Arcimoto FUV Oregon Road Trip! Cities, Mountains, & Ocean Adventure On This Electric 3-Wheeler
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2021
- Lexie and Kyle head out on an impromptu road trip with this Arcimoto FUV. The #Arcimoto #FUV #EV is a three-wheeled vehicle with roughly a 20kWh battery pack, two electric motors (FWD), and no DC Fast Charging. How will they fare on this adventure having to rely on public Level 2 infrastructure? Grab some popcorn!
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We had an absolute blast tearing it up in the FUV! The scenery was great and there will definitely be more PNW based trips coming up in the future. What an interesting reminder of old school EV road tripping relying just on Level 2… Makes you appreciate 200+kW charging from some of the new infrastructure!
Please come back. Got a glipse of you at PIR, then didnt get a chance to say hi.
Let me know next time you're in Oregon! Can definitely recommend some great drives and areas to check out. Also great to see someone is still using the West Coast Electric Highway infrastructure! 😆
Awesome video. I have a Polaris Slingshot, show this is a very interesting automobile.
Is this unit a development beta? I’m pretty disappointed at the charger input watts, and the range, and especially the UI/software
I think they really need to rethink this. Needs some sort of remote monitoring, heck my $1600 eBike has a $99 boomerang, can’t believe they can’t add something similar that would cloud transmit battery and charger status.
Needs 7.2kW 32A charging.
seat belts
@@toddsmith8534 Yes the FUV has double seat belts and nothing whatsoever can be deduced by the actions of someone in a demo video.
Record heat in the northwest: Kyle wears a sweatshirt. Lol
The Arcimoto is a city car. It has the speed to get on an inner city loop for a few miles but its not really meant for road trips. It shines puttering around town 30-40mph. That was is its intended use scenario.
30+ miles at 75 mph. It tops out at 80. For long trips rent a car. This design can save a heck of a lot of short trips by one person in a 4 seat high speed climate controlled car. That's the point.
Plan to get one as my retirement gift for just local (less than 20 mile one way) riding. Can’t wait. Nobody looks at a Leaf, everybody stares at the Arcimoto
Seeing the West Coast Electric Highway chargers was like traveling back in time to when the Nissan Leaf was THE electric vehicle and Chademo was the future. Their website is still up, and some of the pages haven't changed in years.
I bought 10,000 shares to support this company. I am happy to see people advocating FUV. It’s an amazing company, developed by amazing people! This would really revolutionize our world!!
Where is the seatbelt? How about where is ALYSSA???
There’s two seatbelts per seat, they cross over. One on each side of the ‘car’s’ body.
Lexie seems to be the perfect trip company ever, enjoying along, gold sense of humour. Legend!
Good morning from Washington state, I love this EV, and I will be glad to have 1 of my own, save gas,no need to go to gas stations and have fun around the city.👍👍🥰
The MVP of this video is the strap holding those hats on!
I wonder if Kyle is always this pleasant, or just when the camera is running. Nothing seems to get on his nerves. We should all strive to have the patience of Kyle.
Yes, he's always like that - a real nice guy to be around. I've been around him a fair amount and I can't say I've ever seen him frustrated or mad.
As an owner of an FUV - I can confirm that efficiency drops *FAST* when going fast, or going over hills/mountains. I can get ~100 miles of range in true city driving, where I never go faster than 35 MPH, and have lots of stopping using regenerative braking.
But highway driving, especially hilly? It drops *FAST*. When I had mine up to ~80 MPH, I was watching the battery percent count down 1% every few seconds. My guess would be no more than 20 miles range at 80 MPH. Doing 45-55 MPH over some of the same sections you drove, figure range is only 50-60 miles. I would not dare try the 80 mile stretch.
I love my FUV - but it is absolutely *_NOT_* a "road trip" vehicle. I figure it would need a battery at least 50% higher capacity, plus CCS to have any chance of becoming usable as a road tripper. (Doesn't even need to be fast CCS - 13 kW like the Harley LiveWire would be better than the dismal 3.6 kW AC it has now.)
Bollocks. All you need is a three speed planetary gearbox.
Put a 100Watt solar panel on the roof and Chuck the crap electronics in the bin. Put a proper brushed DC motor in instead. You go much faster, double your range without the panel, have unlimited range without EVER plugging in to charge
K.I.S.S
Keep it simple stupid.
Sheet! If you use spade switches to change your batteries from series to parallel with a brushed motor you get regenerative braking without Any crap electronics.
And that will let you accelerate at at least 4 times the pace too. Brushed motors are quite happy putting out up to 10x their rated power for a minute or two.
Battery anxiety is real.
@@aaronfranklin324 Absolute nonsense! You are out of your mind looney tunes. There is no need or way to add a 'gearbox' beyond what is already there. Gearing it down would immediately over heat the system and cause a fire or a brakdown. 100 watt panel?? HAHAHAHA!!! We need a 1200 watt panel minimum to charge the battery 50% in a full day of sun.
@@kenadams5504 Nah, you get familiar with it and manage your charge. Nothing to it. Just don't go over 40 miles without having a charging point at the destination.
Very cool story, well done. My wife Susan and I have really enjoyed traveling in our area. From ranch, 4 towns within 20 miles so works great for shopping errands.
We love the machine. The great folks at Arcimoto were like family when we purchased the FUV, (one hour after test drive). The fUV is a great second car. I installed a Charge Point charger in our garage, opposite the Tesla charger on the other wall. Thanks for a fun morning coffee video.
Kyle, I got to say Lexie and you together was truly awesome to watch 🤗 seems you two are in sync fun times.. Lexie is just awesome 👏 fun content 😂
10:00 Methinks the camera lingers a bit.
Range per the Arcimoto website:
"100 miles city
66 miles @ 55 mph
32 miles @ 70 mph"
I knew about the range, but didn't know about the charge speed. They definitely need to improve on that.
Not including a 32A 7.2kW charger onboard seems crazy . Seems the BMS needs some serious software work as well
@@olemissjim Nah, the capacity is fine for this vehicle. I will never need anything more than my home's level 1 charger.
Well done! Glad to see you made it to your final destination in one piece. Appreciate you doing this!
Hi guys, I did from Vancouver BC to LA, CA by bus on Road 101, very beautiful. I really enjoyed traveling with you guys in your adventure, nice memories for me. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Love Lexie's enthusiasm and energy!
You made me feel good about my decision to sell all my FUV shares. Thanks!
Welcome to Oregon! Good to have you in our state. Not your average road trip vehicle, that's for sure!
Glad to see another video on this channel!
I love Lexie's cheery attitude. I'd be pulling my hair out without a supercharger :) Looking forward to seeing more videos w/ Lexie and the hats.
Even my BMW i3 has had some strange state of charge readings while road tripping. The reading would change from before fueling up (REX) to after when I turned the car back on.
Definitely not a road trip vehicle, but looks like it would be great for simple commutes around town, delivery service. I think they would be great for a rental vehicles to blast around on vacation in warm climate locations.
Road trip vehicles are obsolete due to our climate emergency. Take a train or bus or just don't go. Learn to live sustainably. I went without a car for 7 years and found it was no hardship at all. That saved me so much money I paid cash for my Arcimoto.
Love it. More of this kind of videos, please!
Great scenery! I should do a west coast trip one of these days. Yeah, not really a road trip vehicle but might be fun for a day down to visit my family about 120 miles away. If only Arcimoto would open a shop or sell them where I am...
I ride a zero and when I notice I'm using more power than expected, I slow down just 5 mph and this helps a lot. In wind for example or colder weather.
You guys stopped at Red Hills Market in Dundee! That place is awesome and they have great wood-oven pizzas and an amazing patio in the back. I’ve stopped there both times I’ve visited the Willamette Valley. 😀
When in Oregon you don’t stop at Starbucks, you go to Dutch Bros! 🤣
Thanks for another great video!
I highly recommend the Riverz hats by the San Francisco Hat Company. Nice people. My first one lasted over 15 years and is still going strong. If you want cowboy style then I suggest their "American" model. I always fasten my hat to my collar with a braided cord and a mitten clip. This is one of the reasons my first one lasted 15 years.
I also recommend always wearing sunglasses when you are a high elevation (like Fort Collins). I used to work for the Seva Foundation. Their main gig was to travel around the world and perform free cataract operations on indigenous people who live at high altitude. The sun at high elevation is brutal on your skin and on your eyes.
That was awesome. My Co-Pilot wants the hat.
My parents and I live in Medford Oregon and really enjoy ripping our Arcimoto FUV around the Rogue Valley.
As I was watching this, I thought of my family who lived in Sam’s Valley and Central Point. That area is so beautiful and this would be the perfect vehicle. Enjoy it for all of us who are no longer up there.
My first road trip in my BMW i3 had me stop at one of the "West Coast Electric Highway" Aerovironment stations.. There were two in the town. Both like the one you stopped at near the casino, one CHAdeMO plus one J-1772. The first one in town was outright broken. Dead. Kaput. Zero chance of charging.
The second one I had payment issues like you. The first time it *SAID* it went through, so I walked away to go have a meal at a restaurant nearby. Came back out to….. No charge added. Had to just sit in the vehicle for a couple hours after finally getting it to work. (This one was on Mount Hood, I didn't charge to 100% because I knew I'd be going downhill after.)
It looks fun......right up to the point where it rains.
@9:49 Looks like you guys stopped at Red Hills Market in Dundee. Great spot for drinks, food and wine!
Y'all need to come out to Bend next time you're in Oregon and a great drive over.
I'm a big Lexie fan. Thanks for this video. 😍
You two has such great energy! More of this please! 😁👍
Oh my goodness, so flipping cool!!!
Great Video, I am eagerly waiting for your RV road trip videos in the Revel, hope to see them soon.
Reminded of this video, having completed a round trip over 200 miles in my FUV last weekend. Carson City, Nevada, to Jackson, California, via Highway 88, then up 49 to Highway 50 back. Over 8000 feet of altitude difference from lowest point to highest.
Would be nice to see an UV sun screen fitted tight to the top that would preserve the view in part and make a full days use more manageable. If not then just use sun screen and a hat. Hopefully the battery capacity was a fluke and they can improve the onboard charger. Otherwise the full range will be about all you’ll get out of this FUV in a typical day unless you’re Kyle Connor pushing the limits and staying close to lots of things to do. 😁
I am adding limo vinyl cling tint to the roof of mine for $30. It can also be vinyl wrapped. Perforated wraps available.
Great . Very well produced video. I am not a fan of EVs yet. But, I expect a lot of improvement in battery technology and range in the very near future. Both of you together make a very colorful pair for this journey. Thanks.
They Arcimoto’s are fantastic. They’d be brilliant here in Melbourne
Good vid. A few upgrades needed to make this a "road trip" vehicle, but around town just awesome. The only thing I think would be better is the Carver with its leaning. When Arcimoto make their leaning version - hopefully they can make it more narrow.
Cheers
What happen to Alyssa?
Haven’t done much other than superchargers. But I think the key word is patience when using chargers and want to authenticate. Can’t wait for my eu road trip next month.
Great video! Thanks!
I like the idea of the machine, but the slow charging and small battery are concerns. For the price it needs to be refined.
It’s fun seeing you driving/riding through my area. On your trip from Vancouver and getting to Highway 99 (to get to Dundee) you would have driven past my workplace in Tualatin and my old home in Sherwood. That charger has been at Spirit Mountain for a long time now and used to be the only charger in that area, but the charger at the quick mart (that is always ICEd) is less than a year old I think. There is still major shortage of fast chargers on the coast (CCS and Tesla), although it is improving. You should definitely come back to Oregon. As you saw, the scenery is awesome. Such a variety to see depending on where you are in the state (coast, forest, mountains, high desert)
Edit: btw it is Phil-OH-muth
I live in Vancouver, WA!! Crazy you were here! Would have loved to have said hi!
Ok next Out Of Spec video "We cannon ball across America in the Arcimoto...takes about a month" LOL Enjoyed the vid. 👍 😊
Fun trip and using 2050 - Neon Skies is an awesome pick for music!
No seat belt? Is it optional because it's a "motorcycle"? Or did you just forget/not realize it was there?
Kyle seemed to ignore them. See Lexie strapped in at 3:18 and 25:12.
What’s the point you die if someone his you period
Looks really fun
XD this was wiiiiild
Taking a little zip around town toy & going on a road trip: absolutely wild.
Thumb's up for the positive and smiley video.even in the hard trip you did great. now i understand why you didn't shit on id3/id4. You are pushing people to go electric ❤️❤️❤️
Loved the video. More Lexie please!
How a electric enthusiast like Kyle would just assume that this purpose designed city vehicle would easily achieve generous road tripping and then be disappointed by the range is kind of mind boggling
That’s unreasonable of you. The issues seemed to be the terrible built in charge speed. Using a 3kW charger is terrible. And the range was much less than promised, he couldn’t make an 80 mile stretch, that’s unacceptable for anything other than maybe a campus golf cart replacement.
They need better BMS, a 32A 7.2kW charger onboard, and probably another 10-30% more battery
@@olemissjim I don't think I'm unreasonable, max range as claimed by manufacturers is rarely ever possible unless given perfect conditions, and he was going full throttle as he admitted, and with a passenger. Also he should have learned about the charging speed, it's idiotic to go on a road trip otherwise.
All three of the posts in this segment are unrealistic, spoken by car addicts. We have to totally change our behavior and the FUV is a key tool in that. You take a bus or train to go farther. You refuse to take any job requiring a long commute, or move. "Road trips" for the sake of driving are no longer sustainable behavior and must be stopped or taxed into oblivion. It is NOT a clear cut 'city vehicle'. You could go 75 mph between two cities and charge at the destination or for a commute. I have not traveled farther than 15 miles from my home for 9 years. If I found a need to go farther and there was no bus I'd rent a car for that single use. My FUV will be delivered next week. For the last 6 years I have owned no car at all, just a scooter and a fancy solar powered bike. This is a huge vehicle for me.
I enjoyed watching your road trip video.
Enjoyed this! Definitely answers my questions about traveling with an Arcimoto. They need to add DCFC for sure if this is going to be more than a local vacation rental. I wish the greedy fools over at Elio succeeded in completing their 3 wheeler several years ago. Maybe Sandy Munro can get some investors and engineers to produce the Elio and sell it as an uplevel/luxury model Arcimoto 😆🤣
Isn't Sandy already invested in Aptera?!
It’s like Tuk Tuk/Rikshaw down here in 🇮🇳....
Why are you not wearing a seatbelt for your safety
this good service at home nice cool maganda pa sa kalikasan isa sa maganda nakita ko ang stly wow
15:15 we still have a pair of those at a relatively new welcome center/rest stop on Long Island, NY right off the expressway. I honestly don't know why they don't just replace them with EA or EVolveNY CCS stations.
It's such a good location, seems like a waste to have two CHAdeMO only stations.
Good old red tape , hopefully someone acts on it and replace them soon
Oh yes! the ones at the Welcome center by exit 52 on the LIE..
I just checked PlugShare and people are saying they're not working. Definitely needs to be replaced.
Hey Kyle. Loving the old school road trip :) Did you get any answers about what the battery capacity was supposed to be and if there was a problem with it? I'm thinking that if you could stretch this to 11kW charging it would actually be a genuinely fun way to travel.
Love Arcimoto!
Oh waw , totally blown away by Lexi, nice ev also
Very very nice video!!!!!
It would be nice to be fully enclosed for the winters here in Scotland with lockable doors.
Lithium batteries are not dependable in cold weather, which is half of the year. I hope the are making these with the nickel battery. They are very dependable in the cold.
Any updates from Arcimoto after your review? Did they give you a "evergreen edition" ie 2019-2020 or the current build? You mentioned the suspension felt better than the rentals you tried. Any updates on the BMS? Fast charging coming either via CCS or Tesla supercharger? The torque vectoring will be a great software update when that comes.
I don’t know about the vehicle, but I’m all in for Lexie!😎
Kyle is always so happy, its refreshing
Kyle: "ark eeeee moto" hehe. I always said it more like ark a moto. Can't wait to see the cowboy hat. I hope they improve the 'key' and shifting experience, BMS, app (charge status), 7kw charge rate, since you pull into charger normally flip the charge port 180 degrees, and improve turning radius. Between this and a Smart electric I think I'd take the Smart today but I really want to like an FUV.
I didn't want this video to ever end 😟
Looks like there is a whole back pack area of storage behind the front seat that could be utilized
Awesome! Wish I’d known you were coming to Eugene, I would have met up and bought you a fancy Starbucks.
Love the Arcimoto idea as a city car but definitely can’t compare to the Tesla for road tripping.
Of course not, but I love that they did it anyway.
came here for the Arcimoto stay for Lexie 👍
Cool..bro.nice.i love it.
Thank you
I wish I would have known you were going to be here. Would have love to meet you.
Very beautiful
I have been wondering, if I bought one, could I take the train down from Seattle, and drive my new FUV back home over a weekend? Looks like you showed that I could indeed. I have maybe a 40 mile daily commute. I wonder if level one charging would put back 40 miles worth overnight? I might be able to convince my HOA to let me equip my parking spot with a sub meter and a regular household outlet. A full EVSE would be a much tougher sell.
Its probably using pack voltage for capacity calculation which is why it jumps around so much between driving and charging its only reliable near max/min at ideal.
Land of the Free ,and Home of the Brave 🇺🇸
In Washington state helmets are required in the FUV and special three wheel drivers license.
How have FUV’s improved since your Florida Keys experience?
ok question... was it only 4 dollars to charge the overnight and how were the seats during the long ride
I live close to Dundee, Scotland. Nice there is a place called Dundee there.
At least the passenger was wearing her seat belt.
Lexie and Kyle ... what a nice couple, its a pleasure to see your daily trip, hope to see more
thanks mate
38:16 Smart Car! As an owner of a Smart I do the same thing :)
Fabulous
Ah! I'm wondering if YOU where the Arcimoto I saw crusing around one day.
Only 4min in, but I'm hoping you connected with the Transport Evolved folks while you were in the area!
pretty dope
Nice to see Charles Hoskinson enjoying the Arcimoto!
So the TL/DR is don't buy the Arcimoto for roadtrips. Use it instead for short trips around town and recharge at home overnight.
I just ordered a FUV (BET - Battery Electric Trike) and that is exactly what I plan to it for. Of course the price will decline and they will get better, but I will be the first in a nice flat Florida town.
Since this video is 2 years old, are you ever thought of going back to see if they made any improvements?
One option they have is that you can add doors but what I really would like to see are windows and air conditioning too.
Yes I know that it’s an electric motor cycle that’s supposed to be driven open to the elements, but I live in South Florida, the heat and humidity capital of the United States if not the world.
Anyway, you made a great video and you both look like you had fun….
Ours is orange and silver. We are in Gig Harbor, Wa🥰🥰