Why side-by-side design vs the single aisle design like Elio? The single aisle could reduce cost and be even more efficient in theory and is better as a pure commuter car since 1 person is in it most of the time anyway. Would need an even smaller battery.
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Car experience vs Motorcycle experience. Many non-leaning EV trikes both seating configurations out there, Aptera being, tadpole config side by side seating -> 2 wheels in front, one in rear, others https://vanderhallusa.com/edison-2-2020/ , https://www.sondorselectriccarcompany.com/ , vs Tandem/front/back seating https://www.arcimoto.com/ , etc. Only a few leaning tandem delta trike EVs, all Tandem due to geometry needed for effective leaning, one being sold, a few still in development. https://carver.earth/en/ (low performance) https://www.helixmotors.com/ - Helix licensed the patent from Ian Bruce plus added some new tech and patents, so this new steering technology different and supposedly superior than Carver in many ways. The base US patent is here: http://www.google.com/patents/US8781684 , and the just-announced https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210630005368/en/Arcimoto-and-Lightning-Motorcycles-Begin-Development-of-World%E2%80%99s-Fastest-Electric-Three-Wheel-Tilting-Motorcycle Also Lithuania-based AKO’s electric leaning trike is even more unique thanks to its high power and sporty handling characteristics. https://electrek.co/2021/01/29/akos-high-performance-leaning-electric-sport-trike-begins-taking-reservations/
To be complete, this enclosed over-priced tandem seating e-motorcycle is a "sometimes 4-wheeler, but mostly 2-wheeler, the PERAVES CZ W19A-MRE-130 MonoRacer -> https://www.peravescz.com/electric-version/