Jeff J Carlson
"As for Epic's claim that the Torq's having three wheels rather than four reduces drag by 25 percent, we assume that's a joke."
You haven't heard of rolling resistance I take it ...
Jon Smith
$65,000 for that... I think it has about as much chance as the Aptera.
Ben O'Brien
OMG all the pictures are of the front wheels. One or two was well enough thank you but that was just a ton of duplicate then no good wide shots of the whole thing.
Arahant
There is definately a market for it. Bit to expensive for me however, for 65k i could buy a fairly late model 911 or and earlier model ferrari.
I know its not the same thing, i think people who will end up buying this probably already have a fast sports car and want something different to serve a different purpose. But for the market of people looking to get their first sports car/recreational vehicle, i dont think the price will justify what you get. The article doesn't mention range, but based on the fact that it says they are gearing away from range and more to performance, and based on what general ranges are on other EV's... im afraid to ask.
All that said i think it looks really cool, and i would love to own one if it didnt come down to finances, i really like the whole idea of EV's and i know one day i will definately own one.
I take it the only reason they went 3-wheels is for better cornering?
VoiceofReason
Ummm.....no. I could buy a nice car to drive around AND a Brammo Empulse R which is not only electric, but will smoke the doors off of that for about $17K.
Matt Fletcher
3 wheels means reduced weight and road resistance (this is a good idea). Unfortunately those advantages are not offset by the fact that there is no top or doors (this is a very bad idea), it's overpriced and the founder of this company founded another already bankrupt EV company. Buying an EV's from a small start-up is risky enough who wants to buy an EV from a guy who ditched his first effort at the drop of a hat. Should have introduced this in Aptera as a second product line to show diversification. ALSO The reason they have bad pictures is because they don't want you to notice there are no doors or retractable top.
The Skud
The deal-killer for me - after banching at the price - was the claim the maker had "shifted emphasis from range to raw performance and fun" What good is deciding on a spirited Sunday drive in the country if you can't get past the suburbs?
Voyager
A trike potentially forms a great platform for an ultra-sleek and ultra-light narrow track vehicle. It does need to have some sort of banking mechanism however to prevent it from toppling over when cornering. Could even accommodate three rather than two persons.
Cam Griffin
Voyager, nothing about this trike is narrow, well maybe the back end. This one seems like a great idea for 10 years ago when the T-Rex was making news with similar pricing and limitation, but now it's gotta compete with things like the Tesla Model S or the KTM Crossbow, which do what it's doing better. It's a nice design, tho, I think there's a future in boutique transport, so I hope they find enough takers to continue development and maybe even make something enclosed so we know they're serious.
Gargamoth
T-rex, E-rex (electric) and Venom Reverse trikes look so much better than this. The one thing they all have in common, is that they are over priced. With the right resources I'd build and sell a better reverse trike.