ElectraMeccanica SOLO EV first drive: a certified head turner everywhere you go
Electrek recently got the opportunity to test out the ElectraMeccanica SOLO EV for a few days and see what this single-passenger vessel can do. Small but speedy, the SOLO offers fun for single-rider drivers, and a picture-worthy experience for anyone you drive past.
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Electra Meccanica’s SOLO to earn $2,500 rebate in Oregon, more than doubling its California rebate
Electra Meccanica announced its SOLO has been approved to participate in Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program. SOLO customers will qualify for a $2,500 rebate in the state — more than double what California SOLO customers will receive.
Electra Meccanica’s SOLO qualifies for $900 rebate as zero-emission motorcycle in California
Electra Meccanica announced that its SOLO EV has received approval for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, with customers qualifying for a $900 rebate.
Electra Meccanica says it received over 41,000 orders for all-electric Tofino roadster and 23,000 SOLO EVs
Electra Meccanica, a Canada-based electric vehicle startup, confirmed today that it received over 41,000 orders for its all-electric Tofino roadster and over 23,000 reservations for the SOLO EV as they move production to China.
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EV startup Electra Meccanica goes public to bring Solo three-wheeler and Tofino roadster to market
Just as Tesla is preparing to go private, another electric vehicle startup, Electra Meccanica, is announcing plans to go public in order to bring the SOLO electric three-wheeler and Tofino electric roadster to market.
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Electra Meccanica teases electric roadster based on the Porsche 356
Roadsters are a great segment of passenger cars to electrify yet, there’s no option on the market right now.
Of course, Tesla is working on its next-generation Roadster, but it’s turning into more of a supercar than a regular Sunday drive 2-seater convertible.
Electra Meccanica has been coming up with its Tofino that would fit that description, but it now also teases a new electric roadster based on the Porsche 356.
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Electra Meccanica begins deliveries of its SOLO electric vehicle in the US
Just over a year and a half after Canada’s Electra Meccanica first unveiled their single seat EV, deliveries of the SOLO have now begun in the US after recently receiving certification for sale in the country.
The SOLO is a three wheeled EV that feels like a luxury electric car, but is technically registered as a motorcycle.
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Electra Meccanica unveils chassis of its new all-electric roadster: 250 miles range and $50,000 starting price
Electra Meccanica, the electric division of the formerly Italian (now based in Canada) automaker InterMeccanica, is going forward with the development of a new all-electric roadster called Tofino.
At the Vancouver Auto Show this week, a year after unveiling the first renders of the vehicle, they unveiled the chassis of their development car.
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All-electric ~$15,000 SOLO three-wheeler going into volume production with new manufacturing deal
Earlier this year, Electra Meccanica, the electric division of the formerly Italian (now based in Canada) automaker InterMeccanica, finally started deliveries of its ~$15,000 all-electric three-wheeler, the SOLO. But the vehicle has been in low volume production and only a handful of units have been delivered so far.
Now Electra Meccanica announced this week that they signed a manufacturing agreement to bring the car to volume production as soon as next year.
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All-electric ~$15,000 Solo three-wheeler is coming to market in a few weeks
It’s about a year late, but it now seems to be truly coming to market. Electra Meccanica, the electric division of the formerly Italian (now based in Canada) automaker InterMeccanica, first planned to bring its ~$15,000 all-electric three-wheeler, the SOLO, to production during summer 2016, but it is now going through federal certification for the United States and Canada.
CEO Jerry Kroll says that it will be certified by the end of the month and they should be able to start deliveries a few weeks later.
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Electra Meccanica announces new all-electric roadster: 250 miles range and ~$50,000 starting price
At the Vancouver Auto Show today, Electra Meccanica, the electric division of the formerly Italian (now based in Canada) automaker InterMeccanica, has announced today a new all-electric roadster called Tofino.
The company claims that the vehicle will have a range of up to 400 km (250 miles) on a single charge and a starting price of $50,000 Canadian (~$37,000 USD).
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Electra Meccanica unveils the production version of the SOLO, a ~$15,500 all-electric 3-wheeler with 100 miles range
We have been talking about the SOLO for a while now, but it’s finally here. Today, Electra Meccanica unveiled the version production its all-electric 3-wheeler in Vancouver. We get a good look at the final design of the one-seater commuter with a ridiculously small footprint.
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All-electric three-wheeler SOLO gets a MSRP of $19,888 CAD ($15,150 USD), launch in September
After a few delays leading to production, Electra Meccanica appears to be ready to bring its all-electric three-wheeler, the SOLO, to market. The Vancouver-based company now scheduled the launch for September 9th, 2016 and the company now lists an official MSRP of $19,888 CAD ($15,150 USD) for the 2017 SOLO.
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Electra Meccanica puts its all-electric single passenger commuter to the test, production pushed to July
Back in April, we reported on Electra Meccanica CEO Jerry Kroll announcing that the company plans to start low-volume production of its all-electric three-wheeler, the Solo, in June 2016. We are now in June and the company is pushing the start of production to July, but this week, Electra Meccanica announced that it successfully completed the first round of track tests on its production chassis.
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All-electric three-wheeler SOLO is coming in June, says Electra Meccanica CEO
In blog post published this weekend, Electra Meccanica CEO Jerry Kroll said that the company expects to start production of its all-electric three-wheeler, the SOLO, in June and to start deliveries in the following months.
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Sneak peek of Electra Meccanica’s upcoming all-electric three-wheler: the SOLO [Video]
Electra Meccanica is the electric division of the formerly Italian (now based in Canada) automaker InterMeccanica and best known for its trademark Roadsters. The electric division has been working on its next generation single-seater three-wheeler EV, the SOLO, for a while now and it aims to bring it to market in limited production by the end of the year.
It looks like the company is making progress and this week Electra Meccanica released a quick sneak peek of the SOLO’s chassis.
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