The Nimbus is classed as an Autocycle, but you're right it's effectively the same as a motorcycle with respect to DOT regulation. No helmet needed, can use HOV lane, can lane share where legal. I really love this thing. I was following the evolution of the Carver One and Carver EV for years but those are not available in the States, and the Carver EV has a top speed of about 35 mph tops. The Nimbus has the tilting mechanism which looks like fun and can carry two, though I'd love better access to 'cargo' area from the rear (like a mini hatchback). I reserved the One S this morning!
As a person who has been riding motorcycles for 40 years I love the leaning idea. I'm on the pre-order list. As a past owner of a BMW I3 and current owner of a Tesla Model Y, I'm all in for electric. I'll be using the Nimbus to replace my ice motorcycles.
I think the Nimbus would be a great replacement for an ICE motorcycle, especially for rides around town. Have you had a chance to try an electric motorcycle yet? I would highly recommend going for a test ride. I rode for 5ish years and I really want to get back into it with something electric. They're just so expensive at the moment.
Hopefully this car will make it to market, perfect for limited street parking like here in San Diego and great to be able to charge in your apt. My apt. manager won't add even a 110 plug for me. Also charging at public chargers can be a challenge as I know with my Ioniq. Really like to rent rather than buy a perfect choice for me being a single senior. My Ioniq lease is up in June of 2024 so keeping my fingers crossed that this will be in full production by then and available in San Diego to rent. Jim
I hope it'll make it to market too! It's frustrating when apartment managers don't allow for charging options, so hopefully this car will be available for you to rent by the time your lease is up. Good luck and keep your fingers crossed!
I drove and reviewed both the Arcimoto FUV and Nimbus One a couple of years ago. I liked them both and they seem super practical, especially the Nimbus One with the battery swap feature, but Arcimoto has already thrown in the towel and taken down their website, and those who have made deposits on a Nimbus are wondering if they'll ever get their vehicle. The delivery date keeps getting pushed back, apparently due to a lack of funding. Hopefully they can find a path forward.
This is the one micro ‘car’ that I think really works. Sure, the Microlino looks sweet, but it is too long to be parked across standard on street parking. And its front door looks easy to block. The Nimbus looks genuinely perfect for cramped cities. But I’d like to see scissor doors to minimise space needed for parking between vehicles.
We appreciate your interest! We're currently concentrating on fine-tuning the Nimbus One by initially focusing on fleet customers. This strategy ensures that when we begin delivering to our individual pre-order customers, everyone receives the best version of the product, free of any early-stage issues. Our current best estimate for delivering the first vehicles to customers will be sometime in 2024. Information about international deliveries will be available thereafter.
That’s fantastic news. I’m glad to hear the project is alive and well. Some people were concerned since there was no news on any social media. We really need a product to raise awareness around micro EVs, that not only can they be an alternative to a car but in a lot of cases they will be preferable and even more fun, rewarding and desirable to drive. I feel like the Nimbus 1 could be the product to do that. I love the design and it feels like a no-compromise solution. I would like to see a solar charging system of some sort, either a panel on the roof and/or a standalone panel that can be plugged directly into the Nimbus. This would give a lot of flexibility as to where it is parked and avoid the need to bring the batteries inside to charge.
They are advertising a front airbag; one would hope that being smaller it would avoid major collisions, but tell that to the people who ran a red light and made an illegal turn and totaled two of my smart cars.
Great micro mobility solutions for country like India if possible this vehicles should be available in Indian metro cities and towns ASAP or else by 2024 atleast good one from nimbus
I hope it isn't long before we get these in Europe. Many European cities have atrocious traffic, narrow streets, and miniscule parking spaces. And I hope the same permit rules will apply. It makes sense for these to commence as rental vehicles while the public gets used to the idea, mechanics can learn how to fix them and infrastructure can build up. Any information about which musical instruments will fit in the back would be well received. Getting close to your gig or rehearsal really matters when you have heavy gear.
Watched a few videos on this vehicle, and I do agree it would be awesome to get around town with it and do quick errands. Whether I am interested in this type of vehicle remains to be seen. I am looking at other EV vehicles to see if they fit my needs for next year. Yes, I am both confident and scary how this Nimbus corners never riding a motorbike. I do ride bicycles but that is no comparison to the Nimbus. How is the Nimbus far as locking it up and security if we leave it parked somewhere and doing shopping??? Worried about theft protection on the Nimbus????
From what I remember of the prototype, it locks just like a car. I think it would be harder to steal than a motorcycle but if someone's determined, I supposed they could get a couple people to pick it up and put it in a van.
The Nimbus is priced at $10,000 so it doesn’t need any tax credit to my opinion.. And if You rent one for about $200 a month that’s also quite ok.. 😉 To drive it like a motorcycle seems to be a lot of fun.. 🖖🏻😎
I also think not having the tax credit isn't a big deal. From my other videos with Aptera, there were quite a few comments about how it wasn't a car so I just wanted to cover my bases 😄 I really hope they can maintain that $200 a month price when/if they make it to production.
@@UNKNOWN-un6nz I think I would rent it occasionally. Maybe buy if I could afford to have 2 vehicles. I think it will be available in North America first. I'm not sure what their plans are for Asia.
I hope the final production have door locks and immobilezer like regular cars. Kia and Hyundai had been laughing stuff for easy stealing without immobilezer.
We apologize for the delay in our updates. We're a bit understaffed right now on the marketing side so not able to send out frequent updates at the moment. We are diligently working towards production and expect to have an update for everyone soon.
They need to make sure the home battery chargers can't catch fire, which has been a growing problem with e-bikes. Get a bunch of people with chargers in their apartments and it's a serious concern.
This will not be a cut throat priced Walmart ebike, it is in the electric car category meaning better engineering. There are more battery fires than charger fires with cheap ebikes and scooters. The outside charger system is the same as any other small electric car. The indoor charger is a unit that holds multiple batteries in one rack. None of those cheapo ebikes were tested to the degree of this autocycle which has to pass US highway safety standards. It takes years to complete the testing.
@@lazetisar5345 When I talked to the CEO he said 3rd quarter of 2023, but they've been very quiet. I've reached out to the company but haven't gotten a response.
@@EVswithKaz We apologize for the delay in our updates. We're a bit understaffed right now on the marketing side so not able to send out frequent updates at the moment. We are diligently working towards production and expect to have an update for everyone soon.
It "is" nothing but hype. Sounds good but it will never make it to market. No more real than the Elio. If they can show that they've raised at least $20 million for a production line, then I might give them the benefit of the doubt, but so far no evidence that they have anything more than a running prototype.
The Nimbus is classed as an Autocycle, but you're right it's effectively the same as a motorcycle with respect to DOT regulation. No helmet needed, can use HOV lane, can lane share where legal.
I really love this thing. I was following the evolution of the Carver One and Carver EV for years but those are not available in the States, and the Carver EV has a top speed of about 35 mph tops. The Nimbus has the tilting mechanism which looks like fun and can carry two, though I'd love better access to 'cargo' area from the rear (like a mini hatchback). I reserved the One S this morning!
Yeah, the carver looked really fun! I hope you get your One next year! I'll definitely be renting one to try it out.
I have a reservation on the One S. Looking forward to owning it.
Very cool! I hope they make their estimated release date.
As a person who has been riding motorcycles for 40 years I love the leaning idea. I'm on the pre-order list. As a past owner of a BMW I3 and current owner of a Tesla Model Y, I'm all in for electric. I'll be using the Nimbus to replace my ice motorcycles.
I think the Nimbus would be a great replacement for an ICE motorcycle, especially for rides around town. Have you had a chance to try an electric motorcycle yet? I would highly recommend going for a test ride. I rode for 5ish years and I really want to get back into it with something electric. They're just so expensive at the moment.
Hopefully this car will make it to market, perfect for limited street parking like here in San Diego and great to be able to charge in your apt. My apt. manager won't add even a 110 plug for me. Also charging at public chargers can be a challenge as I know with my Ioniq. Really like to rent rather than buy a perfect choice for me being a single senior. My Ioniq lease is up in June of 2024 so keeping my fingers crossed that this will be in full production by then and available in San Diego to rent. Jim
I hope it'll make it to market too! It's frustrating when apartment managers don't allow for charging options, so hopefully this car will be available for you to rent by the time your lease is up. Good luck and keep your fingers crossed!
Good love it love it so much! Oh yeah lane splitting I’m there for! City driving! Loving the multiple charging options! Love it love it love it!
I think I like the Nimbus. I wish the company much success. Very nice video as usual. Well done.
Thank you very much!
I drove and reviewed both the Arcimoto FUV and Nimbus One a couple of years ago. I liked them both and they seem super practical, especially the Nimbus One with the battery swap feature, but Arcimoto has already thrown in the towel and taken down their website, and those who have made deposits on a Nimbus are wondering if they'll ever get their vehicle. The delivery date keeps getting pushed back, apparently due to a lack of funding. Hopefully they can find a path forward.
This is the one micro ‘car’ that I think really works. Sure, the Microlino looks sweet, but it is too long to be parked across standard on street parking. And its front door looks easy to block. The Nimbus looks genuinely perfect for cramped cities. But I’d like to see scissor doors to minimise space needed for parking between vehicles.
I paid the deposit to reserve one of these. I’m excited and hope these really do come out soon.
Great to have you on our pre-order list! We are diligently working towards production and expect to have an update for everyone soon.
I love new tech but full size EVs seem crazy to me. Something like this seems perfect to me. I hope it comes to the UK.
We appreciate your interest! We're currently concentrating on fine-tuning the Nimbus One by initially focusing on fleet customers. This strategy ensures that when we begin delivering to our individual pre-order customers, everyone receives the best version of the product, free of any early-stage issues. Our current best estimate for delivering the first vehicles to customers will be sometime in 2024. Information about international deliveries will be available thereafter.
That’s fantastic news. I’m glad to hear the project is alive and well. Some people were concerned since there was no news on any social media. We really need a product to raise awareness around micro EVs, that not only can they be an alternative to a car but in a lot of cases they will be preferable and even more fun, rewarding and desirable to drive. I feel like the Nimbus 1 could be the product to do that. I love the design and it feels like a no-compromise solution. I would like to see a solar charging system of some sort, either a panel on the roof and/or a standalone panel that can be plugged directly into the Nimbus. This would give a lot of flexibility as to where it is parked and avoid the need to bring the batteries inside to charge.
@@oliverpolden We appreciate your feedback and have taken note of them. Thank you for your continued trust and support!
Agreed. A full size car is overkill for at least 70% of my driving. I really hope this makes it to market.
@@EVswithKaz 🙌
They are advertising a front airbag; one would hope that being smaller it would avoid major collisions, but tell that to the people who ran a red light and made an illegal turn and totaled two of my smart cars.
Yup, it’s the other people you have to watch out for. I’ve had a similar experience getting hit by someone who ran a red. Stay safe out there!
Swap and Go: super!
leaning makes it stable while cornering for how narrow it is.
With plenty of battery weight for extra stability on the non-tilting part.
@@spacep0d whole vehicle tilts including all the wheels
Oh yeah, I'm buying one of these the month I retire from the USPS Feb '24
FUN and a bit SCARY often go together :)
Very true 😄
Great micro mobility solutions for country like India if possible this vehicles should be available in Indian metro cities and towns ASAP or else by 2024 atleast good one from nimbus
I hope it isn't long before we get these in Europe. Many European cities have atrocious traffic, narrow streets, and miniscule parking spaces. And I hope the same permit rules will apply. It makes sense for these to commence as rental vehicles while the public gets used to the idea, mechanics can learn how to fix them and infrastructure can build up.
Any information about which musical instruments will fit in the back would be well received. Getting close to your gig or rehearsal really matters when you have heavy gear.
Lane splitting is a great way to increase your chances of… Great product though. This is perfect for Europe courier work.
Watched a few videos on this vehicle, and I do agree it would be awesome to get around town with it and do quick errands.
Whether I am interested in this type of vehicle remains to be seen. I am looking at other EV vehicles to see if they fit my needs for next year.
Yes, I am both confident and scary how this Nimbus corners never riding a motorbike. I do ride bicycles but that is no comparison to the Nimbus.
How is the Nimbus far as locking it up and security if we leave it parked somewhere and doing shopping???
Worried about theft protection on the Nimbus????
From what I remember of the prototype, it locks just like a car. I think it would be harder to steal than a motorcycle but if someone's determined, I supposed they could get a couple people to pick it up and put it in a van.
The Nimbus is priced at $10,000 so it doesn’t need any tax credit to my opinion.. And if You rent one for about $200 a month that’s also quite ok.. 😉
To drive it like a motorcycle seems to be a lot of fun.. 🖖🏻😎
I also think not having the tax credit isn't a big deal. From my other videos with Aptera, there were quite a few comments about how it wasn't a car so I just wanted to cover my bases 😄 I really hope they can maintain that $200 a month price when/if they make it to production.
@@EVswithKaz hello you would like to buy? It’s in Asia?
@@UNKNOWN-un6nz I think I would rent it occasionally. Maybe buy if I could afford to have 2 vehicles. I think it will be available in North America first. I'm not sure what their plans are for Asia.
@@EVswithKaz thank you
Cool 👍🇨🇭
I'm on the list for one. Hope it makes it.
Awesome! I hope you’re able to get one.
Great to have you on our pre-order list! We are diligently working towards production and expect to have an update for everyone soon.
what happened to the 2023 release date?????
I hope the final production have door locks and immobilezer like regular cars. Kia and Hyundai had been laughing stuff for easy stealing without immobilezer.
Hopefully so!
it concerns me that they are expecting to start shipping in Q3 of this year but there has not been too many new video posts in the last 6 months.
For sure. Doesn’t seem like they’re going to make that deadline.
We apologize for the delay in our updates. We're a bit understaffed right now on the marketing side so not able to send out frequent updates at the moment. We are diligently working towards production and expect to have an update for everyone soon.
I bought a used 2017 Fiat 500e, since they don't know when it will be built.
I take a 90 yr old shopping and we can't do it and bring her walker.
How have you worked around not being able to bring her walker?
They need to make sure the home battery chargers can't catch fire, which has been a growing problem with e-bikes. Get a bunch of people with chargers in their apartments and it's a serious concern.
This will not be a cut throat priced Walmart ebike, it is in the electric car category meaning better engineering. There are more battery fires than charger fires with cheap ebikes and scooters. The outside charger system is the same as any other small electric car. The indoor charger is a unit that holds multiple batteries in one rack. None of those cheapo ebikes were tested to the degree of this autocycle which has to pass US highway safety standards. It takes years to complete the testing.
Did he say 20 dollars off?
$200 off
I take one for Germany please 😍
Hopefully, they'll sell worldwide!
@@EVswithKaz When?
@@lazetisar5345 When I talked to the CEO he said 3rd quarter of 2023, but they've been very quiet. I've reached out to the company but haven't gotten a response.
@@EVswithKaz We apologize for the delay in our updates. We're a bit understaffed right now on the marketing side so not able to send out frequent updates at the moment. We are diligently working towards production and expect to have an update for everyone soon.
If you dare to lane split in a quiet, relatively wide EV you’d better have a loud horn
Cancelled my Nimbus EV pre-order two weeks ago. No reaction - no refund.
Pre-order page is still online - this smells fraudulent.
It "is" nothing but hype. Sounds good but it will never make it to market. No more real than the Elio. If they can show that they've raised at least $20 million for a production line, then I might give them the benefit of the doubt, but so far no evidence that they have anything more than a running prototype.