Maximum Cost of Personal Transport Vehicles
Contents
Basics
- For an alternative transport method to be worth it (over a bicycle or car etc) it needs to both:
- Provide more functionality than a bicycle or similar vehicle
- Be cheaper than something like a used car
- Thus designs have a maximum price of around $5,000 or so
User:Eric's Bit
- In my search for a Two Wheeled Velomobile for University use, as I don't yet have a car, and parking is hard to find+ gas is pricey, yet it rains too much in florida for biking to be considered reasonable in my opinion, I have found most designs I find to be either too incomplete, not durable enough, or beyond the price of a used car, such as a Honda Accord, plus lots of gas money (~$2,000-5,000 + Gas Money). Some designss arem so expensive, a new car would even be cheaper.
Designs I Considered Semi-Adequiat
Organic Transit's ELF 2fr
Pros:
- Two Seats
- Cargo Trunk
- Enclosed
- Pedal AND electric
- Bicycle style wheels
Cons:
- No Doors
- Flismy Construction
- Cost ($8,895.00 – $9,794.95)
Zbee
Pros:
- 3 Seats
- Durable Construction
- Hot Swappable batteries
Cons:
- Shipping
- Cost (~$4,254.75)
- No Doors
Lit Motors C1
Pros:
- 2 Seats
- 2 Wheels
- Fully Enclosed with Solid Doors
- Steering Wheel
- Gryoscopically Stabalized
Cons:
- Cost ($24,000 (Could be A new car and $4,000 gas + matinence)
- Motorcycle Style Wheels
- ONLY electric (ie no pedal power)
- Probably not Sidewalk Legal
Monoracer
Pros:
- 2 Seats + Carggo Trunk
- 2 Wheels + Low Speed "Training Wheels" for stability
- Fully Enclosed with Solid Doors
- Steering Wheel
- Gas and Electric Models
- Insane Acceleration + Speed
Cons:
- Supercar Like Price (~$100,000
- Not Sidewalk Legal (Obiously)
In Conclusion
- Anything close to what is considered desirable is either incomplete or too expensive. Thus this leaves a place in the market for inexpensive, quality, open source, personal transport vehicles
