Comments on: Meyers Motors Sets Up Unique Pre-Order Pricing Scheme for Electric Cars http://gas2.org/2009/12/15/meyers-motors-sets-up-unique-pre-order-pricing-scheme-for-electric-cars/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NmGfan http://gas2.org/2009/12/15/meyers-motors-sets-up-unique-pre-order-pricing-scheme-for-electric-cars/#comment-13383 NmGfan Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:11:28 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4320#comment-13383 The NmG (Sparrow reborn at Myers) is still available with Li-ion batteries for a 60 mile range. Once Myers sells-out the remaining 20 or so single seat shells they bought from defunct Corbin Motors, the NmG/Sparrow will be gone forever as they did not buy the molds from Corbin. One thing is certain, the Sparrow/NmG was not designed for mass production/low cost, it has a very labor intensive assembly process, about 300 man hours to build one. However, the new Duo is designed for mass manufacture and has considerably less labor content helping reduce price with volume production. The NmG (Sparrow reborn at Myers) is still available with Li-ion batteries for a 60 mile range. Once Myers sells-out the remaining 20 or so single seat shells they bought from defunct Corbin Motors, the NmG/Sparrow will be gone forever as they did not buy the molds from Corbin. One thing is certain, the Sparrow/NmG was not designed for mass production/low cost, it has a very labor intensive assembly process, about 300 man hours to build one. However, the new Duo is designed for mass manufacture and has considerably less labor content helping reduce price with volume production.

]]> By: NmGfan http://gas2.org/2009/12/15/meyers-motors-sets-up-unique-pre-order-pricing-scheme-for-electric-cars/#comment-36974 NmGfan Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:11:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4320#comment-36974 The NmG (Sparrow reborn at Myers) is still available with Li-ion batteries for a 60 mile range. Once Myers sells-out the remaining 20 or so single seat shells they bought from defunct Corbin Motors, the NmG/Sparrow will be gone forever as they did not buy the molds from Corbin. One thing is certain, the Sparrow/NmG was not designed for mass production/low cost, it has a very labor intensive assembly process, about 300 man hours to build one. However, the new Duo is designed for mass manufacture and has considerably less labor content helping reduce price with volume production. The NmG (Sparrow reborn at Myers) is still available with Li-ion batteries for a 60 mile range. Once Myers sells-out the remaining 20 or so single seat shells they bought from defunct Corbin Motors, the NmG/Sparrow will be gone forever as they did not buy the molds from Corbin. One thing is certain, the Sparrow/NmG was not designed for mass production/low cost, it has a very labor intensive assembly process, about 300 man hours to build one. However, the new Duo is designed for mass manufacture and has considerably less labor content helping reduce price with volume production.

]]> By: JJ http://gas2.org/2009/12/15/meyers-motors-sets-up-unique-pre-order-pricing-scheme-for-electric-cars/#comment-13382 JJ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:38:34 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4320#comment-13382 Um, kind of looks like a cyclops! At least it looks a whole lot better than the Sparrow or NMG and more practical. The pics on the Myers site look much better though, pretty stylish. The middle light is rectangle so not a cyclops. Anyway that makes the 0 miles model with no battery about $15K plus $2500 for every extra 20 miles (after they meet their start volume). Nice idea to do it that way. Perhaps the federal tax credit needs to be focused entirely on the battery alone and not the base. The base is already affordable, its the battery stupid. For Tesla type cars I see no reason for taxpayers to subsidize an expensive body for rich folks, but it makes far more sense to gets lots of these smaller EVs on the road for ordinary folks. I'd be more inclined to go for a Leaf but that is probably 2x the weight for 4 passengers so needs 2x the battery. That means the Leaf 100 miles range is going to cost closer to $45K or $20K base + $25K battery so ouch. Perhaps the Sparrow needs to be resurrected again for a 1 seat version? Um, kind of looks like a cyclops! At least it looks a whole lot better than the Sparrow or NMG and more practical. The pics on the Myers site look much better though, pretty stylish. The middle light is rectangle so not a cyclops.

Anyway that makes the 0 miles model with no battery about $15K plus $2500 for every extra 20 miles (after they meet their start volume). Nice idea to do it that way.

Perhaps the federal tax credit needs to be focused entirely on the battery alone and not the base. The base is already affordable, its the battery stupid. For Tesla type cars I see no reason for taxpayers to subsidize an expensive body for rich folks, but it makes far more sense to gets lots of these smaller EVs on the road for ordinary folks.

I’d be more inclined to go for a Leaf but that is probably 2x the weight for 4 passengers so needs 2x the battery. That means the Leaf 100 miles range is going to cost closer to $45K or $20K base + $25K battery so ouch. Perhaps the Sparrow needs to be resurrected again for a 1 seat version?

]]> By: JJ http://gas2.org/2009/12/15/meyers-motors-sets-up-unique-pre-order-pricing-scheme-for-electric-cars/#comment-36973 JJ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:38:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4320#comment-36973 Um, kind of looks like a cyclops! At least it looks a whole lot better than the Sparrow or NMG and more practical. The pics on the Myers site look much better though, pretty stylish. The middle light is rectangle so not a cyclops. Anyway that makes the 0 miles model with no battery about $15K plus $2500 for every extra 20 miles (after they meet their start volume). Nice idea to do it that way. Perhaps the federal tax credit needs to be focused entirely on the battery alone and not the base. The base is already affordable, its the battery stupid. For Tesla type cars I see no reason for taxpayers to subsidize an expensive body for rich folks, but it makes far more sense to gets lots of these smaller EVs on the road for ordinary folks. I'd be more inclined to go for a Leaf but that is probably 2x the weight for 4 passengers so needs 2x the battery. That means the Leaf 100 miles range is going to cost closer to $45K or $20K base + $25K battery so ouch. Perhaps the Sparrow needs to be resurrected again for a 1 seat version? Um, kind of looks like a cyclops! At least it looks a whole lot better than the Sparrow or NMG and more practical. The pics on the Myers site look much better though, pretty stylish. The middle light is rectangle so not a cyclops.

Anyway that makes the 0 miles model with no battery about $15K plus $2500 for every extra 20 miles (after they meet their start volume). Nice idea to do it that way.

Perhaps the federal tax credit needs to be focused entirely on the battery alone and not the base. The base is already affordable, its the battery stupid. For Tesla type cars I see no reason for taxpayers to subsidize an expensive body for rich folks, but it makes far more sense to gets lots of these smaller EVs on the road for ordinary folks.

I’d be more inclined to go for a Leaf but that is probably 2x the weight for 4 passengers so needs 2x the battery. That means the Leaf 100 miles range is going to cost closer to $45K or $20K base + $25K battery so ouch. Perhaps the Sparrow needs to be resurrected again for a 1 seat version?

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