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No Myers Motors Duo?,

Or is it?
http://www.myersmotors.com/

These were being developed/sold in the late 90s, but Corbin Motors went bankrupt well before the prices on gas shot up. Ironically, there is a huge market for their tri wheel enclosed scooter today, they just came in ahead of the game.

http://www.3wheelers.com/corbin.html

This is the knew Knight Rider vehicle... http://www.myersmotors.com/

A friend of mine has a Sparrow, it is an extremely "cute" thing, but alas, it doesn't run. It's battery also lasts only about 20 miles. I hear the company that took over Sparrow production from Corbin has fixed many of the problems that the Sparrow had (Myers Motors)

The answer is that you have two cars: an electric Sparrow for commuting and short trips, and a hybrid Prius for everything else. That's what the guy I talked to at the Earth Day event at my college does (he was displaying his Sparrow).

How much will the power cost me?

There is a car maker in my home town that has been making cars like this for years now http://www.myersmotors.com/ They are 100% electric and about $10,000 less pluse top speed is 15 mph faster.

I'd love to get something like this. I have a short commute, and basically a covered motorcycle (something I can use in rain and snow) is what I'm looking for.

But no where on the Myers site does it say how much the bloody thing costs! Sure, they'll take your $1000 deposit towards the purchase, but they don't say what that final price will be. In fact, their reservation process page says this:

5. The purchase price of the vehicle will be established by Myers Motors at the time of purchase and the reservation deposit will be automatically applied to the purchase price of the vehicle.

So I'm supposed to tie up $1000 on a deposit without knowing the final purchase price? You've got to be kidding.

(The Phoenix site does mention "$14,900 retail price and up", but there's no link from the Myers site.)

I also worry about a company whose "Values" statement (sorry, can't link, part of a Flash presentation) contains "Glorify God" and "Share our financial success on behalf of God's kingdom" as bullet points. It wouldn't stop me doing business with them, but it is a little off-putting to us non-believers in the market. Which cult are they a member of, anyway?

"Glorify God"

ROTFLMAO

Check out the message from the founder. Has nothing to do with Mike Myers, and probably won't for sometime if I catch their drift right.