RAMP IT UP! The Arcimoto Factory Opening & Stakeholder Update

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @HyperChangeTV
    @HyperChangeTV 2 года назад +76

    huge shoutout to the arcimoto team!! this was so epic in person. can feel the excitement. RAMP IT UP!!!

    • @r.o7897
      @r.o7897 2 года назад +3

      Man Gali!! I miss your updates on Arcimoto!

  • @superfly19751
    @superfly19751 2 года назад +21

    Great to see! Might have seemed simple but a lot of blood, sweat, and tears have been spent to get to this stage. It’s only the beginning. Go Arcimoto!

  • @TrapperBV
    @TrapperBV 2 года назад +19

    Love the cleaned up version, let’s RAMP this thing!

  • @davefroman4700
    @davefroman4700 2 года назад +17

    So glad to hear they have gotten that help with the torque vectoring. That is going to make this so much more appealing.

  • @jorexthox4330
    @jorexthox4330 2 года назад +1

    TO GO from point A to point B... I need seat and 1 extra space for either cargo/groceries/purchases or 1/2 passengers... because of this... I think this company has a FUTURE... especially for people who need a ride to get to places fast.

  • @totalruts
    @totalruts 2 года назад +2

    Big fan of this company . love from Kenya

  • @kantameena9668
    @kantameena9668 2 года назад +10

    Good work Arcimoto team.....world need clean vehicles

  • @darinladd5312
    @darinladd5312 2 года назад +16

    I used Arcimoto as my case study in my Innovation class until their stock allowed me to *retire* from teaching. The true value proposition of Arcimoto is its systems approach to design (i.e., the platform itself, *as well as* the scalable factory design). Mark says it best: "risk reduction." And, you can see how they used their platform to attract third-party software designers.
    I also teach that the systems approach as used by *software engineers* is the reason that software serial entrepreneurs run circles around traditional manufacturing interests. Tesla (Martin Eberhardt and Elon Musk both former software CEOs) vs. Fisker (Henrick Fisker an automotive design guy) is a good example of this.
    Hell, yes, I bought more shares at $5.00 ;)

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад

      Love it. LET'S GO FUV!

    • @TheyForcedMyHandLE
      @TheyForcedMyHandLE 2 года назад +1

      Why would you use this company as a case-study in innovation when they have yet to prove that their approach works?

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад

      @@TheyForcedMyHandLE Maybe you should take my class.

    • @MrTeenwolf82
      @MrTeenwolf82 2 года назад

      Can you please guide me to purchase some of Arcimoto stocks?
      It's sounds like I am stupid because it's my first time trying to buy stock that could help me and my family future.
      Thank you in advance
      Phil

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад

      @@TanSpaceX Sometimes you just believe in something, right? Gas prices starting to creep up, again....

  • @toyotaprius79
    @toyotaprius79 2 года назад +4

    That e-bike is 👌👌✨

  • @uscaptainstraining
    @uscaptainstraining 2 года назад +1

    That was phenomenal! Way to Ramp it up! I have been waiting to see your e-bike class vehicle. It did not disappoint! The way you can peddle stationary and charge it was completely unexpected. What a fantastic idea. Now there is a reason to ride a stationary bike. So simple and brilliant! Loved the presentation!

  • @earnmyturns6305
    @earnmyturns6305 2 года назад

    Congratualtions to Mrs Frohmayer on becoming a grandma and Mark Frohmayer an uncle, it’ll be a great joy for both. Aunts and uncles were so important in my life when I was growing up and he’ll be a totally awesome uncle.

  • @D0li0
    @D0li0 2 года назад +6

    I missed the api stuff from the live...
    Thanks for the nice clean edit, live AV was rough. :(

  • @juliahello6673
    @juliahello6673 2 года назад +1

    A fountain of great ideas. Excited for the future of Arcimoto.

  • @mwhitmore190367
    @mwhitmore190367 2 года назад +1

    Outstanding event, blown away by the level of innovation, passion and heartfelt joy.

  • @tfragia1
    @tfragia1 2 года назад +2

    Exciting stuff! Glad to be an investor. Thanks everyone at Arcimoto. 👍

  • @PeaceChanel
    @PeaceChanel 2 года назад +1

    Thank You for All that you are doing for World Peace and for our Planet...
    Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. La Paz.. Namaste ..
    🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮️ ❤️ 🕊

  • @oldmanjimh3165
    @oldmanjimh3165 2 года назад +7

    It is now time to revolutionize the seat. The ancient bicycle seat needs a change. Something I can ride for a few hours and not have an aching ass.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      You need to look at the Easy Seat, also called the Hobson Seat. I have a broken tail bone and could only use that design with two little padded hip joint supports that swivel a bit as you pedal. Nothing between your legs but a breeze.

  • @GreenNeighbour
    @GreenNeighbour 2 года назад +1

    Love it. Keep up the intensity, Arcimoto!

  • @harinathmapa7964
    @harinathmapa7964 2 года назад +3

    Excellent achievement. Waiting to get my preordered Arcimoto in Australia. 😀

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад +3

      You will love it. I'm at about 1,500 miles driven and I use it for pretty much everything.

  • @rowland5951
    @rowland5951 2 года назад +5

    Arcimoto would be a hit in South East Asia.

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад

      I was watching a movie made in Thailand and it made me wonder how big of a market Arcimoto could have down there. Great point.

    • @Wog68
      @Wog68 2 года назад

      Nope. You have no idea.

  • @joebuslife9275
    @joebuslife9275 2 года назад +5

    4600 shares let's go!!!!

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад +1

      Short sellers are crapping their pants already.

  • @soundslight7754
    @soundslight7754 6 месяцев назад

    You're the man, Mark & Co

  • @WILL_E_1
    @WILL_E_1 2 года назад +1

    Remote abilities with the app, ability to schedule service, or rent an arcimoto 👍👍

  • @GiesbertNijhuis
    @GiesbertNijhuis 2 года назад +1

    I like where this is going!

  • @kentolsen2712
    @kentolsen2712 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations! Exceeding expectations. 🙃Awesome tactic.

  • @kateriaanderson7676
    @kateriaanderson7676 2 года назад

    I can t wait to buy my own I was in San Diego seen some one from Oregon with one and now I have it set in my head to buy one

  • @r.o7897
    @r.o7897 2 года назад +5

    I love it!

  • @PathosBedlam
    @PathosBedlam 2 года назад +4

    Excellent Job Everyone. I particularly like the FUV Rapid Responder Fire Suppression vehicle. You are so spot on when it comes to the main point of Right Sizing Mobility to create Sustainability. This video makes me so happy for the future after such a terrible last week with Russia being a total Vlad. (Yes I just made his name a derogatory remark, deal with it). Looking forward to seeing you hit all your targets going forward, and seeing the FUV share price go to the Moon, as it rightfully should. The previous ATH will look like a minor blip in a decade.

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад

      Agreed. The small footprint means you can send in a fleet of them instead of one large truck (or airplane). Autonomously, they could deploy themselves (someday). Terrain will always be an issue in firefighting ("Young Men and Fire" by Norman Maclean), but these days there are forest roads that go pretty much everywhere. Modern firefighting is about containment and fuel-reduction, something the US could learn from the Austrailian Aboriginals.
      And, yet, with all of this beauty another oil war started yesterday?! Yep, that's what Russia is all about, these days. Well, the US too, truth be told. After all, we are currently the world's *largest* oil producer (11.3M barrels per day). And, didn't we just get through killing 100,000+ Iraqis over what was essentially securing Kuwait's right to slant-drill into their supply?
      OK I'll stop there. But I love you, Arcimoto!!!

  • @danielocegueda4399
    @danielocegueda4399 2 года назад

    Great presentation! Glad to be a retail investor!

  • @pinkelephants1421
    @pinkelephants1421 2 года назад

    Congratulations on the new facility. So great to see Arcimoto, as a company, is still taking the pandemic seriously via the most basic of precautions, 😷 wearing. A lot of fuss about nothing when it comes to 😷 wearing; most of us will only be in a shop, meeting or other such location for maximum of 30-90 minutes. It's not difficult for the vast majority to do so. Long COVID is a female doggy, devastating lives & livelihoods; something that most people completely fail to understand.
    So, well done Arcimoto 👌👍👏

  • @theknifedude1881
    @theknifedude1881 2 года назад +2

    I’d been wondering what Arcimoto was doing these days. FUV is my second largest holding, right behind TSLA. After hearing this, I guess I’ll pick up some more shares. I was aware of Arcimoto but when Gali said he had introduced Mark to Sandy Monro I figured I should invest (@$3.01). I’ve since sold and re-purchased and it’s time to get some more! I miss Gali keeping me up to date.

  • @zagabog
    @zagabog 2 года назад +3

    Will the new trike be able to connect to Zwift when pedal charging?

  • @fenderstratguy
    @fenderstratguy 2 года назад +15

    Very good point about that ridiculous GM Hummer. I am so disappointed that GM is going to build that absurd beast. What is the point of going electric if you’re still going to waste 90% of the energy used?

    • @gyrokyro
      @gyrokyro 2 года назад +2

      GM has no clue about sustainability….if they did they wouldn’t be a 9k lb monster vehicle…so irresponsible! Boo GM idiots!

    • @shmodzilla
      @shmodzilla 2 года назад +1

      GM hasnt built a vehicle I'd own again since about 1985. I cant believe anyone would choose their truck over literally any other brand. They cant even get the front left running light to work for 20 years now! If you havent noticed you will now. Easy to spot a chevy truck coming at you because garunteed that lights out.

    • @fenderstratguy
      @fenderstratguy 2 года назад

      @@shmodzilla I have actually noticed the running lights on GM trucks being out a lot, but honestly never noticed it whether it was the left or right.
      My neighbor had it happen on his GM SUV. I thought he told me the quote to fix it was several hundred dollars....is that possible?!!
      Anyway, because of the cost, he and another neighbor tackled it themselves in his driveway. Pretty sure they had to remove the wheel well liner to fix it! I know they were at it for hours but they got it fixed.

    • @johndonovan7897
      @johndonovan7897 2 года назад +1

      Because one has “small hands”?

    • @gordienj
      @gordienj 2 года назад

      Mine will need a cover shell, so it might be 1/50th of a Hummer.

  • @charliemurphy3529
    @charliemurphy3529 2 года назад +4

    Not sure on the doors - do they have roll up windows - and is there a heater + AC option? If you are going to spend over $20K, these seem like necessary add ons options. If you live in an area like Texas, you will need both AC and heat.

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад +2

      I drive my current Arcimoto right down to 32-degrees, and all you need is bottom doors to keep the wind off your legs (I wear riding chaps, currently).
      The Arcimoto has heated seats and a defroster that make it pretty comfortable without the wind, and the fairing keeps the rest of the wind (and rain) out. Now, take those doors off and it is built-in A/C at 30 mph+. I live in Eastern WA where it gets -5 in the Winter and +115 in the summer, so yah, Texas....
      One last point: every electron spent on heating and cooling reduces range.

    • @melchizedek077
      @melchizedek077 2 года назад

      Don't need AC on something that is classed as a motorcycle. The biggest problem is no defrost IMO if the weather gets cold enough to fog up the window or build ice what do you do about it?

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад

      @@melchizedek077 turn on the defrost. it's there. it works.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      @@melchizedek077 The Arcimoto is classed as an autocycle by the government. The MC classification only applies to the infancy of insurance company categories - glad for that as my insurance is $800 cheaper than it was with an old car in Florida.
      The FUV has a three speed *electric defroster* for its windshield.

  • @marlittdellabough2393
    @marlittdellabough2393 2 года назад

    Wish I knew. Congratulations

  • @alexandertaylor303
    @alexandertaylor303 2 года назад +1

    I like what they are doing so far. I've been hoping someone would manufacture a small lightweight tilting aerodynamic fully or semi-enclosed tadpole three wheel electric auto-cycle for a long time. An modern electric version of a Messerschmitt KR200 cabin scooter would be awesome. If it had a small frontal frontal area and low drag coefficient I'd put money down in a heartbeat.

  • @yimbroiskylong7081
    @yimbroiskylong7081 2 года назад +1

    GO GO GO!!!!!!!

  • @christopherstube9473
    @christopherstube9473 2 года назад

    I really like the form of the tilting wheel trike. It looks generally useful in Missoula. One thing that i would like better on it would be a shorter stem on the steering more like some of the ape hangers in a v shape.

  • @idog63
    @idog63 2 года назад +2

    FUV $1B market cap or $0 are both possibilities but worth the risk. I keep adding shares monthly.

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад +1

      Strong conviction is the way to go.

  • @earnmyturns6305
    @earnmyturns6305 2 года назад +2

    Hurrah! I wanted a stationary bike that would charge a battery since… last century!

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад

      I know right. The idea itself has been around for decades. Why are we just starting to implement it? Because there was no money in it for the capitalists.

  • @pinkelephants1421
    @pinkelephants1421 2 года назад

    Those doors are ace. Really great for ensuring your shopping doesn't suddenly decide to go walkies & you don't realise until several miles on down the road when it's too late & the bread, milk etc has long since been squashed into oblivion by other traffic.
    Love all the other accessories too; great thought processes.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад +2

      Doors are dead weight and they don't use steel beams for protection like car doors do. I added cargo webbing to enclose the passenger seat area. Very large capacity, so big you can skip the $750 trunk option which is small in comparison. Also it is common practice to just strap in a cooler for groceries.

  • @fenderstratguy
    @fenderstratguy 2 года назад +2

    That ebike is pretty cool, the way it tilts. Is that 3-wheel drive?

  • @JOSEPHZZ123
    @JOSEPHZZ123 Месяц назад

    I love arcimotos but what bout the windows on the side doors???

  • @pinkelephants1421
    @pinkelephants1421 2 года назад

    Might a rectangular or square tank provide greater stability than the round shape chosen for the fire fighting version, especially where the vehicle may be travelling over uneven ground; less chance of it shifting at the worst possible moment & be commensurate with the shape of the loading bed, possibly affording greater liquid capacity.

    • @elizabethbottroff1218
      @elizabethbottroff1218 2 года назад +1

      Speculation? They appear to be focused on limiting materials and weight. Spheres and cylinders are inherently stronger & more stable than squares & rectangles.

    • @pinkelephants1421
      @pinkelephants1421 2 года назад +1

      @@elizabethbottroff1218 You're probably right about weight but I was also thinking in terms of a shape that fitted more more snugly into the carrying bed which is either square or slightly rectangular. Also if applying the liquid weight reduction requirement, you could lower the center of gravity, increasing vehicle stability, by using a rectangular or square container that is lower in height than current cylinder shape, yet retain same volumetric fluid/s.

  • @alfs3
    @alfs3 2 года назад

    As an investor, I see this fitting right in between the Tesla $25k car and anything under with the bike and Arcs both and should be the solution to fill that bottom price point gap!

  • @davivify
    @davivify 2 года назад

    So.... wondering if you guys ever plan to integrate the TMW tech into the FUV. I figure I can't be the only one wondering.

  • @ΚωσταςΣχοιναρακης

    Are for the Arcimoto also doors available??? See in many pics doors but never see a video, and if this can be removed for somer winter.

  • @jdesrosiers63
    @jdesrosiers63 2 года назад +1

    Are these Arcimotos large enough to carry someone 6 foot
    Upto 350 lbs?

    • @felixsvensson5265
      @felixsvensson5265 2 года назад

      Mark is six foot four and I think the carrying capacity is 600 puonds. So yeah, should be no problem

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад

      Good point. Big guys love to have fun too.

  • @alfs3
    @alfs3 2 года назад

    Hopefully you guys can move into a 4680 battery configuration and just buy from Tesla or BYD at some point if it makes sense to go that route.

  • @richardrothstein6339
    @richardrothstein6339 2 года назад

    Will electric motor work without peddling …I’m disabled so I can’t peddle.

  • @SaleenDrift
    @SaleenDrift 2 года назад

    Great presentation! However this event wasn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be; would of been nice to save this event for when the ramp up process was ready.

  • @maryalexander6605
    @maryalexander6605 2 года назад

    When can we get it in South Africa

    • @arcimoto
      @arcimoto  2 года назад +1

      working on it!

  • @FullTimeOverland
    @FullTimeOverland 2 года назад

    Great, another new product, and you still can’t deliver the one you promised three years ago.

  • @WILL_E_1
    @WILL_E_1 2 года назад

    Arcimoto Platform Initiative 👍

  • @MrTeenwolf82
    @MrTeenwolf82 2 года назад

    Can you please guide me to purchase some of Arcimoto stocks?
    Thank you in advance

  • @nuhkishaagail4046
    @nuhkishaagail4046 2 года назад

    I don't wanna rent,I wanna own one- when can that happen or did I miss something since 2017/that's how long I've been saving.im almost ready to go elsewhere.im not into paying notes

  • @นาตาโก
    @นาตาโก 2 года назад

    ผมชอบมากต้องการนำมาผลิตในไทย

  • @roadracerron3145
    @roadracerron3145 2 года назад

    I think you need to make a surf mobile cool one, i could sell many. One that is cool like a old school vw van that hold Surfboads. I would sell them at my retail center on hwy 101 in encinitas ca

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      Owners have already made a surf board rack for side mounting. The company already sells a golf bag rack.

  • @JustClaude13
    @JustClaude13 2 года назад +4

    It looks really promising. I hope these developments work for you.
    Because I've so far lost 75% of my investment. It would be nice to see those numbers going up again.
    Ideally, I want to make enough off my investments that I can afford a FUV.

    • @darinladd5312
      @darinladd5312 2 года назад +5

      Dude, you bought at the wrong time!!! Arcimoto was a $5.00 stock when the surge in prices came last year. And, guess what? They're back to $5.00. So, assuming you sold between $11.00 and $31.00 when it surged, it's time to get back in. If you bought at $20.00, then it's time to dollar-cost average that investment!
      BTW, Arcimoto is no longer a $5.00 valued stock; however, because of the current bear market and the idiotic surge in their stock's price last year, most investment advisers still call it a "hold." They're wrong, but that's because none of their stock analysts are systems engineers, just guys with a finance degree who know how to read a balance sheet, but don't know what it means (i.e., how a balance sheet looks like the company is failing when all they are doing is making a large capital expenditure on ... like ... tooling a large factory). The same thing happened with Tesla when they started producing the Model S. Musk nearly went *bankrupt* during that year as Wall Street kicked them when they were down.

    • @JustClaude13
      @JustClaude13 2 года назад +1

      @@darinladd5312
      yeah, I've moved some cash to my account. When it clears I plan to buy another 10 shares.
      I managed to catch Lucid just before the top, but they have a pretty impressive car so I'm hoping they click with customers.
      Honestly, the reason my portfolio is mostly in the black is because I bought some Berkshire B to cushion the speculative buys. If everything else dies, Berkshire Hathaway will eventually make up the losses.

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад +1

      Hold on tight. Short sellers are crapping their right now. They will have to cover and your days will be brighter. They're keeping the price down.

  • @davidlloyd8135
    @davidlloyd8135 2 года назад

    Needs a puncture proof tire

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      Not any more than any other vehicle. We carry a pump and a patch kit that will hande about half of all flat tires.

  • @samanthamariefreeman335
    @samanthamariefreeman335 2 года назад

    Did you guys get this from PEBL??

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      PEBL shut down and was outsourced to Germany. They still have no production model 2 years later. PEBL was a 20 mph 1hp vehicle while the FUV tops out over 80 mph with 77hp. Troll harder, loser.

  • @WardenClyff
    @WardenClyff 2 года назад +1

    I beg, before you’ve already hit mass production in the plastics division; check out organic based materials before sticking with dinosaurs/previously lived plants.
    Olive pits and Dandelions…

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад

      Recyclable plastics could be one way to go. Check out what Aduro Clean Technology is planning on doing with plastics. Pretty cool.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      A US car-bike company sold a vehicle with a hemp fiber and resin body. They started selling until the bodies were found to disintegrate in southern climates. They never recovered from the recall for that disaster.

  • @daviddang82
    @daviddang82 2 года назад

    Knew I shoulda shorted this company.

  • @billhickswasgreat3421
    @billhickswasgreat3421 2 года назад +2

    I really, really like that three wheeled e-bike. And I mean really! Is anyone else feeling like this?
    The pedal generator is some next level silliness, though, I hope there is someone at Arcimoto with enough sense to get rid of this shit.

    • @thewheelieguy
      @thewheelieguy 2 года назад

      So I'm sure it charges from the wall as well as the pedal generator, that was a possibly confusing bit of whimsy to show off just the generator. Having the pedals run a generator lets you dial in whatever effort level/"gear ratio" you'd like, in software.

    • @theknifedude1881
      @theknifedude1881 2 года назад

      My take on the generator may be wrong but what I picture is generating electricity and sending it to the battery then to the hub motors. No chains/belts needed, no need to wall charge unless you want to. Don’t turn the motors on if you just want to charge. I like it! FUV is my 2nd largest holding and is getting larger on Monday! Go gettem’ Mark!

  • @davidlloyd8135
    @davidlloyd8135 2 года назад

    Should have given more specs on next generation battery and a more precise date it will be ready

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      How can they have specs for the public when the first prototype has not been built and tested?

  • @afonsogomes9084
    @afonsogomes9084 Год назад

    👁

  • @wilfthies
    @wilfthies 2 года назад

    There is fun riding with two wheels available as well ruclips.net/video/C5UB4AtKY7s/видео.html Extremely fun and highly recommendable!

  • @Boris_Chang
    @Boris_Chang Год назад

    Is Arcimoto still in business or have they folded due to running out of cash?

  • @GladmanNow
    @GladmanNow 2 года назад

    Sorry Arcimoto but I have asked for doors (and windows) since you guys went public with the FUV. Without a closed cab the FUV is a nonstarter in any market where the snow flies. You aren’t there yet.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      Winters in the north used to mean holing up for 4 months with a mountain of firewood and dried foods. When we started bashing through all weather by abusing fossil fuels in climate controlled personal vehicles we went down a dead end road. You are already at the end of that road, admit it or not. We don't want no stinkin' doors. They do nothing for safety with this design, just dead weight. The FUV batteries can not operate below freezing anyways. There are heated seats and hand grips and a wrap around windshield.

  • @Paccekabuddha
    @Paccekabuddha 2 года назад +1

    -Everybody is making evs and vtols startups YAY!!! We're so smart.
    -Who is making the batteries?
    -Uh..i gues there's a dude, not sure, i believe...uhmm.....

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      Google is your friend when you use it first, and your nemesis when you go off half cocked without fact checking yourself before commenting. Battery suppliers are multiplying faster than vehicle makers and recycling of batteries has begun.

    • @Paccekabuddha
      @Paccekabuddha 2 года назад

      @@popeyegordon no need for google fact checking dude, just walk outside and compare ice vs electric afordability on the streets, then use common sense and calculate the realistic next 10 years.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      @@Paccekabuddha Your innumeracy disqalifies you from doing what you suggest. Your personal concept of common sense excludes the largest part of the value of EVs - no gas to buy, less environmental damage that costs everyone on the planet in ultiple ways. A clear thinking educated adult would not accept a gas powered vehicle given to them for free because those are more expensive in the log run.

    • @Paccekabuddha
      @Paccekabuddha 2 года назад +1

      @@popeyegordon and where are those free EVs? Inside your common sense i guess? At least not here in the developing countries for the next 15 years at least i can bet

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      @@Paccekabuddha Nobody mentioned free EVs until you did just now. They ARE much cheaper to own and insure but nobody gives them away free except for some free e-bike programs. Oregon gives out a full $5000 cash rebate if you buy one, that is a huge discount. The cleaner air we enjoy by using EVs is a bonus that benefits every human on Earth. EVs are being adopted all over the world. Electric busses first in some countries. Electric trains in others. Electric outboard motors in fishing villages are helping some poor fishermen. There are electric planes too. Ebikes and light EV rickshaws with solar panel roofs will be the first to come to some developing countries.

  • @VgoldV
    @VgoldV 2 года назад

    Too bad that we need a motorcycle license to drive this.

    • @katehall2027
      @katehall2027 2 года назад

      You do not need a motorcycle license to drive the FUV, deliverator, or rapid response vehicles in HI, LA, or FL. (You do need it for the roadster, however.) GA, KY, and WV allow the 3 wheeled Polaris vehicle to be driven with a regular license. Not sure how they classify the FUV, though.

  • @edwardmullins2176
    @edwardmullins2176 2 года назад

    It looks cool, but unless it gets windows, it seems entirely impractical in cold or wet countries.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад +1

      Not really. There are videos showing how dry the driver stays in rain. A billion motorcycles all over the world are used in all conditions except deep snow. They don't have a roof or wrap around windshield with heated defroster or wiper/washer. Or any doors at all for that matter.

    • @edwardmullins2176
      @edwardmullins2176 2 года назад

      @@popeyegordon Motorcyclists wear waterproof leathers, gloves and a crash helmet. Also, unless you've got somewhere covered to park it, rain plus strong wind equals a perpetually damp interior in some climates.
      If you're going to get a wet arse every time you try to use it without waterproofs, why not just buy a motorcycle?

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад +1

      @@edwardmullins2176 We have had time to figure this out. Autocycles don't need helmets. There is no interior as you relate to cars - no carpet, nothing water can damage. Just painted steel and a weather resistant dash. We carry a waterproof seat cover to add when we get out of the seat. When we are ready to go again the seat is dry. We have a great custom fit weather cover available from California Car Cover. We use light rain gear, leather was adopted by bikers because it would not rub through easily and give you road rash but we are buckled in tightly. We can drive barefoot or in flip flops.

    • @edwardmullins2176
      @edwardmullins2176 2 года назад

      @@popeyegordon I only mentioned helmets and leathers in regards to the weather projection used by motorcyclists after your comparison between the two vehicles, and the massive popularity of the former despite the lack of a sealed cabin. This is a false equivalence as motorcyclists are wearing their weather protection, while an arcimoto driver presumably won't be unless they want to drive around in a rain hat and coat so the spray coming into the cabin on a rainy day doesn't soak their clothes.
      While this may work in places like California, until this has a sealed cabin I don't see it having much appeal in windy countries like the UK, that get an average of 130 days of rain a year (170 in 2020)
      I like the idea of and technology behind the Arcimoto, but I'm very skeptical about this seeing mass adoption, especially for commercial fleets. A three seater variant could potentially be used as an auto rickshaw in places like India, but I doubt many could afford it.
      Also, the notion that this will make any meaningful contribution to tackling climate change seems naive at best, and cynical corporate spin at worst. Rather than buy a second or third 'car' as a kind of novelty leisure vehicle, it would be far better for the environment if people walked, cycled or used existing public transport.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад +2

      @@edwardmullins2176 That's total bullshit about you denying lighter vehicles won't help climate change. I owned a motorcycle while living in the HOH rain forest for 5 years, 200 inches a year but when conditions were reasonable the bike saved me from using the car or van I had. Stop with all the ridiculous nit picking about rain gear - there is a trunk in which any number of garments can be ready to use. The whole damn country is going electric. Admit it or not, like it or not. Car makers have all announced their plans very publicly. Arcimoto is on the leading edge of the bell curve representing the change. Smart concerned people want to stop stealing resources from future generations as soon as is humanly possible. Deniers like you are dying off or being 'replaced'.

  • @samanthamariefreeman335
    @samanthamariefreeman335 2 года назад

    It is astounding to me that it requires this much technology just to transport one or two people around the planet. WHY are we so complicated?? I love your Arcimoto, and I will buy one. But it still amazes me that we humans are not capable of doing things more simply. (Like trying to develop an ink pen that would work in space under zero gravity. NASA spent billions. Russians used the pencil.) I ride an e-bike.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      The internal combustion engine is simpler. Look what that got us. I rode ebikes for 7 years which allowed me to save up for my Arcimoto. Worth the wait.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      You lied by a factor of several thousand and the pen was developed by private industry. Lies just discredit you and poison the whole internet further. Pencils were a terrible idea, they shed toxic dust and sharpening is messy.
      *Uses in the U.S. and Russian space programs*
      "The development of the thixotropic ink cost Paul Fisher around $1 million (equivalent to $8.6 million in 2021). NASA - and the Soviets - eventually began purchasing such pens."
      Space Pen - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Space_Pen

  • @davidlloyd8135
    @davidlloyd8135 2 года назад

    But the car doesn't lean???? Ever?

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      No. It's better that way. It uses flat tread surface car tires 4.5 and 5.5 inches wide with much more rubber on the road than rounded motorcycle tires. Motorcycles can spin out on wet pavement or just a little oil on the road.

  • @snitox
    @snitox 2 года назад

    I don't really see Arcimoto working out with Aptera coming. Sorry guys. Gl tho.

    • @snitox
      @snitox 2 года назад

      Maybe a good suggestion: Make the vehicle collapsible in size a little bit so that it will fit sideways in a single apartment parking spot with a car. I think it's possible. Make some of the width liftable in the air like maybe the entire chassis.

    • @lmncsay
      @lmncsay 2 года назад

      They said the same thing about Android when they wanted to get into smartphones.

  • @gkwindrifter
    @gkwindrifter 2 года назад

    This is supposed to cost 17000 dollars. Still excited?

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      False. It was always supposed to cost $17,900 in 2022. The first series, Signature series, cost $45K. The next Evergreen series cost $25K. Then the big factory was acquired and started cranking out the FUV for $17,900. I was so excited I bought one and after ten months still very happy with it. So much more economical than any car.
      In the year 2018 a projection was made that a $12K mass produced version would be in the future. With lniflation that will be about $14K in 2023.

  • @mwhite1474
    @mwhite1474 2 года назад

    Stakeholders unite! We don't need no stinking profits.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon Год назад

      Nor do you deserve them. Expect something for nothing is the motto of investors who do not care that any profits come directly from the paychecks and benefit packages of the workers who actually add value to the company by doing the work.

    • @mwhite1474
      @mwhite1474 Год назад

      @@popeyegordon Yes, investing is not really giving money to help a company grow and profit. We should follow the model of the USSR or CCP. Please forgive me for being a selfish capitalist.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon Год назад

      @@mwhite1474 You have not been on the receiving end like me. I was in the company meeting where they said they were outsourcing 350 jobs to China becasue they needed to be able to pay dividends to their investors. They also froze wages. I refused to accept any free shares from that company. Responsible people only consider investing in Green funds or socially responsible funds. Every dollar is a vote, whether you care about that or not. Having said that, I have no idea how well Arcinoto would qualify for a green funds portfolio. I invested by actually buying the vehicle, that is paying off beyond expectations.

  • @Wog68
    @Wog68 2 года назад

    I Am out of here.

  • @olsonspeed
    @olsonspeed 2 года назад +1

    FUV fire truck is an ill informed concept for a multitude of reasons, the Arcimoto is far better suited as a parking enforcement or pizza delivery vehicle than for fire, aid or police.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад +2

      Says a non-fireman about a vehicle that was designed to fill a specific demand as communicated by actual firemen.

    • @olsonspeed
      @olsonspeed 2 года назад +1

      @@popeyegordon Your statement is... False, I have three decades as a fire/aid responder. The Arcimoto was not designed by firefighters, the company is attempting to adapt their tandem FUV to increase sales.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      @@olsonspeed I was incorrect about you being a non-fire fighter, assuming you are honest, but I was correct in that a design like this is not simply pulled out of someone's ass. The needs were surveyed and this niche was identified. It has been demonstrated in a video to be an effictive first responder that can prevent a major fire by getting there first. It is far more affordable than a helicopter. Firefighters had no idea it was even possible to have a vehicle with this kind of performance so obviously nobody tried to design it. Arcimoto had 14 years of prototypes to come up with the platform.

    • @olsonspeed
      @olsonspeed 2 года назад

      @@popeyegordon The Arcimoto was designed as a FUV, fun utility vehicle, they are attempting to adapt it to be an emergency response vehicle. A downsized vehicle is not a new concept to emergency responders, a three-wheeled fire truck was attempted and abandoned in the early 1900s. Bicycles, motorcycles, ATV, and minivans are currently being used effectively in special use case response situations, my department currently uses bicycles and a John Deer Gator, previously we had a pickup based mini-pumper. A tandem, three wheeler is inferior platform to use as a base as a firefighting or aid vehicle, it has the same width as an ATV but does not have the stability or 4-WD offered in a side-by-side configuration. Do more research, don't buy into slick video presentations or marketing hyperbole.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      @@olsonspeed As an owner you can't tell me about this product. I have one. The fire version is a single seater. It is for the smallest of first responder appications and can go 80 mph on open road where an ATV can not. It is extremely stable for an on-road vehicle. Watch as the sales happen and the videos of it accumulate. One year from today you can come back with some authority, but not now.

  • @Apparently_No
    @Apparently_No Год назад

    An enclosed E-trike would be perfect for me if it could reach a commuter speed of at least about 40 mph to simply be able to get to me to work and keep up with normal traffic flow.
    I'll get a motorcycle license, that's not a show-stopper! .. Remember.. work, work, work .. jobs, jobs, jobs, .. that's what it's all about! .. Enclose it, get it up to speed, and I'll buy it!

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon Год назад

      No. Climate controlled vehicles are what got us in this mess in the first place. Cars are boring while open sides keep us in touch with nature.

  • @ketolifestyle68
    @ketolifestyle68 2 года назад

    20 years too late, how is it china is so far ahead of us....... so many other countries have buses that are fully electric, we are so far behind, its ridiculous,

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      No. That is totally incorrect. China's vehicles are cheap crap and death traps. We have electric busses.

  • @The1028DEE
    @The1028DEE 2 года назад

    This just me world make it with four wheels and a steering wheel

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      No. Larger cars are the problem. They use too much fuel and resources. This is one solution to that problem. Their R & D design with a steering wheel weighed 280 pounds more and was 18 inches longer.

  • @tumbleweed1976
    @tumbleweed1976 2 года назад

    What a disappointment looking back on this.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon Год назад +1

      I just completed my first year of owning the FUV for all my transportation needs. What a thrill. What disappoints me is those who refuse to even think about switching to an EV. I am also pleased to see Arcimoto's quarterly reports of continued steady growth during a a pandemic/war economy that is killing many businesses globally.

  • @dathyr1
    @dathyr1 Год назад

    Whoopie Doo!!!!!! Not interested in this kind of vehicle. First it is not a family oriented type of vehicle, it would be terrible in the Winter Cold States, and there is very little storage space for what we need a vehicle for. To me, it is just an expensive play toy which I think goes for around 20,000 dollars.
    I don't know if my state would even classify this as a bike or a car, if we need to wear a helmet. Not interested in it anyway.

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon Год назад

      Then why did you bother to comment? It doesn't have to be ideal for everyone to be a great move towards sustainability. A snowmobile is not a failed design just because it is worthless in Florida.

  • @Andrew19036
    @Andrew19036 2 года назад

    Oh, that is why your stock is in the basement ,because of all your "forward thinking".

    • @popeyegordon
      @popeyegordon 2 года назад

      Not anything like "in the basement". You lied.

    • @stopper90004
      @stopper90004 2 года назад

      It is now.

  • @Myalop
    @Myalop 2 года назад

    Love it!