Let’s get right to the highlights. It wrestled with suppliers, and dealt with a few delays. Mark Frohnmayer and the crew of creative crafters at Arcimoto have spent years refining the three-wheeled electric vehicle they call the Fun Utility Vehicle. It has a top speed of 75 miles per hour, a city-driving range of just over 100 miles, and comes with creature comforts like heated seats, heated grips, a phone mount, the ability to pair your smartphone to onboard Bluetooth speakers, lockable storage, a cupholder, and removable half-doors for some protection against the elements. After more than a decade of working on its "Fun Utility Vehicle," or FUV, Arcimoto is finally shipping the three-wheeled EVs to customers. Arcimoto’s finally delivering its weird, fun electric trikeRazer’s Blade 15 is a capable gaming laptop that’s $400 off at AmazonFor more power, Lenovo’s Legion 7i with an RTX 2070 is also on saleAmazon’s Echo Buds are back down to their lowest price of $90T-Mobile is offering a free iPhone 11 Pro to new and existing subscribersAsus’ LED-filled gaming laptop with a 144Hz refresh rate display costs just $880Plus, save on Razer’s wired Viper gaming mouse and refurbished phones at WootThe OnePlus 8 Pro with upgraded RAM and storage is $80 off at AmazonThis is the first big-ish discount for OnePlus’ latest phone I drove Arcimoto’s bizarre electric three-wheeler through New York City trafficRazer’s Blade 15 is a capable gaming laptop that’s $400 off at AmazonFor more power, Lenovo’s Legion 7i with an RTX 2070 is also on saleAmazon’s Echo Buds are back down to their lowest price of $90T-Mobile is offering a free iPhone 11 Pro to new and existing subscribersAsus’ LED-filled gaming laptop with a 144Hz refresh rate display costs just $880Plus, save on Razer’s wired Viper gaming mouse and refurbished phones at WootThe OnePlus 8 Pro with upgraded RAM and storage is $80 off at AmazonThis is the first big-ish discount for OnePlus’ latest phone If I took anything away from when I drove the prototype back in 2016, it’s that the vehicle Arcimoto has built is a
Its ultimate goal is to build 50 vehicles a day, but it probably won’t hit that mark for another 12-18 months. But before you call it vaporware, think again.
If the first quarter is any indication, 2019 is quickly shaping up to be the most exciting and action-packed year in Arcimoto history.
But Arcimoto thinks it can appeal to customers beyond the tiny three-wheeled segment. And all the while, the company also built up an order book of more than 4,000 customers — though many of those people put down refundable deposits that vary between $100 and $10,100, according to a company filing.
To learn more or opt-out, read our The first production version of the 100-mile EV rolls off the line in OregonMore than three years after Oregon’s Arcimoto let us drive a Arcimoto’s two-seater EV is driven using motorcycle handlebars, though company says people won’t need a motorcycle license to operate it. Aricomoto has rolled out examples of Micah Toll is a personal electric vehicle enthusiast, battery nerd and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling books Tesla's new update visually detects speed limit signsThis electric plane is set to break 7 world recordsLook's new carbon fiber city e-bike weighs just 15 kgTesla and hackers playing cat and mouse over unlockYou’re reading Electrek— experts who break news about Asking people to ditch their gas-guzzler for an electric vehicle is tough on its own. Arcimoto’s first customers are “early adopters who’ve been following the company, drinking the Kool-Aid for a long time,” Frohnmayer says. newsletter