What interests you most Bikerdoc, the hybrid engine or the three-wheel configuration? Obviously as you have 'bikes as well, you would probably come under the enthusiast label!

I personally never see why anyone would want a three-wheeler, whether front or rear type, as it loses the advantages of a two-wheeler and has few of the advantages of a small car. If you just want something that doesn't fall over when you stop you might as well just put trainer wheels on a m'bike - or go the next step and have weather protection and storage from a small three-wheel car. There have been a few of them over the decades and they never seriously caught on (except as bemos and tuktuks? lol). The Messerschmidt and the Reliant Robin come to mind that I know of in the last few decades. They were purchased mainly by poor people and a few enthusiasts I believe? In the end there has to be a sustainable market to make them last, surely?

I think Paiggio must indeed have done some expensive market research and somehow convinced themselves that tooling and production are worthwhile but on what grounds I wonder? They will not break into the four-wheeled small car market, and I also think they certainly will not find any more than a small niche in the motorcycle riders market.

I am very interested in the economy and in the green savings of such an engine combination however and would consider buying one on those grounds alone in a two-wheeler even if they lost some maneuverability, now that they have a decent performance and range. That would be a viable machine that could quickly spread from enthusiasts and eco-minded folk to the larger market. The scooter style may help there in cities especially. I would also like to see some computations on real green savings, if any, in the production of such machines. Don't want to save the planet on the one hand while destroying it with production costs and heavy metal pollution from manufacturing batteries and circuit boards on the other ...

If they can do it with the same sort of centre of gravity and ride-ability as a 'bike then I would prefer that myself and choose the hybrid just for economy and eco-values. I think they would have to have a chinabike pricing though to kick off and also retain a manual gears option.

The ability to drive on a car license in some places would be an advantage for the three wheeler model but if it drives anything like the car type three-wheelers I have tried it wouldn't be fun (or safe). The leaning type of steering might aid that 'driveabilty' but I truly wonder what the value of such a design is!