And it did. The video is pretty amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxmiV2PFluM