FUV and Friends - Sandy Munro Shares His Thoughts On The Arcimoto FUV

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2 жыл бұрын

A few weeks back we were lucky enough to attend the Arcimoto FUV and friends event in Portland, Oregon, where we got to see some unusual and interesting FUVs, rode the production Arcimoto Roadster for the first time, and got to chat with friends new and old about the Oregon three-wheel EV company that's breaking all the rules.
Today, we're sharing an interview with the one and only Sandy Munro from @MunroLive - who is not only helping Arcimoto streamline its production line process, but also had some very insightful things to say about the EV industry.
Thank you to Sandy and his team for allowing us the time to chat - and for helping us out when we had an audio equipment failure during the interview, graciously providing us with their copy of the interview audio!
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Guest: Sandy Munro from @MunroLive
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@PeaceChanel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You for All that you are doing for World Peace and for our Planet... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Paz.. Namaste .. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮️ ❤️ 💐 🕊

@jacksonbangs6603 2 жыл бұрын

My parents drive a Arcimoto FUV in Medford Oregon and enjoy it! Talk about a revolutionary electric vehicle!

@MikesTropicalTech 2 жыл бұрын

As an Arcimoto fan and shareholder, and a fan of Sandy, I've been waiting to hear this right from Sandy. I'm really happy that Arcimoto is taking Sandy's advice without prejudice to their baby.

@Clearphish 2 жыл бұрын

You should interview Sandy all the time. It's one of his best outings.(maybe in part to some genius editing as well, perhaps)

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

There was some editing - But for both sides - Nikki

@woodchip2782 2 жыл бұрын

In Canada this vehicle will be a seasonal thing so price will be critical.

@magallon643 Жыл бұрын

Even motorcycles are seasonal on Canada!😄

@greyangelpilot 2 жыл бұрын

I'm rooting for Arcimoto, just hope they can surmount the Production Hell which they will inevitably face upon going into formal "Production." Here's wishing Arcimoto & their team the best, to create another viable, clean & green alternative than the dirty, expensive, legacy ICE Autos !

@rhmagalhaes 2 жыл бұрын

You and Sandy talking cars is like Tim and Elon talking rockets. Best interview. We want more 😍

@Laura-S196 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Sandy Munro knows vehicles inside and out. His channel is Munro Live

@georgekahn3313 2 жыл бұрын

First time on your channel. Loved it. Great video. Lotsa good info . Great interview. 👍. 😇

@r.a.monigold9789 2 жыл бұрын

Seventeen minutes of smiles! Great video. Thanks to all and thanks for sharing.

@franknicholasdale4595 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Thailand and would love one , a real fun , innovative transportation

@chrisar6068 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Always love to listen and learn from Sandy. I loved tearing down competitor and learning about new processes and new methods on how to design using existing processes. Trying to understand how and why they manufactured a product or component a certain way was fun.

@stevewausa 2 жыл бұрын

Worth the wait!

@tomferguson1210 2 жыл бұрын

Great talk. Insights.

@tomblewomble3369 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see an enclosed version of the fuv in the uk. Id like it to have heating and other mod cons too.

@davidlazarus67 2 жыл бұрын

Yes closed in with fast charging would probably be perfect for most people especially short distance commutes.

@PM_82 2 жыл бұрын

It will be versions that are completly enclosed but personally i would prefer a version where you can remove the doors when wanted so you can ride open in the summertime. Heating is already in the vehicle with heated stearing handles that will serve as a heatsource.

@jemtec1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! :-)

@gideonporter537 2 жыл бұрын

You are an excellent interviewer - take it from a 20 year journo! Of course, it helps when you have Sandy Munro as the interviewee!

@jamesanderson3482 2 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent video! Thank you!

@KamleshMallick 2 жыл бұрын

Felt like Sandy did not want to do this interview or directed the conversation to his liking!

@Frank71 2 жыл бұрын

He does get unsettled when things don't go his way. He nearly threw a temper tantrum over the ID4.

@KamleshMallick 2 жыл бұрын

@@Frank71 haha i saw that. Could not figure out the onscreen map and thrashed the car!!

@linuxmill 2 ай бұрын

and now, two years later, his reticence appears prophetic. That's why it is so important to study and understand nuance.

@buckcrenshaw1459 2 жыл бұрын

Great interviewing skills!

@joeennis2571 2 жыл бұрын

great interview , Sandy the king of continuous improvement

@alaneasthope2357 2 жыл бұрын

Sandy Munroe, the god of disassembly. Great interview Nikki. In Europe, I can see these being popular around the Mediterranean in holiday destinations, replacing all the Lambretta scooters.

@fjalics 2 жыл бұрын

"It's all going to change in 5 years" it seems the Japenese are sitting on their hands.

@buddy1155 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody (including you) knows what Japanese are doing, they are very traditional. They don't start teasing years in advance, promising, delaying and cancelling half of their promises. They like smoke screens, contradicting statements, make everyone wondering. And then they launch a great vehicle, might be battery, might be hydrogen or might be extreme fuel efficient. You never know with the Japanese.

@flodjod 2 жыл бұрын

@@buddy1155 toyota certainly dont know what they are doing other than embarking on an extensive bs smoke screen to cover their massive investment in useless technology, their shareholders will wake one day

@patreekotime4578 2 жыл бұрын

@@buddy1155 this sounds like wishful thinking. I cant imagine a world where Toyota lets Ford beat them on technology. And these companies HAVE BEEN teasing products that are disappointingly disjointed from reality. So maybe those products are smokescreens... But it is not 1985 anymore. They are going to seriously lose customer base if they continue this tack of showing us renderings for vehicles we know will never exist and reiterating that hydrogen is the only future.

@buddy1155 2 жыл бұрын

@@patreekotime4578 eventually is hydrogen the only future: 1kg of hydrogen contains many magnitudes more electrons as 1kg of lithium (the second best material). We already know that there are no more elements possible. question

@patreekotime4578 2 жыл бұрын

@@buddy1155 physics are universal. You are correct. Which means hydrogen is never going to get easier to transport or store or transfer. It is never going to get less reactive or less leak prone. It is NEVER going to be more efficient to use energy to extract hydrogen from methane or water than it is to directly use that energy in a battery. So the only way to really solve those steps is to eliminate them by having hydrogen formation and energy extraction in a closed loop inside the vehicle and that is also a battery. 🤷

@morgant1568 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@goingballisticmotion5455 2 жыл бұрын

We should all drink a shot every time Sandy says 'Holy Mackerel'

@AnonymousFreakYT 2 жыл бұрын

I'm five minutes in to the video, and now I'm dead.

@waiwirir 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget New Zealand and Australia....as my 2 year old granddaughter would say "Please, Please"

@seank7288 2 жыл бұрын

I love you’re interaction with a legend, cheers,

@batandball617 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Sandy IS the real deal. Great interview.!

@vegansoy 2 жыл бұрын

That was smart and charming. Loved it ❤️

@jasoncasey3005 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 😎

@ydmf2 2 жыл бұрын

Love this collab/interview. 👍

@andrewtrimble9770 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting interview. Really interesting vehicle. Not sure I agree with Sandy about Europeans preferring European vehicles. I see a lot of Tesla’s in the UK and I have just got a Hyundai Ioniq Premium. By the way, I don’t know if you realised that your British accent slipped a little into the pond when you were talking to Sandy.

@linuxmill 2 ай бұрын

I hope they can put the pieces back together.

@hammertlme 2 жыл бұрын

Was there an Aptera discussion too, or would that be considered inappropriate for the event?

@buzzofftoxicblog791 2 жыл бұрын

FUN COOL FUTURE

@bernardthedisappointedowl6938 2 жыл бұрын

Little bit of fangirling going on here - well from me anyway - great stuff, ^oo^

@loganrossignol 2 жыл бұрын

You know what's sort of telling about Arcimoto? There's a lot of gush from EV KZfaqrs, but not one has actually said they'll get one. Even you, when talking about getting a Lightning, but wanting a smaller daily driver, seemingly would rather get an Aptera. This really goes to the heart of the problem with Arcimoto and the way they make it sound like they have a "mission". They make an expensive toy and they know they can ride the hype from Tesla if they wrap it up in a "mission". It looks like a fun toy, but not for the price they're asking, and not as a car replacement.

@andrasbiro3007 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people want one and some already have it. I would by one in a heartbeat if I were living in the US. I hope it comes to Europe some day. Also, with Sandy and Gali on board, it's very hard to fail. Gali from Hyperchange is an extremely successful investor, and he didn't just buy the stock, he joined the board. And Sandy Munro is the king of manufacturing, if anyone can bring this to market at an affordable price and high quality, it's Sandy.

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

I said in our recent coverage that I’d absolutely get one, IF it can bring the price down the way the company claims it will as it scales up manufacturing. At its current price, the FUV is a fabulous toy for individuals, though I can understand the sense it makes for businesses - Winter

@Frank71 2 жыл бұрын

Another expensive toy. Some people prattle on about their "carbon foot print" like to get these impractical "toys" and many of them, lecture me me on being green. Excuse me, I don't even own a car and my home is smaller then yours. My city 🏙️ life carbon footprint is smaller then my rural life footprint. In Aroostook county Maine I has a 70acre spread on a river. While the house was solar. I lost some on having a old F-150 and a hyundai accent.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Frank71 The exact opposite of a toy for me. It is my only vehicle and serves all of my needs with tremendous economy and sustainability I live in a tiny home, refuse to eat beef or fly, never reproduced and rode an ebike for the last 7 years to save up to pay cash for my Arcimoto. It is the only new vehicle I ever bought but the smartest investment. Very safe too.

@darthstemcell 2 жыл бұрын

Could listen to Sandy Munro for hours. You didn't need to end it there.

@gibdi0n 2 жыл бұрын

when I stopped eating late things got much better. I recommend it.

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

Pardon?

@MyBarry2009 2 жыл бұрын

BYD has arrived in Australia with a Electric T3 van with 300 km(250km ) and have some cars and trucks .

@Pikminiman 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this interview, Nikki. If you ever get the opportunity, I'd love to see you interview Sandy about Aptera. Everyone else just wants to talk to Sandy about Tesla, so I appreciate you going deep on the three-wheeled end of the EV market with Munro himself.

@SamAlexCaldwell 2 жыл бұрын

I remember Sandy saying he had gotten out of his Tesla stock to "work on another project" a while back - was this it?

@danhuby 2 жыл бұрын

It could be Aptera as he's working with those guys too?

@skepticalmechanic 2 жыл бұрын

When it can make two eggs sunny side up I’ll buy one!

@meadowsz5390 4 ай бұрын

I wonder what happened with Arcimoto. It seems like they're working on making a comeback, because when I search them I see new videos from the Arcimoto account, but I don't see much from other channels. They don't have any used Arcimotos on their site anymore either which is a shame because the Arcimoto really shines as a motorcycle alternative for people with moderate commutes that want better safety and storage.

@biovmr 2 жыл бұрын

That was pure, informative entertainment. Thanks. Arcimoto seems to have a great product, but I'm still (Frankly) too scared to ride an "open" 3-wheeler, given the yahoos around here who drive like they're in a video game with 3 lives.

@davidlazarus67 2 жыл бұрын

I was rewatching and they were all wearing cross strap harnesses. So you couldn’t get thrown out easily. I had similar concerns as you initially but they were all wearing straps over both shoulders.

@dra9onl3oy 2 жыл бұрын

My concern wouldn't be so much "getting thrown out" but more "getting crushed" by a larger vehicle. But I hope it does well.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

Most videos are not making it clear just how safe the FUV really is. The certified roll cage combines with the six point harness to rival the safety of any small car but it does that without air bags, doors or a helmet. The first serious collision has already happened and the guy walked away with just bruises. If he was on a motorcycle he'd be dead now.

@wayneg296 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍😎✌️

@scilamaccagno2206 2 жыл бұрын

I have been following Arcimoto for years & placed an order several years ago. I am still waiting for my FUV. One of the downsides of living on the other side of the country I suppose.

@peterrabbitwarren 2 жыл бұрын

We had a few kicks of the cat.

@loriallen67 2 жыл бұрын

I want one reeeeaaaal baaad.

@fjqtaxch9 2 жыл бұрын

How did they do in crash tests?

@Frank71 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe slight better then a motorcycle.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Frank71 No, vastly safer than any other motorcycle on the roads.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@KineticEV 2 жыл бұрын

He and his company are the best. They simply tell it how it is. That video of him in the Mach E trying out their Blue Cruise and telling the guy from Ford how certain aspects of it doesn't stack up to Tesla's Autopilot was brutal. And I'm sure it was uncomfortable for that rep from Ford to hear...

@danhuby 2 жыл бұрын

Just an observation. Nikki has an American accent when talking to Sandy.

@ThePoltergeist 2 жыл бұрын

Could you talk em into sending one down under?

@johnmiranda2307 2 жыл бұрын

How is it in snow?

@graememudie7921 2 жыл бұрын

Ooo that was weird. Sounded like Sandy’s voice went up a few octaves. 🤣🤪

@peterrabbitwarren 2 жыл бұрын

Faster AND quicker wow

@AnonymousFreakYT 2 жыл бұрын

Fast refers to speed - miles per hour. Quick refers to acceleration - 1.5 G of acceleration. They are separate terms used in technical spaces (which Sandy would be very familiar with,) frequently. For example, the new Tesla Model S Plaid is the world's *QUICKEST* production car. Tesla only uses the word "quickest" anywhere in their own words. Tesla never said "fastest." (Because it doesn't have the highest top speed, just the best 0-60.)

@kenmcclow8963 2 жыл бұрын

I like the Arcimoto, but they need to eventually give it a somewhat longer range and a semifast charging option. I would be fine if they were extra cost options for someone to consider it as an only car. I really like the Deliverator version, but if it was modular to swap in the back seat or the larger cargo box, it would be even cooler. I could just be a little depressed learning the F-150 Lightning production schedule making it less likely I will be getting a truck soon. Ford and Tesla are crushing me. Apparently they may not even fill the orders they have now before they roll out the new version of F-150 Lightning in 2025, which maybe I want more than this one. I may have to get a gas pickup till then unless Atlis?

@2nd3rd1st 2 жыл бұрын

The FUV really is made to be a city hopper to get groceries or to drive to the gym instead of taking a 5 seater car or truck. There are better options for road tripping or inter-city commuting

@xraceboyex 2 жыл бұрын

You want a Lightning? I feel bad for you wasting your money like that haha just stick to gas, Ford don't know shut about EV's and that's not changing. Ford will probably bankrupt before 2025

@emmanuelgutierrez8616 2 жыл бұрын

One downside. It removes the close contact that you have an option on with a motorcycle seat without separator. But I guess you then don't have back support. Have to try one out myself.

@simonhenry7867 2 жыл бұрын

True...but honestly..if this is the only issue. Think arcimoto are ok.

@ToneGuruLA 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta get the price range $3k to $15k. If they can... they will likely thrive. Otherwise its niche. Best o luck to FUV.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

$3K - HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! The materials alone cost more than that. Why not just stamp your feet and demand a $10,000 Lear Jet?

@jamespaul2587 2 жыл бұрын

Great discussion, however I wonder if Sandy expects to see cheaper versions from China or other countries arriving soon. To me that is a major concern with relatively high priced Arcimoto units slowly being delivered and scaled.

@papytrad8915 2 жыл бұрын

Torc vectoring managing every wheel depending on the way the driver need it ... is the particular efficiancy of Rimac cars. Sandy is not telling that in Europe Renault selling the Twizy (small cars) since almost 10 years now ;)

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

No legitimate comparison. A 45 mph Twizzy is just a cart compared to the 80 MPH Arcimoto.

@papytrad8915 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon >> 10 months later, I don't recall the video but still thinking the Arcimoto is legitimatly to be compared to the TwiZy that would be certfied here in Europe in the same class. ;p I love Sandy work and only tell that here he is giving partiel explanations.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@papytrad8915 An EU 'class' does not define the Arcimoto's performance difference. No legitimate comparison. Twizzy has more in common with a golf cart.

@papytrad8915 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon >> Again, the correct spelling is TWIZY (no need for ZZ) ;) There are two Twizy models, the 45 and the 80, they are limited to 45 Km/h and 80 Km/h, which is more than enough in town and in the suburbs (I think)... specially in EU and Asia countries. If you ever think you can drive a golf cart on EU roads, good luck ;) Reading the poor arguments in your answers, I do not see any interest of trying to debat. Enjoy your certitudes....

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@papytrad8915 My points are flawless and beyond reproach. I am an owner of the FUV who has also used lower speed vehicles for years. There are two different markets - low speed and full speed capable transportation with full crash protection like the FUV which is also very good for low speed use and has more cargo capacity. Twizy is not for going on long drives into mountains or on freeways. Twizy is not being leased to package delivery companies. That cuts and alters its marketability. Apples and oranges. I never mentioned golf carts on EU roads, you did.

@enzodarro179 2 жыл бұрын

Nikki can you ask your friend Mark to send me one (Australia)..two seater with a storage box....please!

@Joe3545u 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a warm / dry weather vehicle. Limited to no appeal in a cold, wet, icy, and snowy climate.

@davidlazarus67 2 жыл бұрын

A closed in version might solve the rain issues and motorbikes show that the warmth issue can be fixed.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely only your own opinion. Owners up and down the west coast to Canada find this is fine in the rain. We stay dry and warm. There are now 3 videos of the FUV in rain and on snow. No motorbikes have a roof, doors or windows or heated seats.

@seybertooth9282 2 жыл бұрын

Sandy is a good example that you don't have to become stupid, reactionary and behind the times just because you're a bit long in the tooth.

@flodjod 2 жыл бұрын

age is one of the keys to accepting knowledge and rejecting bs

@bernardthedisappointedowl6938 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair there are plenty of examples of open minded interested people longer in the tooth - Sandy is great, ^oo^

@rickypeacock659 2 жыл бұрын

Please review the TRIGGO better than the Arcimodo?

@piccalillipit9211 2 жыл бұрын

*THE VERY BEST THING* about the EV revolution is we are suddenly back to a world with *VERIETY* ! Since 1980 all cars have essentially been the same, made by companies owned by the same tiny number of people - NOW we have all these new startups with new designs, radical crazy shit a lot of which wont work and will break down, but I don't care... I wat a NOBE or an ACURA or something else weird.

@glenncook7294 6 ай бұрын

I own every Arcimoto platform…

@beachcrow 2 жыл бұрын

"The first kick at the cat" - Ouch

@jemtec1 2 жыл бұрын

A kick at any animal might not be a great idea..

@pstoneking3418 Жыл бұрын

I prefer not getting all the looks and why I'm purchasing a Ford lightning.

@RB30ZED 2 жыл бұрын

Nikki, in the studio you have a proper English accent, then talk to Sandy you go all American on us.

@toyotaprius79 2 жыл бұрын

A musical ear can do that

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

It can indeed - It might seem strange, but I have to consciously think about my accent not drifting on-screen. Because off-screen, it's all over the place - Nikki.

@ram64man 2 жыл бұрын

Arcimoto your missing a trick here, I can think of a number of people would want something like this for city delivery’s ,so please offer an option with no second seat but enclosed storage in a squared off back and panniers, not just food delivery, but for the giga delivery runs a as well

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

We think you’ve not seen out previous coverage, or the deliverator.

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

They do, the Deliverator model, of which there’s even a pizza optimized version with a built in warmer - Winter

@PM_82 2 жыл бұрын

Deliverator for closed storage or the flatbed for open storage but then you could always strap on a enclosed box to store small stuff.

@ram64man 2 жыл бұрын

@@transportevolved thanks winter for replying, what I meant was unlike the deliverator where is reduces volume for aerodynamic shape, if it has a more boxed back so say postal routes etc style packages say 330 litres , I realise there are limitations due to the one wheel , but it’s something similar to what appeared in Norway last year

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@ram64man There is now a square cargo box version in addition to the Deliverator. It fits on the back of the pickup truck style model. I got the basic model and removed my rear seat, enclosed it with cargo netting to have a large bin.

@IBMara 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't hear much mention of Aptera. I think it's a much more practical vehicle. Were they covered at the same event? If so where is the video?

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

It has to be manufactured before it can qualify as practical. The FUV is a versatile platform. Try delivering parcels with your Aptera vapors.

@willaerley7140 2 жыл бұрын

As usual, Nikki points at a non-existent link to another video. It’s ok. I know you’re overworked.

@Travlinmo 2 жыл бұрын

It does seem to be the bane of this channel. 😂

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

We did put them in, honest! And the links are below.

@bounceofffast 2 жыл бұрын

Without a fully enclosed cabin, the aerodynamic drag will affect the range and efficiency . Also .. in a rainy city such as Vancouver , BC Canada, an enclosure can keep the driver and passengers from the elements .

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

No. Tests were done on the very streamlined Deliverator with doors and windows. No measurable range difference of note. The front profile tapers back to a much smaller rear end. Owners in rainy Washington and Oregon have no problem with rain. Elbows get damp, so what? We have heated seats, hand grips and heated defroster. There are now 3 videos of it in rain and snow. I stay dusty bones dry in mine in rain above 30 mph as the pressure wave forces all rain away from the driver's sides. The speed you choose has a much greater effect on range than streamlining. Same as with cars.

@NoGufff 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, simple sliding door/s would make it much more appealing.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

Yea that's the kind of thinking that got us into this mess. Everybody demands to be transported around like royalty in climate controlled lounges. Hence our crashing climate. You look at the solution and want to ruin it instead of getting with the program. I have the FUV and I don't want no stinkin' doors. Just dead weight that blocks the breeze. The heated seats, hand grips and defroster are enough. I clipped a little fan to the handlebar to stay cool when stopped with no breezes.

@kevinpolito1529 2 жыл бұрын

An apt name for the full line of Arcimoto vehicles is SCUV = Southern California Utility Vehicle. The perfect vehicle for places where it's warm and sunny most if not all the time. Yes, you can add weather protection of a sort, for chilly days or the occasional rain shower. But people who live in places that get deadly heat, bitter cold, heavy rain, and deep snow are not going to be lining up to buy the Arcimoto -- and that's a lot of America. The breathlessly rapturous coverage of the Arcimoto on TE borders on cult-like.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

Just nonsense. Already working splendidly in Oregon and Washington. You people demand the very thing that is forcing a drastic change in personal transportation. That's the kind of thinking that got us into this mess. Everybody demands to be transported around like royalty in climate controlled lounges. Hence our crashing climate. You look at the solution and want to ruin it instead of getting with the program. I have the FUV and I don't want no stinkin' doors. Just dead weight that blocks the breeze. The heated seats, hand grips and defroster are enough. I clipped a little fan to the handlebar to stay cool when stopped with no breezes. There are half a billion motorcycles and scooters with no doors, windows or roofs. Since your comment there are now 3 videos of it in rain and snow. Living sustainably is not a cult, it is an inviolable mandate for the survival of civilization. Snowmobiles will never be popular in Florida but they have their uses. Note the warming and shortening of your winters - already happening but you ignore it like a frog in a slowly heating pot of water.

@markthomasson5077 2 жыл бұрын

So with some wiz bang complicated stuff they sort out the steering …just wonder why not rear wheel drive. Save a whole motor, come on Sandy answer that

@domgia9248 2 жыл бұрын

Don't underestimate the 10-12 year old endorsement.

@remyllebeau77 2 жыл бұрын

You can still get rained on like riding a motorcycle. What's the point? I can buy 18 cheap gas scooters for the price of ONE of these FUV things, and I don't have to worry about range problems.

@michigandon 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, but NOT something I would necessarily want to drive 365 days a year.

@buddy1155 2 жыл бұрын

Arcimoto is 20K! that is about twice what such a vehicle is worth.

@thomasreese2816 2 жыл бұрын

Hand making EVs as a new company in a high paying area is hard. The price will come down as they scale up.

@joehodgson2815 2 жыл бұрын

"Their first kick at the cat" ...now that's an expression! :)

@handlemonium 2 жыл бұрын

The ElectraMecchanica Solo costs only a thousand bucks more. Between that and Aptera might be an upgrade from my 75-mile NCM Moscow+ eBike. 👍

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

No good. One passenger only, less cargo space, not flexible for delivery configurations. Both of those are not being sold to consumers at this time while the FUV is in production with 500 on the roads and a large factory half tooled up right now. It is amazing how incomparable vehicles get compared without sense or logic. You must be trying to eat an apple/orange every day.

@willaerley7140 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely buy one of those cheap Chinese EVs on Alibaba. 👍🏻

@davefroman4700 2 жыл бұрын

Find 4 friends who want one too and you can get a cut rate ;)

@xraceboyex 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Chinese make valuable products that totally have the same reliability and build quality as American products 😅 go spend 1/4 the cost for half the product that will last 10% as long

@willaerley7140 2 жыл бұрын

@@xraceboyex Buying one and making videos about it will probably prove your point. It would be fun to watch, though.

@davefroman4700 2 жыл бұрын

@@xraceboyex 40% of the parts in the cars being sold today are from China. In fact Tesla holds the record for the LEAST amount of imported parts because of their vertical integration. And they are already exporting cars to EU that pass their strict safety laws that are even stronger than the US. There are a crap ton of durable Toyota's out there today that were manufactured in China by BYD and others.

@Frank71 2 жыл бұрын

Considering the man could not find the regen setting on the VW ID4. I take YT personalities with a grain of salt.

@matthewbaynham6286 2 жыл бұрын

He said Europeans only like buying European cars that's not exactly true. One American car company makes cars that are designed around the style that Europeans like. Think about Ford, all the Escorts, Cosworths, Capre, they made a massive range of different cars specifically for the European market and Europeans bought them in the tens of millions. Europeans love Fords. All other American car companies make cars the size of a cathedral which Europeans don't like. If American car companies don't design for Europeans then you can keep it. Europeans like smaller cars, and cars that can go around corners, and cars where the build quantity is high. Hatchbacks and estates are popular. American car companies except Ford just make cars Europeans don't like. As for Tesla, I'm surprised they sell as well as they do. But I'm think VW will be out selling Tesla by multiple times once VW gets all it's production ramped up across it's entire range. Because the style of car is just more the flavour that Europeans go for.

@GladmanNow 2 жыл бұрын

Closed cab or it’s not workable anywhere but Southern California

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

False. Already working splendidly in Oregon and Washington. You people demand the very thing that is forcing a change in personal transportation. That's the kind of thinking that got us into this mess. Everybody demands to be transported around like royalty in climate controlled lounges. Hence our crashing climate. You look at the solution and want to ruin it instead of getting with the program. I have the FUV and I don't want no stinkin' doors. Just dead weight that blocks the breeze. The heated seats, hand grips and defroster are enough. I clipped a little fan to the handlebar to stay cool when stopped with no breezes. There are half a billion motorcycles and scooters with no doors, windows or roofs.

@GladmanNow 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon you don’t live in Mn. The winter conditions here are brutal. Having an enclosed cab is not an extreme ask. I am out in most weather biking but at thirty miles per hour or above the windchill is not something I would sign up for in an open cab.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@GladmanNow The wind chill is cut almost completely. Wrap around windshield (note the definition of windshield) meeting a roof, heated seats and hand grips and defroster. This was never meant to be a 100% car replacement, just 90%. I don't complain about the uselesness of snowmobiles here in Florida. I'm more concerned about the decision that was made to stop holing up all winter with 4 cords of firewood and a food stash and snowshoes in northern climates, instead bashing through all nature offers by the brute force of very inefficient fossil fueled vehicles. We are paying for that now. The Arcimoto is one part of the fix for that mistake. If Minnesotans hole up for 2 months each winter like they used to, now you have internet and satellite TV and some can work from home. Besides, winters are now shorter everywhere, from pole to pole.

@EleanorPeterson 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing Nikki's dodgy Merkin accent bubbling to the surface half-way through the interview was hilarious. Ah, Great Yarmouth seems so far away... I'm not a 'people person' [you'd noticed, right?] but I do know that some people can't help mimicking voice and body-language (some peeps even think they're paying a compliment). It's never a good idea. Imagine speaking in pidgin Chinese or Japanenglish to your workmates with Oriental roots. It'd be not just patronising but deeply offensive. I'm surprised Sandy didn't give you a slap, young lady... 🤭

@TanSpaceX 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t it seem like Arcimoto has more models than its deliveries? What’s next - ArcOne, a Segway-like unicycle with the smallest CO2 footprint? FUV hit $3.68 yesterday, btw! Hahaha, see ya at under $3 for a dead cat bounce!

@TyRosenow 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't watch the video because of Sandy Munro. If he's on more often in interviews (for all youtubers), then I have no choice but to unsubscribe from these channels.

@transportevolved 2 жыл бұрын

You could just skip - but we’d love to know the reason.

@thearab59 2 жыл бұрын

Nikki, you've got an American accent suddenly! Scary 😨

@simonhenry7867 2 жыл бұрын

She does that when speaking to 'merkins

@Martin-se3ij 2 жыл бұрын

Why does it have to look like a locust or a snail with its lights on stalks, every damn angle, facet a separate color, logos plastered everywhere, it looks big like as if it could carry three people, it looks uncomfortable that you can't stretch your legs out, that you are straddling a hump, that in the back your hair is blown all over the place, like you can't use it in the rain unless you are wearing scuba gear. I wish it had a jolk or steering wheel rather than handle bars. I know, I'm just being a Grinch. I did buy shares.

@apexpredator2118 2 жыл бұрын

I know right? People want a protected space when in a vehicle. Could you imagine driving this in the snow or rain? If it's not gonna be of any use even for one month a year, people are not gonna buy it.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@apexpredator2118 There are now 3 videos of the FUV in rain and snow. Comfortable and secure.

@davidbonnett8954 2 жыл бұрын

Doors and AC

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@MrSvetlin09 2 жыл бұрын

Great vehicle but way too expensive for what it is. It costs as much as a low end Civic. Hopefully Munro will manage to get the price down to about 9K, then we can talk. At this point only US market is viable to certain extent. All talk about selling to Brazil, Africa, India is nothing but dreams at this price point. Also, whoever came with the names ...FUV and Archimoto, ...did not do a favor to the company.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

No. The Civic is far more expensive to own and operate. You are like a billion other people around the world, oblivious to the reality of the climbing prices of new and used vehicles in 2022. Within the current market prices the FUV price is a bargain. None of you ever think about or admit the huge differences starting with tax breaks or cash rebates, extending to zero dollars spent at the pump, including an *EIGHTY PERCENT LOWER INSURANCE RATE, THE MOTORCYCLE RATE* I give just $130/yr for mine. I am no longer vulnerable to a $6000 engine or $4000 transmission blowing up. In my lifetime I've had two timing belts break, scrapping the vehicles. Never again.

@MrSvetlin09 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon , first my comment is from 10 months ago...a bit of a didferent reality, second, the Civic is a CAR, not a motorcycle. Third, as most people i drive primarily on the highway. Fourth, i never had a car for more than 4 years and the civic's powertrain warranty is 60K miles, what is the FUV motorcycle's warranrty?. But if you want to drive a motorcycle for the price ofa car...go ahead...waiting for your next comment after 10 months😀👍

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSvetlin09 You are free to incorrectly call Arcomoto a motorcycle but it never will be and is legally defined as an autocycle. It is safer than any motorcycle ever made anywhere on Earth. It comes with a 3 year warranty and service comes to your home. You are being dishonest and disrespectful to compare it to the "price of a car" when that is factually incorrect. Any car, even a 20 year old car, costs us about $3000 a year to own and operate. That is not true with the Arcimoto. We start off with tax breaks and rebates, we never buy gas or oil changes, we get the 80% lower motorcycle insurance rate for the FUV even though it is not one. My power bill went up only $2/mo and my insurance is just $130/yr MOST importantly, I no longer drive a vehicle that emits co2. It is my duty as a planetary citizen to live more sustainably. What power has exempted you from that responsibility? I'd like to have a debate with them.

@MrSvetlin09 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon I can't get Archimoto even if I want. Its available in only 7 states! So it looks like my planetary duties will have to wait. I am not sure what powers you want to debate but please feel free to debate them and let me know of the outcome. Enjoy your "autocycle" FUV and don't forget to pay your motorcycle insurance 🤣🤣🤣

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSvetlin09 Ending your lame comments with children's cartoon emojis proves my point. You don't care about anyone but yourself and you are incapable of adult debate here. Another aspect of childishness is no patience. You can't be bothered with waiting for availability in your area so you go on the attack like a grade school kid. *THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY* came up with SUV, Arcimoto only adds a new dimension to an existing designator.

@mthom7174 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, but please ease off on the B-roll, it's too much.

@hymlog 2 жыл бұрын

....A MANS LIFE STORY ...STAY TUNED FOR ..A BOY AND HIS DOG COMING SOON! ...I'M GONE!!........

@timmurphy5541 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry - Africans want real cars just like everyone else. When it comes to motorcycles - sure people in Africa buy them but they're very small and cheap.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, Africans, for the deadly droughts and mass famine migrations you are experiencing right now. First world nations are infected with this same ignorance and selfishness about what the definition of a "real car" should be in 2021. You are dealing with the results of this deadly consumer blunder and yet you actually ASK for more! Holy shit! Humanity is surely doomed.

@timmurphy5541 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon infected with selfishness....in other words wanting things that are useful to you instead of wanting what someone else believes you should have

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@timmurphy5541 That's what we do when we want to do our part and live sustainably - have what is deemed not harmful in the long run. That defines truly useful. Use based on selfish desires regardless to consequences to others is what got us in this mess in the first place. That's conspicuous consumption and is also identified as stealing more than our fair share from future generations. It is definitely not fair that a few wealthy nations got theirs but are now doing a reverse and telling others not to do the same. But it is vital to humanity's survival. The worst offense started about 10 years ago when the educated world all were told the 97% global consensus on global warming and the sefish factions denied it. Impoverished nations are suffering for our excess but its not like you gained nothing - your home applances and digital gear, your cell phone and internet, your favorite Hollywood movies, KZfaq, improved medical science, even your first Covid vaccines, all came from us. You are welcome. No extra charge except climate change you did not ask for. Now you know what a future sustainable vehicle looks like. More fun gained than convenience lost.

@timmurphy5541 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyegordon That's a luxury for rich people - people at the edge are just trying to live today and the long term is an abstract concept.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@timmurphy5541 No, YOUR REPLY is a lame excuse for not doing your part. I proved the Arcimoto is not for rich people by being the poorest customer to ever own one. I rode a bike for 7 years after getting rid if my car. That saved me $3000/yr in car expenses which went to a cash payment for my Arcimoto. I did this on a modest Social Security retirement pension. I made no excuses and did my duty to humanity and our biome. If I could not afford this I'd still be riding a bike instead of an old car because it is everyone's personal responsibility to reduce consumption and live sustainably. Correction - the long term starts today. It always has and always will.

@tonytiger8248 2 жыл бұрын

Why is a Nissan Versa cheaper than this. They have a lot more parts than this. Shouldn’t this thing be profitable at 12 k.

@popeyegordon 2 жыл бұрын

Nissan is not a totally new concept from the wheels up. Cars don't get EV rebates and tax breaks. Cars like the Versa weigh exactly twice as much as the FUV, need twice the power to go and are driven with one or two passengers and an empty trunk most of the time. Insurance for the Arcimoto is the motorcycle rate, just $130/yr. Apples and oranges.

@OrikkO78 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Munro has a lot of knowledge and I like him and his channel, but ... "Europeans like to buy European" ... Without statistics on this, I'm still pretty sure that US people buy US cars, just because they are US products, to a greater extent. Europeans like cars and other goods that suit their needs and that the quality is in line with the cost. Tesla M3 and MY, designed in the US and manufactured in the US and China, sell like hot cakes nowadays.