Instant Alert: I drove a $15,000 three-wheeled, electric car around New York City — here's what it was like

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   I drove a $15,000 three-wheeled, electric car around New York City — here's what it was like by Matthew DeBord on May 29, 2018, 5:42 PM The Electra Meccanica Solo is a $15,000 all-electric three-wheeler, made in Canada. It can do 0-60 mph in about eight seconds, with a top speed of 82 mph and a range of 100 miles on a single charge. There is, however, just one seat. Around 2010, there were numerous electric-vehicle startups on the landscape. Sadly, the financial crisis finished off most of them. Tesla survived, of course. But the dream of new carmakers died. Or did it? A Canadian company, Electra Meccanica, got started in 2015 and recently began to deliver $15,000 examples of an all-electric three-wheeler to customers in the US (the firm is descended from an Italian maker of relatively obscure sports cars, Intermeccanica). They asked me if I wanted to spend a few hours driving the Electra Meccanica Solo around Manhattan. Here's how it went: FOLLOW US: On Facebook for more car and transportation content! Behold! The wee Electra Meccanica Solo three-wheeler, a $15,000 vehicle so named because it has but one seat. Yes, it's rather small. Smaller, really, than the smallest car we've ever tested, the Smart Fourtwo. Not an optical illusion: My hand is on top of the Solo. It's ten feet long and four feet wide, according the company. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011