Eugene, Oregon Gets a Trike of its Own

The Arcimoto Pulse, described as “a tandem two-seater, three-wheeled, 96-volt electric vehicle with a starting price of “under $20,000”” has officially been launched out of Eugene, Oregon. The electric three wheeler has the capability of traveling about 50 miles on a charge and hit 55 mph, and about 300 of them are planned to go into production the first year.

According to the article, “with today’s launch of the Arcimoto Pulse, […] Eugene took what local politicians describe as a first step towards challenging Detroit’s automaking dominance.” That’s a large claim, but we’ll see what happens after the first 300 of these trikes come off the line.