How far did you have to drive to jump in a FUV? Plus, the FUV has not crossed the finish line according to your specs as you still won't buy one until they make full doors. I'm confused as to why this has taken so long for them to do. They have half doors. Why not finish the other half? What I see, is a company that seems to be trying to throw out a multitude of models and versions yet can't just make a simple addition to their current product. You know Mark and you should tell him that as it's keeping you from giving him money. It sure will help when they start selling them in New York as I know, I can go straight north of here by three hours and it gets pretty darn cold at night. I must have full doors to keep that chill off of me and then if it rains, that's even worse. I'm like you and old thus will not put up with being wet and cold when there is an option.
As for that certification process, I never remember Vanderhall talking about how it was a nightmare. They just mentioned how they had to place the reflectors in the wheels and not much else. It was just part of the project. So, I think that it's not as hard as Arcimoto is letting it on to be. It doesn't matter if it's a three wheeler for the poor or rich. They all have to pass the same specs and regulations. Even the Chinese can crank out scooters (which have similar specs) and they seem to have no problem with it. I suspect that Arcimoto was using that as a stall tactic because they can claim how hard it is and how long it took, thus to move the production date further down the road. In the end, it comes down to funding. Throw enough money at a project, it gets done. Vanderhall obviously threw more money at their project over Arcimoto. Numbers don't lie. One company took 6 years to get to production, the other took 12. Both make fair weather three wheelers that follow the autocycle rules and regs.