3_14159td t1_ixghek4 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 6:53 AM

Solo filling it's purpose perfectly: taking up just as much space on the road as a two seater, but ecowashing the companies and people that buy them.

"Look at our hip and eco friendly delivery vehicles, they're extra good because they only transport one person" Yeah, ever heard of a motorcycle? Or the SmartFortwo that's practically the same size and can transport a whole additional person?

Lajinn5 t1_ixgra71 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 9:09 AM

Motorcycles are much more dangerous than a car or trike and generally require a specific type of license to operate, making them a bad solution.
It's a pizza delivery, why the fuck would they need to transport more than 1 person. You're not going to be carpooling in these things, they're not taxis, there's legitimately no reason to require 2 seats.

Like, I get not liking companys and the like, but your arguments are just nonsense.

3_14159td t1_ixgsdzp wrote on November 23, 2022 at 9:26 AM

This is really just Solo hate. Much like the RedBull minis and other "bespoke" vehicles, they'll end up on the second hand market as mostly useless vehicles. To me, it's fundamentally incorrect to create a vehicle that holds fewer occupants yet takes up the same amount of space on the road. It's just wrong. Motorcycle/scooter is valid, so it a Smart, even a Chevy Spark (though that doesn't make sense for pizza) but a Solo isn't. You don't even get more parking spaces at the restaurant unless you have a fleet of Solos and park them in a staggered pattern.

PhasmaFelis t1_ixhxipw wrote on November 23, 2022 at 4:01 PM

This thing doesn't look much longer than a big motorcycle, and a second seat would be wasteful.

And requiring people to drive a motorcycle for work would be pretty shitty, given how dangerous those things are. Three-wheelers aren't the safest either, I'm not a fan of that, but at least it's fully enclosed with seatbelt, roll cage, and crumple zones.

(But not, I'm reading, an airbag. Ugh.)

3_14159td t1_ixi4v6u wrote on November 23, 2022 at 4:50 PM

Check the dimensions, it's much larger than you think. Even the largest touring bikes aren't close. I was also anticipating an airbag... I can think of a handful of 60s sports cars the same size with similar safety standards, and two seats.