Carver review (2024): The Leaning Green Machine! | TotallyEV

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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

[@robortkristensen3818]

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

[@TotallyEV]

Glad you're enjoying yours and thanks for sharing!

[@stefangabler3469]

Thank You for sharing your experience! More power and range and I would get one myself!@@TotallyEV

[@TotallyEV]

Pleasure!

[@corentinoger]

It's good to have an opinion from someone who actually owns one. I've been wondering: is lane-splitting practical with a Carver?

[@Videolinquency]

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.

[@AjG007]

It was originally an excellent ICE vehicle. It is a shame that they have ruined it!!

[@koshysfarming8266]

If launched, such prototype car will be a huge success in India.

[@stephencrowther524]

Not a that price !

[@devilpresident]

99% india people can't effort.

[@bxplode5110]

That's not a car dumb. Its a scooter

[@radhikashey360]

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"

[@Materealistic_empath]

It's around 10 lakhs...ppl will prefer a car over this one unless the price is maybe 3-4 L

[@1DonFF]

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*

[@richjohnson7362]

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.

[@paul5683]

​@@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.

[@deerlord2363]

​@@paul5683 Exactly 👍

[@roni2977]

air conditioning and music player too and a petrol engine instead

[@josephlukose2133]

We need this in India

[@arunkarthikma3121]

I know right? Storage space, a passenger seat, and element protection? Seems more comfortable than a bike lol.

[@DeepakChoudhary-ly7kt]

But indian roads are not worthy every where

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

Happy to see they are achieving good efficiency numbers, about 7 m/kWh and 9 m/kWh.

[@christopherhogan-np3xb]

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......

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@bobbyhill5067]

Italy: *Shrinks in Excitement*

[@gkelly34]

Love it. This is the future

[@alexrobles4138]

A real crossover between 4-wheel and 2-wheel vehicles for everyday personal rides, appropriate in the Philippines roads and traffic.

[@tokpaben]

I would love to own one but the price is much dearer than the conventional car in Malaysia.

[@thecomment9489]

Same for India. In 11,000 pounds one can buy a decent car in India.

[@JohnFalch-we1tn]

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.

[@carlosvegagarcia9094]

Hello, where do they sell it and if it can be imported to Peru, it looks like a very special vehicle.

[@JaisiKarniWaisiBharniMynameHSD]

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

[@TotallyEV]

Sigh, you can't please everyone!

[@coronarahul]

I'd love to take it for a fun drive

[@shabuztalukder2496]

Not only nice bike but also excellent. Please buy it.

[@VanGoWanderlust]

I have wanted one of these for so long... Never came to market in the US, I stopped believing in it.

[@kd_76]

We don’t get any micro evs in the usa. All we get are the living rooms on wheels…

[@richfuller]

Me too. Now as an ev it's range is so limited it's basically useless to me.

[@natedavis3943]

The wiper and turn light stalks are exactly the same in my 08 civic.

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

The question would be, Does it tilt that much and still balance with a person sitting in there?

[@TotallyEV]

Yup!

[@runningman5871]

Really must test drive one

[@TotallyEV]

Yup!

[@JohnFalch-we1tn]

Also watching the Nimbus one.

[@JoeBManco]

Why aren't vehicles like this available in the USA?

[@RahulSingh-ng3vp]

This thing should come to India 😊

[@muratoz2931]

For that price I would most certainly expect double it's range.

[@OthmanBonggol]

Nice vehicle bro.👍👍

[@DineshKumar-rj8if]

Price

[@ดร.พูมใจนาคสกุล]

Does it have air conditioning pls?

[@radart6037]

It looks like a lot of fun!

[@TotallyEV]

Twas!

[@shoelacedonkey]

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)?

[@TotallyEV]

Don't have to wear a helmet inside!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@TotallyEV]

Pleasure!

[@andrewkennan2897]

Buy the petrol turbo version not electric and what right have u got filtering through traffic

[@covernguonbeatyoutube3366]

Very nice car, you should look at the Vietnamese market

[@gerrybailey447]

Small efficient ICE motor and make it a phev would make more sense.

[@TotallyEV]

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

[@gerrybailey447]

@@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.

[@computerjantje]

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.

[@TotallyEV]

Shame you didn't enjoy your experience.

[@adriancespedes5229]

What happened to the gas one

[@PrasadKoranne-n8w]

It can be given a try.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@videosvideos6243]

Bring it to the USA

[@surjeetsharma33]

Make this into a 125 cc IC engine. It will be a hit throughout the world.

[@Solotocius]

Looks fun

[@thecoldestusa]

The battery needz to be bigger

[@WestcountryYokelOnYoutube]

Would love one. To expensive for me 😢

[@rajendrapremanand1387]

I remember when top gear did a review of it

[@TotallyEV]

Yup, but it wasn't really much of a review haha

[@uyupankopi8585]

👍

[@zeppast]

For the price this doesn't make a whole lot of sense in my opinion it's underpowered with only 7000w that is only 9 horsepower which means you can't use this vehicle on a highway it also doesn't have nearley enough range. I would have made more sense to outfit this with a more powerful electric motor with 70 break horsepower and a much much larger battery but I realize that would effect the cost a lot. This would be better if it had a gasoline engine it would have better range and cheaper and be cheaper to mass produce.

[@alienzeta-herbz]

If it tilts it has anti tilt that means expensive to fix

[@TotallyEV]

Potentially!

[@alienzeta-herbz]

@@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

[@TotallyEV]

@alienzeta-herbz damn, sorry to hear that!

[@sunilgavali1999]

Price 😁

[@joeji7442]

I’d put in Sport mode and then rip out the button.

[@TotallyEV]

😂

[@kaidechrailama609]

Concept is superb but feature need to be more attractive then this vehicle will rule the world,,,,, i think so.

[@johnbutler4236]

I can't see buying one. when only gets 50 Mi to a charge.

[@andremoor]

Citymobil 😁👍

[@mosiowaty1573]

If there's a gasoline-powered version which can go up to 100mph then I'll take it

[@rollingthunder277]

I have been following the development of the Carver One for over a decade. Carver couldn't find a suitable internal combustion engine with the power, performance and range and still beat pollution standards in the marketed countries. So they dodged that bullet by going electric. By doing so, they have crippled their ability to sell the machines. The performance of the original gas-powered versions was breathtaking. Range was substantial. And the fun factor truly enhanced. But no more. What a waste.

[@MellyWeg]

Pollution standards aye.. ruining all the fun

[@jameshunter2993]

I can think of morejoy for 11 grand plus, for an electric invalid carriage.

[@jameshunter2993]

Omg passenger in that, how trapped do you feel

[@TotallyEV]

Not at all

[@roni2977]

You want ppl to spend £13k for vehicle that doesnt have air conditioning, top speed 50mh, and top range 50m.. and hardly takes 2 ppl! You lot need to be more realistic in your marketing.. yes it looks fun, but not £13k worth of fun.. id rather have this made with a pertol engine, add air con, music player.. and then we may have potential for selling many

[@TotallyEV]

I don't work for the company, I just review vehicles.

[@ozkanozturk115]

Supper

[@paul5683]

Dinner?

[@minniesaab7255]

👍👍👍👍

[@californiamicke9527]

👍👍👍

[@MarcDunivan]

The wheels are reversed! The two wheels need to be in front with the single wheel in back.

[@thomaslankester9810]

To gratuitously increase aerodynamic drag..?

[@MarcDunivan]

@@thomaslankester9810 Same reason all three-wheeler ATV sales were banned in the USA.

[@thomaslankester9810]

US 3-wheeled ATVs tip over because the don't bank into the corners. Carvers specifically bank into corners to eliminate this danger.

[@Mon_Cher_Monsieur]

Put a 1000 cc japanese petrol engine in it and I'll be considering buying it.

[@sengotayya]

Safety laughing in the corner😂

[@blubhumm]

Kauf dir ein elite X damit stehst du nicht im Stau wie dieses 😂😂😂

[@dougmarkham]

Mileage: too low Comfort: 2/5 Speed: 1/5 Battery life: 0/5 Value for money: 0/5 Versatility: 4/5 Charge speed: 2/5 Verdict: At £10,000, only someone with too much money and too little sense would buy one of these; however, with a serious drop in cost, a solid state battery with better range, and faster charging time, this could be much more popular. The price should be consistent with used motorcycle prices, so that people will want to switch to electric despite the downsides.

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@joostprins3381]

It’s for city use, so mileage is no issue. Comfort, name something better for the same price, ev, that is. Speed, city drive…. Again… Battery life, you mean when to change them or how far you can get? The first isn’t known yet, the second see the mileage. Value for money, again where do you find a tilting substitute for the same price. Versatility, ok. Charge speed, yep, that should be better. In all, you got something unique which you don’t find in any other transport for the same price.

[@arunkumarshinde6285]

Bharat mein scooty wali lcar bhejo

[@brettmeyer2843]

Too expensive for what you get. Carver needs to do better.

[@parsaeye]

Ridiculously expensive! Greed rules British companies.

[@japfourme381]

Who’s going to pay that sort of money for something that can only do 50 mph and can’t go very far! Ridiculous waste of money!!

[@TotallyEV]

Clearly a few!

[@vkAwesomee]

KZbin knows, i like weird

[@TotallyEV]

🙌

[@BusterNoggins]

Still just a toy for rich smug people, not even enough room to carry a proper load of groceries.

[@ShubhNe]

shutup and take my money

[@gasisthepastendoil]

ghjcoool car

[@paddy4799]

Too slow

[@maha-madpedo-gayphukumber1533]

Electric batpod 😂😂

[@SEThatered]

A disadvantage of a motorbike: a single front wheel that has no redundant safety. Carver has the same issue.

[@paul5683]

This carver reminds me of those old Robin three wheelers, they were always tipping over. This thing looks like it is just about to do the same.

[@joostprins3381]

@@paul5683no way, they tried it, they didn’t succeed, you are missing the point of the tilting here.

[@amitagnihotri6374]

There is no bright future of electric vehicles

[@joostprins3381]

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.

[@TotallyEV]

Ha, thanks for sharing!

[@stephencrowther524]

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.

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing!

[@flitsies]

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.

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing! Valid points.

[@TalibaliHYD]

If we have this India I bet you this is going to sell like hot cakes and traffic jam would be solved and mind you a petrol engine 😊

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

only 7kw power... but with 200nm of torque!!! my 1200cc ice roadbike has 90hp and only 90nm of torque 🐱👍🏿

[@TotallyEV]

Indeed, at least according the the manufacturer!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@TotallyEV yeah electric motor torque rocks!

[@1dash133]

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.)

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@1dash133 if we can reduce the final ratio from that 200nm we might get some additional top speed, but at expense of slower acceleration 🐱👍🏿

[@tarstarkusz]

16k pounds before VAT. Very close to zero people want this.

[@TotallyEV]

Seems there is quite some interest in it though!

[@paul5683]

Those folks with their cybertrucks might like one. They could carry it in the back of the truck for emergencies.

[@nikkipedro]

Good job again, the Carver looks like a lot of fun. It must be cold in the UK as your hair is turning blue😶‍🌫

[@TotallyEV]

Thank you, and no that's just the grey hairs haha!

[@MicrobiusBlue]

Just wish these kind of things were a lot cheaper realistically for what you are getting £6999 would be about right, the cost of £13,500 is just a deal breaker for the market it is aimed at.... frankly it's a bit of a rip off

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing!

[@LuisVazquez-hx3bk]

Too bad it went electric.

[@Jshankarpatel532]

👍👌👍👌👍👌👍👌Nice design but price is so expensive of this three wheeler vehicle 🙏❤🇮🇳🙂India Bharat Nice video Sir.

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, glad you enjoyed the review!

[@roxaschen9449]

It's still expensive. 16000 I can buy a used car with everything better than this scooter bike thing

[@thomaslankester9810]

Except: filtering in heavy traffic, parking, passing places on country roads, using bus lanes....

[@gphilipc2031]

I like the apparent fun factor of the tilting with the Carver.

[@themech001]

Why can't the S+ not go on a motorway or carriageway?

[@bsimpson6204]

The only reason I haven’t bought one is the range. Loved the original petrol engine carver, just couldn’t afford one of them.

[@Dragonx7100]

Yes,a great example of the old Honda gyro😊

[@etienne7774]

For the price, it doesn't cut it.

[@TotallyEV]

Thanks for sharing

[@raykael]

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

[@theloki72]

A bit faster and a bit more range and I'd be interested.

[@rahulmaron]

If scooter can have this body, it can attract new segment of buyers.

[@ksakenify]

Нарушение ПДД при вождении этого автомобиля показанно как преимущество... с первых минут ролика - поезд через сплошную при опережении, выезд за стоп-линию на красный, обгон на пешеходном переходе по встречке.... это тянет минимум ЛИШЕНИЕ ПРАВ. Дальше - создание помех другим участникам движения. £10 000 за 3х колёсный электросамокат, это смешно, за такие деньги можно купить 4 новых полноценных китайских миника.

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

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.

[@CasperChicago]

The vehicle is much safer than a regular motorcyle. Motor cycle or Carver, I would only drive something like this in the City where traffic is heavy and moving less than 50 mph. I like the vehicle, but this guy is driving wrecklessly.

[@luisfelipelaguna1467]

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.

[@G11713]

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.

[@itsmikeofficialtv]

That price I can buy a good second hand Toyota Yaris