Do you have a preorder deposit put down on an electric vehicle that has yet to arrive" Has your desire to buy said vehicle waned considerably" Are you tired of waiting" If so, Electra Meccanica has an offer for you. The Vancouver, B.C.?based electric carmaker has announced it will honor all deposits up to $1000 that people have made on preorders of new cars or trucks?from any manufacturer?and apply that amount toward a Solo electric car.

The Solo is a one-person commuter pod that gets an alleged 100 miles of range on a single charge of its 16-kW battery. The three-wheel Solo also has a top speed of 80 mph, the company says. However, it should be noted the Solo has not yet been approved by the Department of Transportation for use on U.S. roads. Company spokesman Jeff Holland said Electra Meccanica is going through final certification now and expects to be granted street-legal status soon. Although the company will honor deposits on any make or model vehicle that is on preorder, Holland said the company sees manufacturers such as Elio Motors, Tesla, and General Motors as particularly vulnerable, with their Elio, Model 3, and Chevrolet Bolt EV, respectively.
Of course, the Solo is not quite in the same league as Tesla?s Model 3 or Chevrolet’s Bolt, which are full-fledged passenger cars.
Model 3 customers do have a bit of a wait ahead of them yet?Tesla?s $35,000 electric car is not expected to arrive until late 2017 at the earliest. But GM?s similarly...