Just a short note on your Raptor comments. The Raptor is "Street Legal" where most golf carts are not. I know, their are Golf Cart Communities and you can drive the carts anywhere within the community, but normally they are restricted from the local streets. At least that's the way it is here in Las Vegas regarding Golf Carts. The Raptor, however is considered an electric assist bicycle (three wheels) and 750 W. Motor with pedals, ( by Federal Standards) so there is no license, registration, or insurance involved and you can ride it wherever bicycles are allowed. We ride ours on the sidewalks here in Las Vegas - out in the suburbs anyway, which are nice and wide and almost totally un-populated. We have never been cited or hassled by the police. Last year we sold just about 60 Raptors, and so far no owner has reported any problems with the law. I would hear about it for sure if they did. Our typical owners are older men & women in the age range of 60 - 93! They are also very vocal, and tend to check things out very thoroughly before they purchase.
We are presently re-evaluating building a new machine for next year, and probably will lean to more of a Sport Bike to appeal to a wider market. It will be powered by LiFeBATT LiFePO4 battery packs, so getting the cost down will be a major challenge for us. We'll let you know how we do ? Before you write back telling me all about different State & Local restrictions - we always tell our customers to check their local statutes and call their local police departments before they buy a Raptor, just to make shure there isn't some lame restriction, and so far we have not run afowl of the laws in any state where we have shipped a Raptor into. I am sure someone will want to raise the "exception" - but please save your breath. It has never been a concern for us.
Raptor's are currently living in California, Texas, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, South Carolina, and New Foundland......probably a few more places I can't think of right now ?
Cheers!
Don Harmon
Best,
Don Harmon