Are they even in production? I know if I write a check I can get a Tesla.
Also, whoever downvoted me... can we keep this civil please?
That HACKER news is becoming a place where people downvote mentions of upstart disruptive competitors in an attempt to curry the favor of well funded established companies. Is just kind of, sad.
Of course, it's probably because I mentioned status... which is the third rail of Bay Area niceness; I mean it's an absolute meritocracy; right?
Instead, you started it by taking a crap on Tesla which is 1) Not in the spirit of "HACKER news" that you just evoked in your defense and 2) a dumb thing to do if you care about down-votes when we all know there's a lot of Tesla fans here.
I suppose maybe you don't truly care about down-votes, which would make me wonder then why you're complaining about them.
I downvoted you exactly for this reason: you seem to be under the delusion that Arcimoto is (or will be) a Tesla competitor.
And in so far as they are aiming at different market segments, the two companies aren't direct competitors.
If you're looking for an in town runabout that's all electric and that you can eel in and out of the parking lot at Whole Foods on your way home from work... you probably don't want a Tesla.
Tesla's are for people who want to signal their wealth and power, for whom the transportation is a secondary consideration. They're cool, better than a Boxster; but they aren't exactly practical. They're for movie stars and banksters not people who build things.
Here's the thing though, I could see fabbing up a custom skin for an Arcimoto as weekend(s) project. Whereas with a Tesla, you'd feel like a jerk for touching Elon Musk's Work Of ART™ and that means the Arcimoto wins on hackability.
Consumer Reports is not known for their affinity for status and bling so much as their affinity for boring practicality, and they rated the Model S a 99/100. I believe that ties it for their highest rated car ever.