I've been waiting a decade for the no new technology off the shelf Elio. I ass.u.me the i-TRIL will be autonomous. I'll be to old to drive.There it is, the Toyota i-TRIL. But you'll have to wait for at least a decade.
http://www.carscoops.com/2017/03/toyotas-i-tril-concept-leans-into.html
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Toyota I-tril
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Rob Croson
Elio Addict
Yep. it will never hit the US streets looking like that.
For one, where's the windshield wiper? Or should I say Wipersssssss
Rob Croson
Elio Addict
And the 5mph bumpers. And the rear view mirrors. And the seat belts.
They had me until they said top speed of 30 MPH.
Sethodine
Elio Addict
Actually, if it is true about the 30mph top speed, then this would count as a Low Speed Vehicle (LSV). LSVs don't need crash tests, 5mph bumpers, or much of anything else. They don't even need DOT approved tires! And if it's an EV it doesn't need emissions testing either, so something like this would be even less regulated than a motorcycle.
In most jurisdictions, LSVs must be governed to a 25mph top speed; some places have rules for Medium Speed Vehicles that allow them to reach higher speeds. Here in Washington state, for instance, MSVs must have a windshield and an enclosed cabin, and may go up to 35mph (also, all Washington-registered LSVs and MSVs must be electric.)
Rob Croson
Elio Addict
30mph top speed? Pointless. My wife couldn't even take our kids to school in it, and it's only a mile away.
Why? The kids could say "Mom had it floored all the way here"
