The future looks wedge shaped…
The 3 Wheeled Elio. Order yours now. More than 50,000 have already been pre-ordered…
Made in America. Costs $6800.
Designed for a 6’1” 220 lb person in the single front seat with one additional seat in the back. Elio projects that it will employ 1500 in Shreveport, LA, at an old General Motors plant. www.eliomotors.com
Gets 84 mpg highway with an 8 gallon tank.
Therefore you can take a 672 mile highway road trip.
An inline, 3 cylinder, .9 liter, 55 HP, fuel-injected, SOHC gas-powered, liquid-cooled, automotive engine. Front wheel drive, 5-speed manual or automatic. Three airbags, a reinforced roll-cage frame and an anti-lock braking system. eliomotors.com
People report it feels spacious inside!
Can cruise at 100 mph! Whoa, I think I’d go a bit slower.
Or wait for the Nissan Bladerunner…
A three person electric prototype unveiled in 2013. But Nissan says they are leaning toward bringing the Blasderunner to production. The narrow, one meter wide front reduces drag. This is a rear drive car with 70 percent of the weight at the back. autofieldguide.com
The next generation of EVs… cost unknown…
Build date unknown…
This is such a neat efficient car that promotes traveling and is gentle on the environment.