The original Carver (with the petrol engine, did 180 km/h), was tested by the Topgear crew, they said it could only be developed and made by the Dutch who had a lot of pot smoked and where in higher spheres when they came up with the idea. Well, I know the guy, Chris, who invented the system and founded the Carver factory (Van den Brink), he was a friend and we used to do a lot of weird things, and he came always with crazy ideas. When we both went to university we lost each other out of sight, but when he came with the Carver I wasn’t surprised.
But Too over priced. In India also we have got a 2 seeter Car variant from company called EaS-E but it failed miserably because of it's high price. Projects like this will succeed if they bring it affordable price section like Tata brought "Nano"
My daily driver is a S+ Carver. Very practical and just fast enough. I would upgrade to a more refined and more powerful one if possible, but have to settle for the Sub woofer upgrade that drowns some other noice and makes the ride even more enjoyable
If its performance could be increased by one order of magnitude, it would have been a winner. As it is, it remains a glorified mobility scooter. Still, that's a lot more interesting than most product in this world. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
Love the ludicrous rear spoiler ! For half the price and double the range,it possibly may be a success. A top of the range 2024 Dacia Sandero,with all the bells and whistles is the same price.
defo needs to be able to do at least 80 and have a range of 300miles for me to even consider one. hot swappable batteries would be good too so a spare can be carried.
@@richjohnson7362Good idea, carry around an extra 30 kilogram battery. You might as well just permanently wire it in, unless you're really that interested in lugging heavy batteries around. You'd be better off pulling that electric nonsense out and putting a small two cylinder petrol engine and a ten gallon tank so you could actually travel 200 plus miles at a time.
I've been looking at these for quite some time, I wanted a carver 1 but they have always been way too expensive, these are cheaper but consider the performance and range are still very expensive. Perhaps if they only had certain parts made in china with the most important tilt mechanism and such made by a better engineering place the price would fall. But it's just a very expensive slow vehicle, that has slow charge times for such a small battery. If you had someone who was a bit on the heavy side that battery would drain very quickly, and because it drained quickly would need to be charged more often thus a shorter battery life would end up being the end result. So though the idea is fantastic and I'm glad to see they actually added two doors instead of the original one door they were going to go with, it still lacks certain things that would make it a really good vehicle to buy. 11 grand is not a snip, make this 8 grand and they might sell more of them much quicker, and as they become more popular then raise the price to 11 grand once they hit a target but adding extra features.
It's a nice piece of transportation.. fantastically thought thru.... beautiful and technical design....but much too expensive .Even in Germany I bought a second hand Dahatsu Copen for 11,000 € which had 70,000....I drove thru all eastern Europe on a couple of tanks of gas.. there are great city AND long distance cars out there. I do believe if you can get the CARVER ( the more expensive model) under 10,000. €..more people will be buying..and more will consider...also if you sold a solar panel to charge at home where one lives..that would be a great package deal......
Cargo version is a must. No reason why a collapsable & removable rear seat could not be fitted in it really. Maybe an option for the mechanically unchallenged.
Only those who have enjoyed the versatility, agility, and pleasure of riding a motorcycle know how much the elements are their enemy. Carver came to solve all this.
I would like to know the safety features employed in this vehicle as there doesn't appear to be a lot of crash protection. I would be nervous of driving this without a crash helmet, but I'd like to try one.
They should have Put the battery on floor rather than at the back. May be keep battery at the back as it is and and some more on the floor, that way it cannprovide more range and/or speed.
If the battery was removable I would want one. There would of course need to be several smaller batteries, to not be too heavy to carry, let's say 4 batteries of 2 kWh each would be perfect, I think. They would weigh a little more than 10 kg each, making it easy to carry two up the stairs at once, then the third one, then park it and carry the last one back to my flat.
I feel like lane splitting at the lights in this would catch you some fun road range because it's closed up people brains will be like a car cutting in instead of merging like a zipper.
This EV if modified for hot countries with an added AC and priced correctly will be a boon for the severely congested asian cities (bangalore, pune, mumbai, manila etc.), this will protect the rider from heat, dust and rain and serve the ego of those who wish to single ride in the traffic.
You Mentioned a type 2 adapter. I have a cabin car that really is just a mobility scooter with a roof on it and it charges via a regular 3 pin plug. Would a type 2 adapter work for me to charge it at my local charging stations?
It could, but you'll need the specific plug for your mobility scooter - equally, not sure how that'll work with the onboard charger you have (don't want to blow it), and on top of that, it won't be secure as anyone could steal your charger - granted if you're with it, that's not going to be an issue.
Nice looking machine. Just wondering though, if it's officialy classified as a motor scooter, don't you have to wear a helmet in it or is it classified as a car in that way (since you can drive it with a regular car license)?
it would feel so wrong to lane filter in this. somehow if you're in a cabin you didn't "earn it". i know that's completely stupid, but that's how i would feel about it
@@TotallyEV I've seen a 5cc working 2 stroke engine with a tiny carburettor, I was only a kid and didn't think that possible, so to me it seems possible to scale down almost any machine.
The Carver tilting system is the reason I asked for a test drive and the reason I never want a Carver after the experience. The leaning is electronically controlled with pumps. It does NOT feel like natural leaning at all. It feels artificial and with that not nice at all. That aside the chairs are cheap plastic and the suspension makes you feel you are riding a cart. For the price this gadget feels very cheap. I now understand why the brand is there so long already but never made it.
Absolutely, the pricing is crazy. At 6k would be expensive but I would consider it, at 12k I would consider it if it had 4 times the range maybe... a 12k toy that needs to be plugged in every 50 miles for 4 hours to recharge
@@TotallyEV I brought a paiggio MP3 worst thing I ever did horrible thing anti tilt always broke and always £1000+ to fix from the paiggio dealer and no other garage would do it
If they can somehow ramp up production of these "motorcycles" efficiently such as by automating the production they would dominate the transition from ICE and conventional cars.
It is what we need to reduce traffic, but paying 16k for a glorified e-scooter is ridiculous. Maybe if it was priced for 6K it would have the potential to penetrate the market.
Read the Carver review on our website: totallyev.net/carver-review-the-leaning-green-machine/
Video timestamps:
Price & handling: 00:00
Performance: 01:23
EV range: 02:05
Interior & comfort: 03:43
Design & verdict: 06:30
The original Carver (with the petrol engine, did 180 km/h), was tested by the Topgear crew, they said it could only be developed and made by the Dutch who had a lot of pot smoked and where in higher spheres when they came up with the idea.
Well, I know the guy, Chris, who invented the system and founded the Carver factory (Van den Brink), he was a friend and we used to do a lot of weird things, and he came always with crazy ideas. When we both went to university we lost each other out of sight, but when he came with the Carver I wasn’t surprised.
Ha, thanks for sharing!
If launched, such prototype car will be a huge success in India.
Not a that price !
99% india people can't effort.
That's not a car dumb. Its a scooter
But Too over priced. In India also we have got a 2 seeter Car variant from company called EaS-E but it failed miserably because of it's high price. Projects like this will succeed if they bring it affordable price section like Tata brought "Nano"
It's around 10 lakhs...ppl will prefer a car over this one unless the price is maybe 3-4 L
My daily driver is a S+ Carver. Very practical and just fast enough. I would upgrade to a more refined and more powerful one if possible, but have to settle for the Sub woofer upgrade that drowns some other noice and makes the ride even more enjoyable
Glad you're enjoying yours and thanks for sharing!
Thank You for sharing your experience! More power and range and I would get one myself!@@TotallyEV
Pleasure!
It's good to have an opinion from someone who actually owns one. I've been wondering: is lane-splitting practical with a Carver?
If its performance could be increased by one order of magnitude, it would have been a winner. As it is, it remains a glorified mobility scooter. Still, that's a lot more interesting than most product in this world. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
It was originally an excellent ICE vehicle. It is a shame that they have ruined it!!
Love the ludicrous rear spoiler ! For half the price and double the range,it possibly may be a success. A top of the range 2024 Dacia Sandero,with all the bells and whistles is the same price.
Thanks for sharing!
If only it had a bigger battery for longer distances, more powerful motor & A/C I’d be interested in this. Before I forget *airbags*
defo needs to be able to do at least 80 and have a range of 300miles for me to even consider one. hot swappable batteries would be good too so a spare can be carried.
@@richjohnson7362Good idea, carry around an extra 30 kilogram battery. You might as well just permanently wire it in, unless you're really that interested in lugging heavy batteries around. You'd be better off pulling that electric nonsense out and putting a small two cylinder petrol engine and a ten gallon tank so you could actually travel 200 plus miles at a time.
@@paul5683 Exactly 👍
air conditioning and music player too and a petrol engine instead
We need this in India
I know right? Storage space, a passenger seat, and element protection? Seems more comfortable than a bike lol.
But indian roads are not worthy every where
I like the apparent fun factor of the tilting with the Carver.
I've been looking at these for quite some time, I wanted a carver 1 but they have always been way too expensive, these are cheaper but consider the performance and range are still very expensive.
Perhaps if they only had certain parts made in china with the most important tilt mechanism and such made by a better engineering place the price would fall.
But it's just a very expensive slow vehicle, that has slow charge times for such a small battery.
If you had someone who was a bit on the heavy side that battery would drain very quickly, and because it drained quickly would need to be charged more often thus a shorter battery life would end up being the end result.
So though the idea is fantastic and I'm glad to see they actually added two doors instead of the original one door they were going to go with, it still lacks certain things that would make it a really good vehicle to buy.
11 grand is not a snip, make this 8 grand and they might sell more of them much quicker, and as they become more popular then raise the price to 11 grand once they hit a target but adding extra features.
Thanks for sharing! Valid points.
Happy to see they are achieving good efficiency numbers, about 7 m/kWh and 9 m/kWh.
The only reason I haven’t bought one is the range.
Loved the original petrol engine carver, just couldn’t afford one of them.
Hello, where do they sell it and if it can be imported to Peru, it looks like a very special vehicle.
If scooter can have this body, it can attract new segment of buyers.
Love it. This is the future
It's a nice piece of transportation.. fantastically thought thru.... beautiful and technical design....but much too expensive
.Even in Germany I bought a second hand Dahatsu Copen for 11,000 € which had 70,000....I drove thru all eastern Europe on a couple of tanks of gas.. there are great city AND long distance cars out there. I do believe if you can get the CARVER ( the more expensive model) under 10,000. €..more people will be buying..and more will consider...also if you sold a solar panel to charge at home where one lives..that would be a great package deal......
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
The wiper and turn light stalks are exactly the same in my 08 civic.
Why can't the S+ not go on a motorway or carriageway?
I had a great Motorino e-scooter. last 2 yrs I had 2 e-bikes-getting soured on e-bikes and looking to go gas scooter or minimoto next year.
Cargo version is a must. No reason why a collapsable & removable rear seat could not be fitted in it really. Maybe an option for the mechanically unchallenged.
Only those who have enjoyed the versatility, agility, and pleasure of riding a motorcycle know how much the elements are their enemy. Carver came to solve all this.
I would love to own one but the price is much dearer than the conventional car in Malaysia.
Same for India. In 11,000 pounds one can buy a decent car in India.
I would like to know the safety features employed in this vehicle as there doesn't appear to be a lot of crash protection. I would be nervous of driving this without a crash helmet, but I'd like to try one.
It seems an absolute joy to ride? drive?
Yes,a great example of the old Honda gyro😊
A real crossover between 4-wheel and 2-wheel vehicles for everyday personal rides, appropriate in the Philippines roads and traffic.
Good job again, the Carver looks like a lot of fun. It must be cold in the UK as your hair is turning blue😶🌫
Thank you, and no that's just the grey hairs haha!
The question would be, Does it tilt that much and still balance with a person sitting in there?
Yup!
They should have Put the battery on floor rather than at the back. May be keep battery at the back as it is and and some more on the floor, that way it cannprovide more range and/or speed.
Why aren't vehicles like this available in the USA?
price please
Italy: *Shrinks in Excitement*
Not only nice bike but also excellent. Please buy it.
Best bike I ever seen
🙌
When will it be available in the states?
Best asking the manufacturer!
This thing should come to India 😊
A bit faster and a bit more range and I'd be interested.
I have wanted one of these for so long... Never came to market in the US, I stopped believing in it.
We don’t get any micro evs in the usa. All we get are the living rooms on wheels…
Me too. Now as an ev it's range is so limited it's basically useless to me.
If the battery was removable I would want one. There would of course need to be several smaller batteries, to not be too heavy to carry, let's say 4 batteries of 2 kWh each would be perfect, I think. They would weigh a little more than 10 kg each, making it easy to carry two up the stairs at once, then the third one, then park it and carry the last one back to my flat.
Does it have air conditioning pls?
I feel like lane splitting at the lights in this would catch you some fun road range because it's closed up people brains will be like a car cutting in instead of merging like a zipper.
Haha yeah!
How can I get this ..in India
It would get me to work but the range wouldn’t permit home visits (health care). That’s a pity.
Sorry to hear!
I need to contact you for buying this product
This EV if modified for hot countries with an added AC and priced correctly will be a boon for the severely congested asian cities (bangalore, pune, mumbai, manila etc.), this will protect the rider from heat, dust and rain and serve the ego of those who wish to single ride in the traffic.
Drawing 2.3Kw via an extension lead would not be advised (IMO!)
Why full view of this vehicle not shown you should show how to be seated at rear seat also full rear view was missing only you focused on front looks
Sigh, you can't please everyone!
You Mentioned a type 2 adapter. I have a cabin car that really is just a mobility scooter with a roof on it and it charges via a regular 3 pin plug. Would a type 2 adapter work for me to charge it at my local charging stations?
It could, but you'll need the specific plug for your mobility scooter - equally, not sure how that'll work with the onboard charger you have (don't want to blow it), and on top of that, it won't be secure as anyone could steal your charger - granted if you're with it, that's not going to be an issue.
Really must test drive one
Yup!
Nice looking machine. Just wondering though, if it's officialy classified as a motor scooter, don't you have to wear a helmet in it or is it classified as a car in that way (since you can drive it with a regular car license)?
Don't have to wear a helmet inside!
Price
Buy the petrol turbo version not electric and what right have u got filtering through traffic
100km/h and 150km range I would buy it today!
Does this new one still use hydraulics to control the lean? If it’s now electronic, do they use linear actuators?
From memory, it's hydraulics.
@@TotallyEVthanks
Whats the price?
Awesome & Thanks :)
Pleasure!
Nice vehicle bro.👍👍
Very cool.
I'd love to take it for a fun drive
Does it have AC?
How much cost?
Also watching the Nimbus one.
Looks fun
Available for the North American market, when? If ever it would need a longer range and maybe more speed
Not sure, sorry!
It looks like a lot of fun!
Twas!
What happened to the gas one
It can be given a try.🎉🎉🎉🎉
only 7kw power... but with 200nm of torque!!! my 1200cc ice roadbike has 90hp and only 90nm of torque
🐱👍🏿
Indeed, at least according the the manufacturer!
@@TotallyEV yeah electric motor torque rocks!
200nM is a lot, but apparently either limited to a lower RPM range or limited by a governor. Top speed of only 50mph. (I would have expected higher.)
@@1dash133 if we can reduce the final ratio from that 200nm we might get some additional top speed, but at expense of slower acceleration 🐱👍🏿
Something like this can't come to the US can it?
Potentially but doubt it
it would feel so wrong to lane filter in this. somehow if you're in a cabin you didn't "earn it". i know that's completely stupid, but that's how i would feel about it
Haha that's funny!
Small efficient ICE motor and make it a phev would make more sense.
Can't think how that would work in such a small form factor - think it would be one or the other, which is what Carver has done
@@TotallyEV I've seen a 5cc working 2 stroke engine with a tiny carburettor, I was only a kid and didn't think that possible, so to me it seems possible to scale down almost any machine.
The Carver tilting system is the reason I asked for a test drive and the reason I never want a Carver after the experience. The leaning is electronically controlled with pumps. It does NOT feel like natural leaning at all. It feels artificial and with that not nice at all. That aside the chairs are cheap plastic and the suspension makes you feel you are riding a cart. For the price this gadget feels very cheap. I now understand why the brand is there so long already but never made it.
Shame you didn't enjoy your experience.
This is a nice machine. Are they sold in Canada and if so where? 😁😁👍👍🤩🤩😇😇
Don't think they are!
is this available in the USA? why not?
Don't think so.
Too Bad,, i really like the Carver idea@@TotallyEV
For the price, it doesn't cut it.
Thanks for sharing
Absolutely, the pricing is crazy. At 6k would be expensive but I would consider it, at 12k I would consider it if it had 4 times the range maybe... a 12k toy that needs to be plugged in every 50 miles for 4 hours to recharge
is there any euro-ncap crash test result?
Nope!
For that price I would most certainly expect double it's range.
Launch this in the Philippines. NOW.
If it tilts it has anti tilt that means expensive to fix
Potentially!
@@TotallyEV I brought a paiggio MP3 worst thing I ever did horrible thing anti tilt always broke and always £1000+ to fix from the paiggio dealer and no other garage would do it
@alienzeta-herbz damn, sorry to hear that!
The battery needz to be bigger
Love it!
🙌
Bring it to the USA
I hope motor will be like this
Will available in india
Very nice car, you should look at the Vietnamese market
If they can somehow ramp up production of these "motorcycles" efficiently such as by automating the production they would dominate the transition from ICE and conventional cars.
👍👌👍👌👍👌👍👌Nice design but price is so expensive of this three wheeler vehicle 🙏❤🇮🇳🙂India Bharat Nice video Sir.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, glad you enjoyed the review!
Is it available in india?
You have better and cheaper vehicles in India!
@@parsaeye monoracer?
Nice and good❤
Make this into a 125 cc IC engine. It will be a hit throughout the world.
Would love one. To expensive for me 😢
If launched in south/south asian market for sub £6k, this thing will disrupt the entire automobile market in those countries.
I like it
Super bike 🎉🎉
❤❤❤❤❤
👍
So range anxiety is a factor
All vehicle is super excellent but front wheel should be 2 wheels . Remain all vehicle is very very super excellent .
It is what we need to reduce traffic, but paying 16k for a glorified e-scooter is ridiculous. Maybe if it was priced for 6K it would have the potential to penetrate the market.
That would have been a great price!
saya berharap ini masuk pasaran asia tenggara,,tentunya masuk pasar indonesia saya rasa akan laris manis
Can I pay extra to get a freeqay friendly ICE version if and when it comes to the US?
No idea, best asking the manufacturer!