Mark Frohnmayer envisions a future where gas-guzzling cars no longer clog city streets. He has an audacious dream of replacing those bulky autos with the quirky three-wheel electric vehicles that his startup, Arcimoto, has spent well over a decade trying to bring to market.
The Eugene company is still in its infancy and remains far from its lofty goal of mass-producing its speedy electric trikes, but it doubled its output last year by making 117 of the lightweight vehicles and delivering 97. It has built another 84 vehicles so far this year.