Kwinyanga ephelileyo, sibike ngeengxaki zemali ze-Arcimoto, inkampani eyenza izithuthi zombane ezinamavili amathathu ezihlekisayo nezihlekisayo ngesantya se-75 mph (120 km/h). Kuthiwa le nkampani ikwimeko yokungaphumeleli njengoko ikhawuleza ifune inkxaso-mali eyongezelelweyo yokugcina iifektri zayo zisebenza.
Emva kokunyanzelwa ukuba bamise imveliso yabo baze bavale okwethutyana isityalo sabo e-Eugene, e-Oregon, i-Arcimoto ibuye kule veki ineendaba ezimnandi! Le nkampani ibuyele kwishishini emva kokuqokelela i-$12 yezigidi kwixabiso eliphantsi lokunyusa amasheya.
Ngemali entsha evela kumjikelo wokuxhasa ngemali onzima, izibane zivuliwe kwakhona kwaye i-Arcimotos FUV (Fun Utility Vehicle) kulindeleke ukuba iqalise ukusebenza kwinyanga ezayo.
I-FUV ayibuyi nje kuphela, kodwa ingcono kunangaphambili. Ngokutsho kwenkampani, le modeli intsha iza kufumana inkqubo yokuqhuba ephuculweyo ephucula ukukwazi ukuhamba kunye nokulawula. Uhlaziyo kulindeleke ukuba lunciphise umzamo wokuqhuba nge-40 ekhulwini.
Ndiyivavanye i-FUV izihlandlo ezininzi kwaye ibiluhambo oluhle kakhulu. Kodwa ingxaki yokuqala ekuthatha amehlo xa uhleli emva kwevili kukuba kufuneka umgudu ongakanani na xa uqhuba ngesantya esiphantsi. Iphatha kakuhle xa isantya siphezulu. Kodwa xa isantya siphantsi, utyhala irabha ngendlela ecacileyo phezu kwendlela.
Ungabukela ividiyo yohambo lwam ngezantsi, ndizamile iikhowuni zetrafikhi ze-slalom kodwa ndifumanise ukuba zisebenza ngcono ukuba ndiziphinda kabini kwaye ndijonge kwikhowuni nganye yesibini. Ndihlala ndibonwa ndikhwela ii-electric two-wheelers, ngoko ke ndingatsho ngokukhuselekileyo ukuba nangona zinomtsalane, ii-FUV ngokuqinisekileyo azikhawulezi njengoninzi lweehambo zam.
Olu hlaziyo lutsha, olubonakala ngathi luza kuphucula indlela esebenza ngayo i-power steering, luza kuqaliswa kwiimodeli ezintsha zokuqala emva kokuba iifektri zivuliwe kwakhona.
Enye yezona ngxaki zinkulu i-Arcimoto ejongene nazo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kukuqinisekisa abakhweli ukuba bakhuphe imali engaphezulu kwe-$20,000 ngezi moto zintle. Kuthiwa imveliso enkulu ekugqibeleni inokukwazi ukwehlisa ixabiso liye phantse kwi-$12,000, kodwa okwangoku, imoto eyakhiwe ngenjongo ibonakalise ukuba yindlela ebiza kakhulu kunezithuthi zombane eziqhelekileyo. Nangona ngokuqinisekileyo kukho umahluko onomdla kuyilo, imoto evulekileyo enezihlalo ezibini ayinalo ulungelelwano lwemoto eqhelekileyo.
Kodwa i-Arcimoto ayijolisi nje kuphela kubathengi. Le nkampani ikwanayo nelori yesithuthi ebizwa ngokuba yi-Deliverator yabathengi beshishini. Itshintsha isihlalo sangasemva ngebhokisi enkulu yokugcina izinto enokusetyenziselwa ukuhanjiswa kokutya, ukuhanjiswa kweepakeji, okanye eminye imisebenzi emininzi eluncedo.
Ukungabikho kwe-cockpit evalekileyo ngokupheleleyo kusengumngcipheko kwabanye bethu. Ividiyo yabo yokubonisa ukunxiba iziketi ezisemacaleni ngemini yemvula eOregon ayijongi umoya, amanzi aphuma kwezinye izithuthi ezifana neetreyila ezincinci, kunye nesidingo sokuhlala ufudumele ngaphandle kokuba uselula kwaye unesibindi.
Uninzi lwabakhweli beebhayisekile abakhweli xa imozulu imbi, kodwa iingcango zokwenyani zenza kube nokwenzeka. Ucango olupheleleyo lukwanomsebenzi osisiseko wokulwa nobusela. Kule meko, iHalf Door ifana kakhulu ne-convertible.
Kwiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo, i-Arcimoto yayinomfanekiso-nkqubo oneminyango emide, kodwa ngesizathu esithile, wayishiya. Ukuba bebebekwe entlango eyomileyo, bendiya kubona okungakumbi ngengqondo yabo yokungavuleki ngokupheleleyo, kodwa iimoto ziyabiwa kuyo yonke indawo.
Vala ezo moto (vala iifestile ukuba uyathanda) kwaye abathengi abaninzi baya kuba nomdla, ngenene! Ixabiso elimalunga ne-$17,000 nalo liya kuba yinto efiselekayo, kwaye ukwanda kwentengiso kunokwenza elo xabiso lifikeleleke.
Ndonwabile kakhulu kukuva ukuba i-Arcimoto ikwazile ukufumana inkxaso-mali ukuze iqhubeke isebenza kwaye ndiyathemba ukuba oku kuya kwanela ukubuyisela inkampani kwisimo sayo.
Ndicinga ukuba kukho ithemba apha, kwaye ukuba i-Arcimoto ingasinda ifikelele kwinani eliphezulu kwaye yehlise ixabiso liye kwi-12,000 yeedola ekujoliswe kuyo, inkampani ingabona ukunyuka okukhulu kwemfuno.
Umahluko phakathi kwe-$12,000 kunye ne-$20,000 mkhulu kakhulu, ingakumbi kwimoto efana kakhulu neyesibini kuneyokuqala kwiintsapho ezininzi.
Ngaba oku kukuthengwa ngobuchule kubantu abaninzi? Mhlawumbi hayi. Kufana kakhulu nokugqwesa kwabanomdla kule mihla. Kodwa emva kokuqhelana ne-FUV kunye ne-roadster yayo ekumgangatho ophezulu, ndingatsho ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba nabani na ozamayo uya kuyithanda!
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Iibhayisekile ze-elektroniki ezenza abakhweli bemihla ngemihla bakaMika yiLectric XP 2.0 eyi-$999, iRide1Up Roadster V2 eyi-$1,095, iRad Power Bikes eyi-$1,199, kunye nePriority Current eyi-$3,299. Kodwa kule mihla uluhlu luhlala lutshintsha.
Ixesha leposi: Februwari-27-2023
