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While the majority of the vehicles we cover on this channel tend toward regular cars, we do sometimes get our hands on more unusual, niche vehicles.

A couple of weeks ago, that vehicle was the Electra Mechanic Solo, a vehicle that we failed to be super-impressed by -    • Do You Go Solo With Your Commute? We ...  


We then got the chance to be the first automotive YouTube channel to ride in the alpha prototype of the Aptera EV, something our own Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield enjoyed as a personal reservation holder -    • Exclusive: We Take A Ride In Noir - O...  .

Then, over the Easter weekend, we got our third three-wheeler exposure this year in the form of the Arcimoto FUV, a vehicle we've been closely following for more than a decade, attending its official launch event in 2019 --    • The Arcimoto FUV Electric Vehicle Is ...   -- and asking how it manages to break all the rules for an electric vehicle startup -    • Arcimoto Broke All The Establishment ...  .

But this time, we got to ride it for an entire weekend.

Here's what Nikki thought after two days and many miles of riding.


0:00 Introducing the FUV
1:38 On Country Lanes
2:25 Battery Specs
3:35 Handling
5:32 Controls
7:55 How it Feels
9:21 Why Nikki is Wearing a Helmet
12:09 On the Freeway
16:59 Compared to the Twizy
19:58 Who the FUV is for
21:58 Conclusion



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Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield.
Produced: Transport Evolved

Disclaimer: Arcimoto provided Transport Evolved with an Arcimoto FUV for the purposes of making this review. It had no editorial say in this review.

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