I am an Elf owner, I purchased it last year in May of 2014. After driving it for a complete season without incident and never being flipped off by any motorist. More often than not people give the thumbs up and smile with curiosity when they pass. I use for commutes between my location and town (17 kms round trip). The route I use has a maximum speed limit of 60 kmh , I can clearly see anything coming to and from me. When I experience a situation where I may be a liability to road traffic I simply pull over and let vehicles pass however most are willing to wait and watch until they can pass safely. Over all I am very well pleased with this bike and recommend it to anyone looking for an alternate form of transportation. It helps our environment, health and is economic when you do the math.

I don't understand the people who say "This wouldn't work in every scenario therefore it's a terrible idea." Dude, this is a bicycle with a little protection from the rain. It's not for people who have to commute 70 miles to work daily. It's not for people who have to take a highway to work. It's not for people who live in rough mountain passes. It's not for people who live in places where you get a foot of snow every day. It's for people who live in mild climates and live within 10 miles of work or the grocery store. For those people, the savings on fuel, maintenance, and licensing might be enough to make the switch.

This is just the cutest thing I have seen for a long time!! If everyone in the city uses one of these, just think of all the smog people won't have to breath! I want one!! Stay in shape and get to where you are going at the same! Kids in town can use them to go to school and get to work. They should make them affordable so everyone can buy one!

From a CEO of Organic Transit, Maureen Costello on June 16, 2019: "One of our proudest achievements is that there was not a single death in an ELF in seven years. Even when people got in serious accidents they survived. Hard as this all was we felt like angels guarded us and the ELF owners. Rob's most serious concern was keeping people safe. He once said to me, "there are precious souls in these ELFs." We took it very seriously. You are all precious souls to us. God Bless."

Brilliant! Contraptions like this are a glimpse into our future. The International Energy Agency reports that there is less than 46 years of oil left. The world as we've known it is going to change drastically.

In my you tube searches I keep bumping into the ELF and of all the electric toys out there this one is the most practical and usable and not a toy but a solution.

I would love to ride one of these across country.

I can't believe i haven't seen more on these. I can't even see that they're made in NC anymore

A good product from North Carolina, USA.

Tuyệt vời, động cơ chạy bằng cơm, ngày xac ba lần, vợ con đều thích...

wonderful vehicle probably buy one. remember something water is 8lbs per gallon X 55 gallons 440 lbs plus the wait of the container. that said be careful to make sure you spread the weight around.

I like! ....the ride, the app, the concept - Keep up the good work, OT!

Nice! Try using this in a Chicago winter!

nice video thanks friends

ELF would be an excellent dual mode PRT! You could power and control them externally when in rail mode.

one criticism, zero suspension? it looks small and light enough that some old school chevy valve springs would be enough to give 1-1.5" worth of nerf to soften impacts of rougher pavement. sparing some damage to tires, rims, bearings etc while helping make the ride a little more comfortable. up front it could be as simple as what old RC pan cars used, and at rear not really much more complicated.

add some doors and then you can ride it when it's pouring down rain! :D

That gets along well, doesn't it? And you don't get wet!

In places with an average of 35°C all year round, few bike lanes and extremely aggressive drivers where I live in Asia, or 6 months of winter, freezing rain going close to sideways in the wind, ice covered roads and only slightly less aggressive drivers where I lived in Canada, I'll skip the ELF. I really don't know what paradise this thing was meant to operate in but I'd like to visit.

I would feel like a nerd in this!

No insurance required (in the U.S.) however several insurance companies do offer bicycle insurance for some states.In some countries like the U.K. cyclists are offered insurance anywhere there.

Fantastic!

I like it! It needs to get up to about 40 to 45 mph though (in some cases/places)

Granted the ELF isn't for everyone, or for all situations. It seams to me though that the makers of the ELF are trying to better our lives in a small way. What have we done today to help our fellow man/planet? I'm all for it, and I'm not even a hippie.

Awesome thinking. I live in Orlando that would be a great commuter because I am only 9 miles from my office!!

I've seen "still" photographs of the ELF on Facebook, but this is the first time I've seen the ELF in a Video. It looks better in the Video.

I'm still waiting for those hover bikes, damn it!.

Very cool, but it needs some kind of removable side panels. (A plexi-glass sheet perhaps?) Rain doesn't always fall straight down. And the first time an SUV passes you going through a puddle, well... need I say more?

I would buy one, i live in NYC. My only gripe is theft.

I hope this product trikebike can reach here in my country because we need also like that organic bike for our delay commute specialy when rainy season

The wheeles as it turn can also generate power in addition for solar and heat power...

FINALLY. I found what I was looking for. It took me three or four year

the market is out their,pricing,infrastructure,a simple low cost suspension in the front and a single swing arm in the rear could make for a huge improvement in ride quality.Tweaking the aerodynamics is where the vehicle could gain the most improvement in both range[electric and rider endurance]90 percent of your effort on a bicycle is wasted on overcoming air resistance,while this is better then a standard bicycle,their is plenty of room for improvement.Aerodynamics are worth a huge boost in performance and range.A motorcycle that gets 50 mpg stock,with a aerodynamic nose and tail[not a streamliner]it will easily double to 100 mpg usa,or 2 liters per 100Km.So the Elf could really take a load off you and your pocket book,while having some good old fun.

Would love to bring this out where I'm at at a community center here in New Jersey would love to make it out here

These start at $8000 in Portland, Oregon. That $4000 base price is misleading...

...reminded me of The Flinstones

Love biker untuk Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩👍

Another welcome mean of eco transportation system for the year 2015 and 2020!!

Santiago Chile is having a big change in terms of using bicycles. The ELFs can fill the percentage that does not use bicycles for all the unconviniences that ELFs can cover. Now price is something to think about; may be producing it here not just for Chile but for the rest of the countries (biger markets).

Turning in the rain looks wet--those fenders can't possibly be adequate enough to avoid rebound splashing off the frame. That said, it looks fun. I was looking at other Velomobiles but they were all too expensive. If they could just mass produce this thing, it might only cost $3k. A reasonable trike costs less than that--this just has a shell and some accessories.

Along time ago I lived 13k form work and I would pass the same cars 3 or4 times on the journey there and back

lov having 4 of them .can it be use in burke county N.C. I wonder !!!!!!!!!!

This ELF does a lot of things really well. Every vehicle has it's downfalls in one way or another. Pointing out things like it's crash worthiness or lack of speed is silly. It's a bicycle class vehicle. You don't go to every bicycle or motorcycle video and point out how you have no protection in a crash. Let's go watch some car videos and complain about how they don't offer any exercise for the driver. That's the logic I see in some of these comments.

I love it

bike components with e-unit cost them ~$2K +solar panel +shell material &labor(?) So, $4-5K price is fair considering payoff in 6 mo if it is used to commute AND workout.. I would buy it, if I were 9 to 5 clerk of $30K salary.

Sorry for the double post, the cost is bait high ATM , considering similar bikes go for 1500 -2000 but I hope with more demand this will go down in price as I'd like to own one but I can just go and get a fully motorized scooter for 600-850 and it has a higher top speed. Please re-adjust your costs and make this more affordable

I like the idea it's 5 ft tall so people can see it. it is ideal for warm weather climates. Wish it was 2k and not 4k -then i think it would pay for itself after 3 summers

WONDERFUL & ECONOMICAL VEHICLE

Nice ! And now a new one for commuting outside the town. I mean lighter and faster !

great for the warm weather but in the cold weather it would be a different story

Imagine being able to travel safely at incredibly fast speeds! Introducing the IT! Now with Flexi Grips!

really neat but how often do you have to replace the lipo....I know they can get expensive

I like this

Fakat farklı ve özgün tasarım olmuş. Tebrikler

Fantastisch

Solar panels are best fixed to a structure, out of the shade, and pointed at the sun. On vehicles, they add weight for little power. A lot of vehicle designers don't get this, but engineers know better.

THEY SEEM TO BE A NICE THING TO Maybe rent to do little things "shopping trips, get light workouts, for older people who no longer drive cars.but here in Detroit, U need to enclose it against bad weather. Put some doors, A wiper,enclosed the floor area against water from rain/snow.

About half the cost of a Velomobile and with greater visibility and ease of entry. When the reporter crosses through the intersection, she crosses over bumps and it seems clear that this doesn't have suspension. Without suspension, I would worry that the constant shock of bumpy roads will shake and rattle the shell, causing cracks that can't be repaired. Those cracks would occur, likely, in key stress-points, greatly shortening the life of the shell. Am I correct there are no shocks and, if so, why not? Thank you for your effort to create a sustainable future. This kind of work must continue. Wayne

I love the idea. I want one.

Sounds wonderful but ... I'd get killed driving around in NEW JERSEY in this thing. There are way too many high-speed highways around here and trying to anywhere NOT taking an interstate would make commuting a total nightmare as one would have to take back roads everywhere. And as for our winters ... this thing wouldn't last a day in the snow. Pity - really does look well designed.

Most of it's pros are already present in a bicycle, especially a good recumbent.

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Muy buena idea, ecologista, saludable y funcional... que precio?

The video reports the cost is about $4,000....Going on to their site, that is less than half of what the webpage for the company says it costs....the beginning price is $8496.

Será que fica muito caro a importação? E no caso de representação das vendas aqui no Brasil. Seria possível?

Can you buy these in England,they seem a good idea.

This is pretty cool, I'm going to model this and add it to the gmod scars pack, So people with an Oculus Rift can "Try before you buy" in VR

Does it have any kind of doors to go on the side to protect you from splashes & spray on rainy days?

These are pretty darn cool.

Love it :)

Boris should get these for Central London

Çok hoş olmuş

Wonderful ,Allah bless you,thank you so much

is it too wide for bike path access? are there going to be shocks ? I could hook up a bike trailer to rear wheel shafts like a bike? will the price come down when sales go Wild? 4000 sounds reasonable , Henry ford changed the world using low price (he got rich too).

Love it!

i wonder how the suspension is on these things? Bumpy ride?

It actually uses a 480 watt/hr rated Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. These can be good up to around 3,000 full battery charging cycles. Sometimes less (or more) though but at least around 1,000 cycles. Basically a 480 watt/hr Lithium Iron Phosphate battery can be purchased for around $500 or so.Maybe a little more.Myself I have a 240 watt/hr Lithium Iron Phosphate battery on my 250 watt electric assisted motorized bicycle.

I want one

Good！！！

I want one :D

Meu sonho de consumo.

LOVE IT!!!!

Uma byke com carenagem.Bonita e prática.

Sehr gut und wie Teuer ist das teil und wo kann man so was Kaufen.?

very beautiful and amazing

Take that General Motors!

I love it, but...does it have to be so wide and so big? And it does need a leaning mechanism (cf. Drymer from Holland). If you must make it so wide might as well make it so that a child can also ride as passenger in a back seat.

I like the egg shape for a body, but this has a much larger frontal area than a biker on a conventional bike. You'd have to peddle much harder (or use the electric assist a lot) in order to make up the difference.

tienen mucha personalidad, lucen muy bien.

Can I use one of these in the UK? Would love one! It's amazing. Can u carry someone in it with you?

im going to start saving my money

idk about that "protection from the elements" part....maybe if they added something to cover those gigantic openings on the sides....oh and how do you stop people from stealing it?

What happens if the chain break or you get a flat tire who would be able to fix?

when are they coming out with the tractor trailer version? you know, to move goods across the country

The battery is changeable easily in less than 1 minute ? Where can we buy this bike in Vietnam?

Wow ! That´s a great idea !

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With simple electric power available on Ebay, this could be a good purchase if the price is right.

Sou do brasil! Eles Importam pra cá??

5:33 The Reporter and Alix laugh with the same laugh at the same time.