Tesla tends to go where others aren't and there is plenty of activity at the small end of the market. There are several electric motorcycle and scooter companies. Lit Motors, based in the Bay Area is trying to get their design for an enclosed single person electric car built. There are also things out there like the Motochimp as shown on Fullycharged.
My SO's ex-husband was involved in one of these startups and his partner dragged his feet about scaling up and getting the design to market and now it's not going to go anywhere because several other startups have essentially done the same thing they were doing.
Small transportation vehicles are a limited market and they will probably always be a limited market. Motorcycles have been popular almost as long as cars have, but they have always been a niche market. Some people like the open air experience of riding a motorcycle while others use them a a commuter vehicle. Commuting by motorcycle in places like California has some advantages because you can lane split there and move faster in traffic jams.
However, the vast majority of the population has never been interested in motorcycles. In part the open air experience doesn't appeal to many people which could be mitigated with a shell, but most don't like the poor cargo and passenger capacity. There is a market for electric vehicles this size, but there are a lot of companies trying to get into it and it is limited compared to the electric car market.
My SO's ex-husband was involved in one of these startups and his partner dragged his feet about scaling up and getting the design to market and now it's not going to go anywhere because several other startups have essentially done the same thing they were doing.
Small transportation vehicles are a limited market and they will probably always be a limited market. Motorcycles have been popular almost as long as cars have, but they have always been a niche market. Some people like the open air experience of riding a motorcycle while others use them a a commuter vehicle. Commuting by motorcycle in places like California has some advantages because you can lane split there and move faster in traffic jams.
However, the vast majority of the population has never been interested in motorcycles. In part the open air experience doesn't appeal to many people which could be mitigated with a shell, but most don't like the poor cargo and passenger capacity. There is a market for electric vehicles this size, but there are a lot of companies trying to get into it and it is limited compared to the electric car market.
