It may come as a shock to you but many of us don't give a shit about stocks and some of us hate stocks based on our personal experience of what they have done to steal salary and benefits and jobs from the middle class in order to oppress the working class while turning investments into get rich quick schemes for the rich. I invest morally and patriotically in a company's workers by actually buying the product. My return on that investment is pure joy every time I drive the FUV and doing my part to reduce carbon emissions, something you greedy bums could care less about.
@@johnfitbyfaithnet Not a refutation, not a fact check, not even a fact. You occupy the lowest level of education where only the shill gambit, the bot accusation, the reductio ad hitlerum defense and the Pee Wee Herman defense exist. Loohoozerrr!!! You win a debate here by presenting solid irrefutable facts and first hand testimony from the happy owners and renters of the Arcimoto. Did you drop out of grade school?
Apparently any startup can issue stock. It's very similar to crowd funding scams and the SEC lacks any real enforcement, so they get rich on false promises and then walk away with you holding the bag (full of worthless paper). Look at what Nikola and other EV scams have done.
As an FUV shareholder...who's taken a huge bath on a boat-load of shares... great video, but PLEASE MOVE THOSE VEHICLES!! Get lean and sell every unit you can, even if they're demo units!
The only thing bad about driving an FUV around the city is having to breathe the exhaust fumes of non-FUVs. Maybe some day that won't be the case. Wishing Team Arcimoto all the best. 👍
I too have invested into the company awhile back and I’m happy to see the progress being made. This is the perfect vehicle for a service company working a big city.
@@davidpalmer7175 the concept of the vehicle is why I invested, unfortunately the management wasn’t up to the challenge. I still own some shares but they’re worthless and hope someday I can cut my losses. Im still interested in the vehicle and I hoped the company could have offered shareholders a deal, oh well wishful thinking.
I went to an Electrify Expo in Austin, TX a couple of years ago where I got to drive the Arcimoto. The person told me they are working on autonomous driving for it and I didn't believe that is a good goal for Arcimoto to have causing me to lose faith in Arcimoto mission and cancelling my pre-order and selling off my stock investments. I considered it losing focus and being off mission. This partnership however, makes sense. In this scenario, it isn't Arcimoto that is losing focus, it is Faction that will focus on autonomous / remote TeleAssist and Arcimoto will keep their focus on getting to scale manufacturing and producing Fun Utility Vehicles that just supports an add-on option of Faction to their vehicles being manufactured.
Speaking for all shareholders. Focus 100% on manufacturing and producing more everyday till you break even. THEN AND ONLY THEN!! Ye can start yer colorations, ideas, projects etc
This is dope. However, it seems like perhaps you should focus on not going bankrupt before putting energy into this. Focus on selling current models at a profit first please. Speaking as a shareholder who is down 99%
The right partnerships are a move away from bankruptcy risk. Stocks are a long game, not a get rich quick scheme. You can't lose a single penny unless you sell too soon.
@@popeyegordon you don’t have to sell any shares for them to be worth exactly zero pennies if the company goes bankrupt. Partnerships are worthless if the company ceases to exist. The time for fun innovative partnerships is not when you’re at the edge of bankruptcy and bleeding out the last of your cash. The long game can only be played if there is a game is being played. Bankruptcy means the game is over
Good update. I thought the steering wheel variation was too heavy, 110 pounds or something like that that you reduced going to the motorcycle steering. No you have steering wheel and autonomous! Thing I am looking for in a small vehicle such as this is 300km range at hwy speeds. Not only do I need a small EV to get around town for stuff but I want to run up to my home town to visit the family everyother weekend, 200km one way. you folks are almost there and trip would be feasible with fast charging. Best wishes to the Arc team.
How is this project helping the medium-term (1-2 years) cashflow tightness? I see this as an another de-tour from Minimum viable product, that isn’t helping bring the company out of the cash tightness. 🤷♂️ Not great, not terrible. 👍
Another classic case of trying to run before you can even crawl. All they needed to do was build the damn thing and sell it. Then use profits from that to scale and then eventually fund your side hustles.
@@motoarzan791 Very few people want to buy it. That is and has always been the problem. A certain spinach loving troll will blabber on about hundreds of happy customers and how satisfied he is, but a few hundred sales a decade is nothing in the big picture. They had enough interest to be a small garage boutique shop, hand building them out for a few years and maybe build up a name. Tipsy Mark instead bought a whole damn factory.
Tesla which has the best engineers have been working on autonomy for many years and they are still not there yet (although after 4 million cars collecting data, they are very close). How can Faction, with no fleet of data, solve autonomy? This is a huge gamble. Autonomy is much harder problem to solve than people think.
It’s a good question. My guess is that they are doing a different platform. It won’t be fully autonomous in that there is a control center. Like the robots at Oregon State U that deliver food and have been for years now.
Great. Build these things. That’s been the next step for years now. Great idea, no machines, no cash. Make this happen guys, it’s been all talk. I’ll buy shares again if I see some real ramping potential.
This partnership is new and Faction protypes have been built. Arcimoto has 500 happy FUV owners and 200 in the rental fleets so they are absolutely building more than Elio or Aptera ever did.
Finally a steering wheel!!!!!! Will make it way more fun to drive when not in Faction Mode. Plus, Chris got some doors designed and now we can see his work on getting doors made for the current one. What more FUN can you have when having the FUV drive itself. Arms out the windows on those full doors with the windows rolled down. This is FUV with 1000% more FUN. Thanks Chris. Keep it going.
For a good perspective on what doors, windows and climate control does to the range and efficiency of light EVs, just look at the latest iteration of the Smart Car EV. The range is just 58 miles EPA rated. Decide if you want fun or climate control, you can't have both in a light EV.
How will you compete against vehicles like the Wuling that are priced around $5k? Are you able to scale in such a way to get your price to consumer down closer to $10k or $12k
Arcimoto is not trying to attract the business of selfish unpatriotic cheapskates who are willing to stab their neighbors in the back by buying imported vehicles made by slave labor. None of those death traps pass US road safety regulations and none can go 80 mph while protecting the driver with a 6 point harness and certified crash cage.
out of all the EV’s out there, big and small, I think this one can become the most prevalent. Most affordable, most efficient, most fun to drive, easy to park, easy to store in your already crowded garage
There’s no room in my garage, which makes it a no go for me, as parking it overnight on the street would be an invitation to casual vandalism. If they had a lockable fully enclosed version, it could work, but that doesn’t seem to be in the plans.
Much more success possible in Europe, if they'd open a factory here. There is a real demand (car-sharing), not a lot of cheap & fast-driving options in Europe of this class of vehicle.
How many turns lock to lock was that steering ratio? Looked like the steering wheel was spinning maybe 3 times and the drive wheels weren't even close to being full lock
That is a prototype so such specs are not established. The wheel is only a visible affectation of the geared down motorized steering, the vehicle needs no wheel to operate by wire. Servos that turned the handlebars with step motors gave a jerky control to the steering. Note how the wheel obscures the view of the control panel to a driver of a normal height in the seat. Prototype design.
This video was supposed to be news. I see no evidence Chris was reacting to getting brand new information. Faction has different but overlapping goals than Arcimoto. Discussing these plans, which are mostly the goals of Faction projects, is what the video is for. They have entered a mutually beneficial arrangement.
@@davefroman4700 That's okay in light rain coming straight down. We have rain that's heavy enough to splash up and in, as well as get blow in horizontally...
@@davefroman4700 From Western Washington, with a lot of rain, and hard to predict weather, more so than Oregon. Btw Eastern Oregon and Washington are pretty dry...
@@b_uppy You have no experience with this, otherwise you would already know the pressure wave moves all rain, every single drop, past the driver while we are moving. Not so much for the passenger though.
@@popeyegordon I do have experience, that's why I am vocal. A driver thats sitting still or moving slowly fails to generate enough 'pressure wave' in sideways rain. The one in the back gets hit with wind and rain, without benefit of exercise to warm them. That's the start for hypothermia. As the person or animal in the back is often smaller than the driver that's of real concern. Poor design is still poor design
Before we get self driving can we possibly get full doors so I can drive in the rain and winter? It doesn't snow where I live but does drop down into the 30s at night and occasionally into the 20s so full doors with a heater is essential before I would purchase one
All owners drive in rain and in winter with considerable comfort compared to one billion motorcycles with no roof or windshield or heated seats or wiper/washer or safety harness or roll cage. You are the typical car addict, demanding more than your fair share of resources stolen from future generations.
Zero sway. The front wide wheelbase is doing its job just fine. People who have experience with trikes know how to do it with minimal pothole engagements. There is the width of a manhole cover between each of the front tires and the rear tire track.
@@b_uppy No. You really blew that one. When you can't see potholes, NO vehicle can avoid them. Zero liability. I am tired of telling trolls the same thing over and over again. Trikes have existed as long as cars have existed. There is no actual problem. 500 happy Arcimoto owners have no complaint about potholes. Thousands of renters of the 200 rental vehicles do not return complaining of a pothole hazard. There is the width of a manhole cover between each of the front tires and the rear tire track.
@@popeyegordon Lol. You blew it, twice. This is about what happens to the trike after it hits a pothole. As the owner of several trikes, I can attest four wheels are more stable that three. You're strawman argument fails to make your argument better. 4 wheeled vehicles are still more stable. This is about sway, balance, etc, or did you forget the comment you originally responded to? It's not as if having only three wheels makes trikes magically avoid potholes...
No. This has a low clearance which adds to the low COG stability. Adults dont think it is 'fun' to tear up nature, terrorize wildlife and cause erosion that won't happen when you get off your lazy ass and walk respectfully through the woods.
The most people would buy one, if there are full enclosure and aircondition and if Arcimoto stop dream that a vehicle for one or 2 people is enough!!! The most need space for three persons and space for packages! So i will looking around for something more smart for my everyday needs
The average car trip is still 6 miles with a single passenger, three empty seats and an empty trunk. This design directly addresses the abuse of heavy climate controlled personal vehicles where they are not needed.
They need to provide information about scaling FUV production numbers. Prototypes are easy, production is hard. And they neglected to mention the revenue generated from the autonomous collaboration? As a shareholder, please find a way to not go bankrupt!
@@dobbsmovies yeah that law is wack. You are quite obviously less safe wearing a helmet in a FUV, I'm sorry they make you up there. Perfectly protected from the roll cage and seat belts, adding mass to your head adds more potential for neck injuries.
Don't forget they have to then add a foot operated throttle and move many of the other controls. All possible, but it takes time and money to re-engineer.
Btw, would you guys comment on the status of the Mean Lean Machine? I’ve had a preorder/deposit down on one of them since Arcimoto announced it. Also, I’m a shareholder and still have the Arcimoto’s vision in mind. Cheers!
@@dalet9849 That is common practice for hundreds of new vehicles. Small companies with reduced staff can't keep up with everything. Arcimoto stopped putting out videos for the MLM and many of those are not Arcimoto channel videos so thousands of browsers think the MLM is still in the works.
😁🥰🤮Chris, when is EV FUV coming to Australia. 13th & 14th April 2024 - We are having field days - Bi-directional Charging - Battery Electric Vehicles & Renewable Energy Field Days, Lismore Workers Sports Club.
That is an innumerate comment. Mine is paying for itself in just 8 years compared to owning any car. Why? Insurance!! Autocycles get the very low motorcycle rate for insurance, saving an average of $1000 a year in most states. On top of that built in annual 'rebate' you buy no gas or oil changes. You have no air bags or converter to steal, no clutch or automatic transmission to wear out, no timing belt to break. I didn't even notice the cost to charge mine on my power bill.
No. Arcimoto downsized back to its first smaller factory. It is reorganizing. There is a phone number and email for requesting warranty or repair services. Getting their website up is not the highest priority now. They are slowly building the MUV model with flat bed or cargo box.
@@popeyegordon what’s changed in 3 months. Website is still down. Trying to wrap my head if there downsized but no website or news. If anything changes let us know.
IMHO, they should have used tilting front wheels-especially if the top speed is what, 70+ mph? The configuration they have now is probably fine for urban transport, but I need to see some examples of higher-speed hard cornering done by an objective tester (not by an Arcimoto employee). Other wise I’d be concerned about the tricycle tip-ever effect we see so much (at least in single front wheel trikes.). To those criticizing doing a partnership with so little cash reserves: they clearly needed to roll the dice to get more types of customers involved for more use case scenarios. Continuing as-is and expecting different results is (as they say) insanity. We shall see!
There have been no roll-overs except a few kids who admitted they were being reckless. It is very stable. Tilting is a completely different design for cheap thrills. I feel very safe and comfortable in mine compared to any motorcycle I have ever owned.
That would be a comletely different vehicle that is not fun like the Fun Utility Vehicle. Handlebars allowed a reduction of 260 pounds and a length reduction of 18 inches. If you add the weight of useless doors and glass it will be slower and of course you will also demand climate control that sucks the battery dry. You want a car, not an autocycle. That demand is what got us near the brink of climate disaster in the first place. There is no compromise that lets you continue to drive excessively heavy over powered vehicles 3 miles to the grocery with 3 empty seats. Change or perish.
No problem. Those who refuse to stop stealing more than their fair share of resources from future generations will be taxed into submission. Your mug shot is ugly.
Then it would not be a sustainable vehicle, it would be an abomination like everything else! Once the science consensus reached 99.9% on climate change, no long distance driving is appropriate unless that is your job. If you need to go 100 miles take a bus or train or just don't go. I have had mine for 18 months now but never ran the battery below 40% charge. If it held more than two it would just be a car and we have too many of those, that's what got us in trouble in the first place.
@@xlargetophat Movies would be through your phone battery. It is absurd to consider a powered fridge when a cooler is more sensible but yes the 12 system powers heated seats, heated grips, heated defroster, wipers, lights and more. That is a separate battery that gets topped off with every charge.
Are there any DOOR enthusiasts working for Faction who might influence common sense? You know, those trivial panels that block rain, wind, cold, easy theft & carjacking?
No. Spoken like a true car addict who never enjoyed a motorcycle. Panels are in fact trivial. There is no other motorcycle in existence with more weather protection than the FUV's roof and windshield offers, it is more than enough and the envy of one billion motorcycle and scooter drivers who have no roof or roll cage. I have heated seats, heated hand grips, defroster and wiper with washer too.
Autonomous operation is 99% software. There are already units in service in Vegas. They are breathing just fine. This is your verifiable Arcimoto video comments harassment offense #9
Your niche is to add DC Fast Charging and the NACS. Your sales will exponentially improve. People don’t want to waste time charging went they are trying to get places and get things done in a timely manner. Please, please, please!!! I believe in your vehicle. I am a stock holder. I have lost money on your product because I can see the future. Without DC Fast Charging and the NACS. YOUR COMPANY WILL FAIL TO LAUNCH!
I have never had any issue with charging at home. If I need a long distance trip I have other options. So far, after three years, my FUV has provided 100% of my transportation needs. And boy is it fun! Love hearing the jet turbine whine of the twin motors winding up. Fail to launch?? WHAT KIND OF DELUSION IS THAT? They launched four years ago.
This is not about stocks. I spit on greedy stock traders. I support the American worker by buying the product. My return, every day for three years, has been a very safe and fun ride that is just as economical as a motorcycle. My insurance is just $134/yr! No gas to buy, no oil changes. This is the only vehicle that pays for itself completely in just 7 years, compared to typical car expenses.
The joke is on you. That is the most often used descriptor for driving these. I never get tired of the jet turbine whine of my twin motors. From front or rear it really does look like a space ship. The first celebrity to buy one was Nathan Fillion, a sci-fi movie actor. He calls it his space ship.
So much bad reasoning in this video. wow, "the modern vehicle really is just a Swiss army knife it does so many things and does non of them well" Just repeat that out loud a few times and let the brain damage really soak in.
Do You Need A License To Drvie A Arcimoto Electric Scooter ? Right Now I Am Looking 4 A Three-Wheel Electric Scooter That Doesn't Need A Driver License My Friends ?
Readers be aware this oddball has asked many similar questions under other Arcimoto videos going back many weeks. I have already set him straight about what an autocycle is and why a license is needed but he has drain bammage that lets him confuse light low speed trikes and small e-scooters with highway speed capable autocycles. There is a good reason he can't get a driver license but he has not revealed what that is. He ends every post with 'my friends' instead of a period. His channel page reveals an obsession with "Anime Romance". I explained in detail why you are way off in thinking you could ever drive a 1300 pound 80mph velomobile without a license. It is nuts to even ask. How can you not understand the reason for the requirement of driver licenses?? Did you totally forget our discussion? Did you think I was lying? Did you think at all? You were really obstinate then and still acting like your concern could possibly be in the realm of possibility today. Calling the Arcimoto an electric scooter was a red flag. This is not a 100 pound imported Chinese kids' toy for riding on sidewalks!
"Under the agreement, Arcimoto will receive one or more SAFE notes for an aggregate total of up to 10% of Faction in exchange for an equity stake in Arcimoto." I really like this partnership from a combined product standpoint, because while the FUV is expensive for what it is, the driverless features could make their ROI still worthwhile. But... I can't find any info on how many or what percentage of existing Arcimoto shares Faction will receive as their equity stake? Will this equity stake in Arcimoto come in the form of an option for Faction to buy shares, or will shares be provided to Faction without cash changing hands? Arcimoto is getting an option to buy 10% of Faction, at some future date, if they pay an agreed upon amount of cash. I'd guess ~$590k if Faction's most recent $5.9 million valuation is used. Given Arcimoto's market cap is ~$11.5 million, what percentage equity stake in Arcimoto does it make sense to give Faction, in exchange for that option to buy 10% of Faction? 5%, 10%, 20%? How many shares of dilution should Arcimoto shareholders expect immediately from this deal, or perhaps later if Faction is merely getting the option to pay cash for Arcimoto shares later? It is nice for Arcimoto to be able to participate in Faction's upside if they manage squeeze a nice ROI out of these vehicles, but the cost in dilution for that option isn't clear.
Chris, I hope you bring Arcimoto back to life. My shares are down 99% but I'm still holding... make it happen for your shareholders!
It may come as a shock to you but many of us don't give a shit about stocks and some of us hate stocks based on our personal experience of what they have done to steal salary and benefits and jobs from the middle class in order to oppress the working class while turning investments into get rich quick schemes for the rich. I invest morally and patriotically in a company's workers by actually buying the product. My return on that investment is pure joy every time I drive the FUV and doing my part to reduce carbon emissions, something you greedy bums could care less about.
@@popeyegordon there once was a troll named Karen
@@johnfitbyfaithnet Not a refutation, not a fact check, not even a fact. You occupy the lowest level of education where only the shill gambit, the bot accusation, the reductio ad hitlerum defense and the Pee Wee Herman defense exist. Loohoozerrr!!!
You win a debate here by presenting solid irrefutable facts and first hand testimony from the happy owners and renters of the Arcimoto. Did you drop out of grade school?
Apparently any startup can issue stock. It's very similar to crowd funding scams and the SEC lacks any real enforcement, so they get rich on false promises and then walk away with you holding the bag (full of worthless paper). Look at what Nikola and other EV scams have done.
As an FUV shareholder...who's taken a huge bath on a boat-load of shares... great video, but PLEASE MOVE THOSE VEHICLES!! Get lean and sell every unit you can, even if they're demo units!
They need DOORS! Why is that such a non-brainer for this company, especially in wet Oregon? Their promos always show sunny days.
The only thing bad about driving an FUV around the city is having to breathe the exhaust fumes of non-FUVs. Maybe some day that won't be the case. Wishing Team Arcimoto all the best. 👍
Actual DOORS can block some of those fumes, you know. And rain, and wind, and thugs breaking in or grabbing you.
@@DefundTheFringes I stay away from that part of town. 🙂
Positive thoughts coming for success in the very near future for Arcimoto! We have great belief in Arcimoto.
America is innovation. Looks like these fellas are excited about their company. Keep going!
I really like this concept and with the spiraling cost of ICE vehicles I really hope you can make the FUV a common sight on our roadways.
I too have invested into the company awhile back and I’m happy to see the progress being made. This is the perfect vehicle for a service company working a big city.
Oh... Has it made progress? They're known for making feel-good videos from the very beginning. I lost $150K total investing in them.
@@davidpalmer7175 the concept of the vehicle is why I invested, unfortunately the management wasn’t up to the challenge. I still own some shares but they’re worthless and hope someday I can cut my losses. Im still interested in the vehicle and I hoped the company could have offered shareholders a deal, oh well wishful thinking.
Weather-sealed DOORS are an "innovation" they seem oblivious to.
Awesome stuff, gentlemen. Keep grinding Arcimoto.
I went to an Electrify Expo in Austin, TX a couple of years ago where I got to drive the Arcimoto. The person told me they are working on autonomous driving for it and I didn't believe that is a good goal for Arcimoto to have causing me to lose faith in Arcimoto mission and cancelling my pre-order and selling off my stock investments. I considered it losing focus and being off mission.
This partnership however, makes sense. In this scenario, it isn't Arcimoto that is losing focus, it is Faction that will focus on autonomous / remote TeleAssist and Arcimoto will keep their focus on getting to scale manufacturing and producing Fun Utility Vehicles that just supports an add-on option of Faction to their vehicles being manufactured.
Speaking for all shareholders. Focus 100% on manufacturing and producing more everyday till you break even. THEN AND ONLY THEN!! Ye can start yer colorations, ideas, projects etc
exactly.... get this thing out there!
This is dope. However, it seems like perhaps you should focus on not going bankrupt before putting energy into this. Focus on selling current models at a profit first please. Speaking as a shareholder who is down 99%
They haven't changed a bit.
The right partnerships are a move away from bankruptcy risk. Stocks are a long game, not a get rich quick scheme. You can't lose a single penny unless you sell too soon.
@@daviddelbrook3321 This is verifiable Arcimoto video comments harassment offense #6
@@popeyegordon you don’t have to sell any shares for them to be worth exactly zero pennies if the company goes bankrupt. Partnerships are worthless if the company ceases to exist. The time for fun innovative partnerships is not when you’re at the edge of bankruptcy and bleeding out the last of your cash. The long game can only be played if there is a game is being played. Bankruptcy means the game is over
Awwwh!! You beat me! I'm down 98.34%
Keep up the innovation, love it, backing it all the way
Loving all the footage of my box. Keep the footage coming
Good update. I thought the steering wheel variation was too heavy, 110 pounds or something like that that you reduced going to the motorcycle steering. No you have steering wheel and autonomous!
Thing I am looking for in a small vehicle such as this is 300km range at hwy speeds. Not only do I need a small EV to get around town for stuff but I want to run up to my home town to visit the family everyother weekend, 200km one way. you folks are almost there and trip would be feasible with fast charging.
Best wishes to the Arc team.
I am so happy to see Chris Dawson at the helm.
How is this project helping the medium-term (1-2 years) cashflow tightness?
I see this as an another de-tour from Minimum viable product, that isn’t helping bring the company out of the cash tightness. 🤷♂️
Not great, not terrible. 👍
Another classic case of trying to run before you can even crawl. All they needed to do was build the damn thing and sell it. Then use profits from that to scale and then eventually fund your side hustles.
@@motoarzan791 Very few people want to buy it. That is and has always been the problem. A certain spinach loving troll will blabber on about hundreds of happy customers and how satisfied he is, but a few hundred sales a decade is nothing in the big picture.
They had enough interest to be a small garage boutique shop, hand building them out for a few years and maybe build up a name. Tipsy Mark instead bought a whole damn factory.
@@seruresto1386 Demand does NOT seem to be an issue; cash-efficient & fast scaling seems to be THE issue...
Right! They're still in dire straits!
I invested In Arcimoto because I saw the vision. The end was near. But, This brings me hope.
Tesla which has the best engineers have been working on autonomy for many years and they are still not there yet (although after 4 million cars collecting data, they are very close).
How can Faction, with no fleet of data, solve autonomy? This is a huge gamble. Autonomy is much harder problem to solve than people think.
I also 2nd this motion, my thoughts exactly, and I'm a stock holder in both, TSLA & FUV, I believe in the future of both Companies.
This is pure nonsense.
It’s a good question. My guess is that they are doing a different platform. It won’t be fully autonomous in that there is a control center. Like the robots at Oregon State U that deliver food and have been for years now.
@@daviddelbrook3321 No, this is your verifiable Arcimoto video comments harassment offense #8
They will buy FSD licenses from Tesla
I joined the ride today, bout my first shares of Arcimoto......let's see that rocket ship now! 👍
Great. Build these things. That’s been the next step for years now. Great idea, no machines, no cash. Make this happen guys, it’s been all talk. I’ll buy shares again if I see some real ramping potential.
This partnership is new and Faction protypes have been built. Arcimoto has 500 happy FUV owners and 200 in the rental fleets so they are absolutely building more than Elio or Aptera ever did.
@@popeyegordonhow much new is it really? 2 ys old?
@@gustavoazzo The full reach and depth of the partnership was only attained recently as described in the video.
Finally a steering wheel!!!!!! Will make it way more fun to drive when not in Faction Mode. Plus, Chris got some doors designed and now we can see his work on getting doors made for the current one. What more FUN can you have when having the FUV drive itself. Arms out the windows on those full doors with the windows rolled down. This is FUV with 1000% more FUN. Thanks Chris. Keep it going.
Where did you see a steering wheel?
@@gratefuljer multiple times in the video
For a good perspective on what doors, windows and climate control does to the range and efficiency of light EVs, just look at the latest iteration of the Smart Car EV. The range is just 58 miles EPA rated. Decide if you want fun or climate control, you can't have both in a light EV.
i can see the future now
This is very exciting! Bringing FUV back to life! Huge market for Europe and Asia. Vision for micro mobility will slowly gain traction in the US. 🚀🚀
the market has been there... they just never got to market here in the US...
Ask them what their production numbers are.
🤗 THANKS CHRIS AIN …FOR SHARING THE PROGRESS…FOR THE FUTURE…IMHHO ( IT CAN’T COME QUICK ENOUGH. )💯😎💚💚💚
How will you compete against vehicles like the Wuling that are priced around $5k? Are you able to scale in such a way to get your price to consumer down closer to $10k or $12k
Arcimoto is not trying to attract the business of selfish unpatriotic cheapskates who are willing to stab their neighbors in the back by buying imported vehicles made by slave labor. None of those death traps pass US road safety regulations and none can go 80 mph while protecting the driver with a 6 point harness and certified crash cage.
out of all the EV’s out there, big and small, I think this one can become the most prevalent. Most affordable, most efficient, most fun to drive, easy to park, easy to store in your already crowded garage
There’s no room in my garage, which makes it a no go for me, as parking it overnight on the street would be an invitation to casual vandalism. If they had a lockable fully enclosed version, it could work, but that doesn’t seem to be in the plans.
They buying the company or what? What does Arcimoto cash runway like?
This same conversation has been happening for years. And that’s between these two companies.
I love ❤the handlebars!
Would love this to come to Europe because it would be a big hit, and I would buy one
Much more success possible in Europe, if they'd open a factory here.
There is a real demand (car-sharing), not a lot of cheap & fast-driving options in Europe of this class of vehicle.
How many turns lock to lock was that steering ratio? Looked like the steering wheel was spinning maybe 3 times and the drive wheels weren't even close to being full lock
That is a prototype so such specs are not established. The wheel is only a visible affectation of the geared down motorized steering, the vehicle needs no wheel to operate by wire. Servos that turned the handlebars with step motors gave a jerky control to the steering. Note how the wheel obscures the view of the control panel to a driver of a normal height in the seat. Prototype design.
Ain seems much more aware of the future business plan than Chris. Chris looks like he's hearing this information for the first time weirdly.
This video was supposed to be news. I see no evidence Chris was reacting to getting brand new information. Faction has different but overlapping goals than Arcimoto. Discussing these plans, which are mostly the goals of Faction projects, is what the video is for. They have entered a mutually beneficial arrangement.
What is the cost?
I am -99.35% on the stock. lol
I'd pick this over Uber/Lyft any day (except in rain maybe)
This is sensible. Good collaboration.
How squeaky are your bikes? What about doors?
its not, and doors are an option. But even in the rain the driver is dry without them. They are in Oregon, a lot of rain.
@@davefroman4700
That's okay in light rain coming straight down. We have rain that's heavy enough to splash up and in, as well as get blow in horizontally...
@@davefroman4700
From Western Washington, with a lot of rain, and hard to predict weather, more so than Oregon.
Btw Eastern Oregon and Washington are pretty dry...
@@b_uppy You have no experience with this, otherwise you would already know the pressure wave moves all rain, every single drop, past the driver while we are moving. Not so much for the passenger though.
@@popeyegordon
I do have experience, that's why I am vocal.
A driver thats sitting still or moving slowly fails to generate enough 'pressure wave' in sideways rain.
The one in the back gets hit with wind and rain, without benefit of exercise to warm them. That's the start for hypothermia. As the person or animal in the back is often smaller than the driver that's of real concern.
Poor design is still poor design
Before we get self driving can we possibly get full doors so I can drive in the rain and winter? It doesn't snow where I live but does drop down into the 30s at night and occasionally into the 20s so full doors with a heater is essential before I would purchase one
All owners drive in rain and in winter with considerable comfort compared to one billion motorcycles with no roof or windshield or heated seats or wiper/washer or safety harness or roll cage. You are the typical car addict, demanding more than your fair share of resources stolen from future generations.
I hope you don't get lost in revisions
POUR MOI C'est le meilleur concepte de la moto
est ce qu'un pauvre comme moi pourrais avoir une si belle moto vraiment tres bien refléchir
구입은 어떻게 하는거야???
This Faction guy has a little Musk stardust going on.
Pipe dream. Please focus on mass production and profitability
A lot of sway in that box in the rear. Needs a second wheel, even if they're just a foot apart. Potholes will be difficult to avoid.
Stability is important.
Zero sway. The front wide wheelbase is doing its job just fine. People who have experience with trikes know how to do it with minimal pothole engagements. There is the width of a manhole cover between each of the front tires and the rear tire track.
@@popeyegordon
That only works if you can avoid the potholes/see them in time.
It's a liability.
@@b_uppy No. You really blew that one. When you can't see potholes, NO vehicle can avoid them. Zero liability. I am tired of telling trolls the same thing over and over again. Trikes have existed as long as cars have existed. There is no actual problem. 500 happy Arcimoto owners have no complaint about potholes. Thousands of renters of the 200 rental vehicles do not return complaining of a pothole hazard. There is the width of a manhole cover between each of the front tires and the rear tire track.
@@popeyegordon
Lol. You blew it, twice. This is about what happens to the trike after it hits a pothole. As the owner of several trikes, I can attest four wheels are more stable that three.
You're strawman argument fails to make your argument better. 4 wheeled vehicles are still more stable. This is about sway, balance, etc, or did you forget the comment you originally responded to? It's not as if having only three wheels makes trikes magically avoid potholes...
Arcimoto are you still alive? Web site is shut down?
They are still restructuring. Planning to open a service shop and low volume production.
Thank you.
I'd like to own one. It would be cool if it could handle gravel roads and some dirt. You know, for more fun.
No. This has a low clearance which adds to the low COG stability. Adults dont think it is 'fun' to tear up nature, terrorize wildlife and cause erosion that won't happen when you get off your lazy ass and walk respectfully through the woods.
The most people would buy one, if there are full enclosure and aircondition and if Arcimoto stop dream that a vehicle for one or 2 people is enough!!! The most need space for three persons and space for packages! So i will looking around for something more smart for my everyday needs
The average car trip is still 6 miles with a single passenger, three empty seats and an empty trunk. This design directly addresses the abuse of heavy climate controlled personal vehicles where they are not needed.
They need to provide information about scaling FUV production numbers. Prototypes are easy, production is hard.
And they neglected to mention the revenue generated from the autonomous collaboration?
As a shareholder, please find a way to not go bankrupt!
Is the steering wheel for just the autonomous vehicles? I’d trade mine for one with a steering wheel in a heartbeat.
That wouldn't be a "fun" utility vehicle then.
@@TimTacTV maybe, but I wouldn’t have to wear a helmet in Washington either.
@@dobbsmovies yeah that law is wack. You are quite obviously less safe wearing a helmet in a FUV, I'm sorry they make you up there. Perfectly protected from the roll cage and seat belts, adding mass to your head adds more potential for neck injuries.
Don't forget they have to then add a foot operated throttle and move many of the other controls. All possible, but it takes time and money to re-engineer.
@@GNiessen I know. That’s why Mark went handlebars in the first place.
👍👍👍
Btw, would you guys comment on the status of the Mean Lean Machine? I’ve had a preorder/deposit down on one of them since Arcimoto announced it. Also, I’m a shareholder and still have the Arcimoto’s vision in mind. Cheers!
Where have you been? Putting the MLM project on hold has been in the quarterly reports and these videos for many months.
@@popeyegordon true, but it’s still advertised on the website as though it’s planning to produce them soon.
@@dalet9849 That is common practice for hundreds of new vehicles. Small companies with reduced staff can't keep up with everything. Arcimoto stopped putting out videos for the MLM and many of those are not Arcimoto channel videos so thousands of browsers think the MLM is still in the works.
😁🥰🤮Chris, when is EV FUV coming to Australia.
13th & 14th April 2024 - We are having field days - Bi-directional Charging - Battery Electric Vehicles & Renewable Energy Field Days, Lismore Workers Sports Club.
I put a down payment years ago but still not buying one at the current price. Just too much for too little at this point.
Same here!
That is an innumerate comment. Mine is paying for itself in just 8 years compared to owning any car. Why? Insurance!! Autocycles get the very low motorcycle rate for insurance, saving an average of $1000 a year in most states. On top of that built in annual 'rebate' you buy no gas or oil changes. You have no air bags or converter to steal, no clutch or automatic transmission to wear out, no timing belt to break. I didn't even notice the cost to charge mine on my power bill.
It’s all over. No website and phones are turned off. I think it’s done.
No. Arcimoto downsized back to its first smaller factory. It is reorganizing. There is a phone number and email for requesting warranty or repair services. Getting their website up is not the highest priority now. They are slowly building the MUV model with flat bed or cargo box.
@@popeyegordon what’s changed in 3 months. Website is still down. Trying to wrap my head if there downsized but no website or news. If anything changes let us know.
IMHO, they should have used tilting front wheels-especially if the top speed is what, 70+ mph? The configuration they have now is probably fine for urban transport, but I need to see some examples of higher-speed hard cornering done by an objective tester (not by an Arcimoto employee). Other wise I’d be concerned about the tricycle tip-ever effect we see so much (at least in single front wheel trikes.).
To those criticizing doing a partnership with so little cash reserves: they clearly needed to roll the dice to get more types of customers involved for more use case scenarios. Continuing as-is and expecting different results is (as they say) insanity. We shall see!
There have been no roll-overs except a few kids who admitted they were being reckless. It is very stable. Tilting is a completely different design for cheap thrills. I feel very safe and comfortable in mine compared to any motorcycle I have ever owned.
I wish they would sell at least one model that is fully enclosed with a steering wheel
That would be a comletely different vehicle that is not fun like the Fun Utility Vehicle. Handlebars allowed a reduction of 260 pounds and a length reduction of 18 inches. If you add the weight of useless doors and glass it will be slower and of course you will also demand climate control that sucks the battery dry. You want a car, not an autocycle. That demand is what got us near the brink of climate disaster in the first place. There is no compromise that lets you continue to drive excessively heavy over powered vehicles 3 miles to the grocery with 3 empty seats. Change or perish.
I wanna see this get hit with a Silverado 1500
Not convinced
No problem. Those who refuse to stop stealing more than their fair share of resources from future generations will be taxed into submission. Your mug shot is ugly.
If made longer.. longer battery. More people.. more range?
Then it would not be a sustainable vehicle, it would be an abomination like everything else! Once the science consensus reached 99.9% on climate change, no long distance driving is appropriate unless that is your job. If you need to go 100 miles take a bus or train or just don't go. I have had mine for 18 months now but never ran the battery below 40% charge. If it held more than two it would just be a car and we have too many of those, that's what got us in trouble in the first place.
@@popeyegordon but will there be accessories that will drain battery? Watch movies and a fridge
@@xlargetophat Movies would be through your phone battery. It is absurd to consider a powered fridge when a cooler is more sensible but yes the 12 system powers heated seats, heated grips, heated defroster, wipers, lights and more. That is a separate battery that gets topped off with every charge.
Are there any DOOR enthusiasts working for Faction who might influence common sense? You know, those trivial panels that block rain, wind, cold, easy theft & carjacking?
No. Spoken like a true car addict who never enjoyed a motorcycle. Panels are in fact trivial. There is no other motorcycle in existence with more weather protection than the FUV's roof and windshield offers, it is more than enough and the envy of one billion motorcycle and scooter drivers who have no roof or roll cage. I have heated seats, heated hand grips, defroster and wiper with washer too.
Uh ....Software? This is nothing but more hype. As expected from the spawn of Nicola. Don't hold your breath.
Autonomous operation is 99% software. There are already units in service in Vegas. They are breathing just fine. This is your verifiable Arcimoto video comments harassment offense #9
@@popeyegordon I don't believe you.
@@daviddelbrook3321 This is your verifiable Arcimoto video comments harassment offense #10
@@daviddelbrook3321 - It's real. It works and just rent one in LV. I am next week. A self driving FUV is the best.
@@billsmith5960 Get back to us in a week with your review. I will believe you.
Your niche is to add DC Fast Charging and the NACS. Your sales will exponentially improve. People don’t want to waste time charging went they are trying to get places and get things done in a timely manner. Please, please, please!!! I believe in your vehicle. I am a stock holder. I have lost money on your product because I can see the future. Without DC Fast Charging and the NACS. YOUR COMPANY WILL FAIL TO LAUNCH!
I have never had any issue with charging at home. If I need a long distance trip I have other options. So far, after three years, my FUV has provided 100% of my transportation needs. And boy is it fun! Love hearing the jet turbine whine of the twin motors winding up.
Fail to launch?? WHAT KIND OF DELUSION IS THAT? They launched four years ago.
Facing 70% loss I'm destroyed mentally... will it recover till 2$
This is not about stocks. I spit on greedy stock traders. I support the American worker by buying the product. My return, every day for three years, has been a very safe and fun ride that is just as economical as a motorcycle. My insurance is just $134/yr! No gas to buy, no oil changes. This is the only vehicle that pays for itself completely in just 7 years, compared to typical car expenses.
HAHAHAHAHA ......"Rocketship"
The joke is on you. That is the most often used descriptor for driving these. I never get tired of the jet turbine whine of my twin motors. From front or rear it really does look like a space ship. The first celebrity to buy one was Nathan Fillion, a sci-fi movie actor. He calls it his space ship.
@@popeyegordon It was a direct reference to the company's growth potential (6:40). What an insult!
So much bad reasoning in this video. wow, "the modern vehicle really is just a Swiss army knife it does so many things and does non of them well" Just repeat that out loud a few times and let the brain damage really soak in.
MLM!!!!!!!!
SPACE CASE DOOFUS!!!!!!!! The MLM project was put on hold indefinitely last year. Only a prototype.
Do You Need A License To Drvie A Arcimoto Electric Scooter ?
Right Now I Am Looking 4 A Three-Wheel Electric Scooter That Doesn't Need A Driver License My Friends ?
Readers be aware this oddball has asked many similar questions under other Arcimoto videos going back many weeks. I have already set him straight about what an autocycle is and why a license is needed but he has drain bammage that lets him confuse light low speed trikes and small e-scooters with highway speed capable autocycles. There is a good reason he can't get a driver license but he has not revealed what that is. He ends every post with 'my friends' instead of a period. His channel page reveals an obsession with "Anime Romance".
I explained in detail why you are way off in thinking you could ever drive a 1300 pound 80mph velomobile without a license. It is nuts to even ask. How can you not understand the reason for the requirement of driver licenses?? Did you totally forget our discussion? Did you think I was lying? Did you think at all? You were really obstinate then and still acting like your concern could possibly be in the realm of possibility today.
Calling the Arcimoto an electric scooter was a red flag. This is not a 100 pound imported Chinese kids' toy for riding on sidewalks!
@@popeyegordon - that mean dude
@@AnimeAndrew1983 No. I reject that. You are spamming a very dumb question many times after it was already answered. This is all on you. Flagged.
"Under the agreement, Arcimoto will receive one or more SAFE notes for an aggregate total of up to 10% of Faction in exchange for an equity stake in Arcimoto."
I really like this partnership from a combined product standpoint, because while the FUV is expensive for what it is, the driverless features could make their ROI still worthwhile. But... I can't find any info on how many or what percentage of existing Arcimoto shares Faction will receive as their equity stake? Will this equity stake in Arcimoto come in the form of an option for Faction to buy shares, or will shares be provided to Faction without cash changing hands?
Arcimoto is getting an option to buy 10% of Faction, at some future date, if they pay an agreed upon amount of cash. I'd guess ~$590k if Faction's most recent $5.9 million valuation is used. Given Arcimoto's market cap is ~$11.5 million, what percentage equity stake in Arcimoto does it make sense to give Faction, in exchange for that option to buy 10% of Faction? 5%, 10%, 20%?
How many shares of dilution should Arcimoto shareholders expect immediately from this deal, or perhaps later if Faction is merely getting the option to pay cash for Arcimoto shares later? It is nice for Arcimoto to be able to participate in Faction's upside if they manage squeeze a nice ROI out of these vehicles, but the cost in dilution for that option isn't clear.