Comments on: Peraves Ecomobile, Monotracer, E-Tracer and X-Tracer Cabin Motorcycles

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:46:27 +0000

Very disappointed in the probably truthful, but low Mpg figure quoted! Got to get a higher number here! Next, How do they fair in winterly conditions? This is a “Down South” thing, not a practical replacement for a car! Get them made in China and get the price down under the price of a standard sedan, then let the McMansion owners in the ‘burbs buy them to make room for mortgage payments rising as we speak, along with the price for a gallon of gasoline! Nice to see the “road-rash free way to go is available for all!

By: Azzy

Azzy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:34:19 +0000

ScotDuke – Good to know. Too bad over here we wont try it until we have pumped billions into teh system. If it doesnt work, it must not be funded well enough….

By: Po Khamvongsa

Po Khamvongsa — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:33:29 +0000

The rumor is the Chinese are working on their own version right now for an enclosed motorcycle for less than $10 grand, they must be keeping the project a secret for fear of copy cat. The only info I have is that it is a Propane/ICE/Electric 3 wheel Hybrid with 3 high performance hub electric motors. My googling detective works are unsuccessful, any body heard anything about this rumor. “PO”

By: Miles

Miles — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:23:31 +0000

Nice, but $73K is way too much. I can get 3, 5, and 7-series BMW cars for under a $1K around here. (Sure from 1995, but $72K buys a lot of gas, and a few motorcycles on the side.)

By: ScotDuke

ScotDuke — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:23 +0000

Azzy – just so you know – the road charge/mile concept put forward for the UK has been scrapped indefinitely. It’ll be too costly and complex to implement, so the revenue would have to pay for an expensive technology and it wouldn’t actually earn much for the country, if at all. The Netherlands is pushing ahead with the system, for the moment at least.