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05/30/2026
We have officially crossed $300,000 raised on Wefunder!
Total commitments roughly doubled in the last few weeks (read the full update here: https://wefunder.com/organic.transit/feed/328853-investments-in-elf-doubled-in-the-past-few-weeks).
With gas prices shaping how people think about their budgets and everyday transportation, we are seeing more investors pay attention to the ELF’s cost-effective way to get around.
The original ELF gives us a very unique upper hand. We have already delivered more than 850 ELFs, and that history gives us two things that matter: proof that Organic Transit can execute, and proof that people want a vehicle like this in their daily lives.
The ELF has been used for commuting, deliveries, resorts, campuses, school drop-offs, grocery runs, and all the wonderfully ordinary things that happen when a vehicle becomes part of someone’s routine. So, as we move into ELF 3.0, we are building from proven demand, owner feedback, and more than 10 million real world miles.
If you know someone who would benefit from not using a full-size car for every errand, send them our campaign.
Drive The Lightning recently did a great video on the ELF – worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKxMUkCgS1A&t=2s
The ELF 3.0 is coming! Did you invest in this Solar Electric Vehicle? What is the ELF? I bought this used and beat up. It is an amazing solar (and people)...
In 1984, the Mac 512K was released. It wasn't the fastest or cheapest computer on the market. What it did was change what people believed a computer could be. This marked the beginning of the computer revolution.
Steve Jobs described computers as the “Bicycle for the Mind”. He read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species. “The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation.”
However, what differentiates humans from most other species is the ability to create tools. When they tested the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle, Jobs noted, “Man blew the condor away, completely off the top of the charts.”
When the bicycle incorporated aerodynamics and recumbent seating, man’s lead in locomotion increased exponentially. But unlike personal computers, just a fraction of the population experienced the radical efficiency of this type of mobility. This is what the ELF 3.0 delivers.
“A computer to me is the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with, and it’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.” ~ Steve Jobs
We define commuting not just going back and forth to work but also, shopping, school drop offs, deliveries, recreational riding, all the day to day activities where local transportation is required.
Unlike most other startups, we’ve already built the most efficient production vehicle on the planet, delivering the original ELF to hundreds of customers, in over a dozen countries and traveled millions of miles.
We’ve focused our decades of experience on technical enhancements for safety, efficiency, comfort and practicality and applied it to how we commute each day.
The ELF 3.0 radically transforms our health, our personal economics and how we move about in the world.
We think personal transportation is at the cusp of a revolution.
For better or for worse, the automobile has been baked into our culture for almost a century. Two tons of steel, a tank of gas and $12,000+ a year on average just to watch it depreciate. A commute that takes an hour out of your day increases your stress and contributes to the multitude of diseases caused by a sedentary lifestyle. Cars have been presented to us as one of the few options on the table through culture, clever marketing and strategic policy decisions.
The commuter revolution is so efficient it can run on solar. It improves your physical condition as opposed to degrading your health. The option to pedal when you feel like it, electric when you don't. No license, no registration, no insurance, because federally it's a bicycle.
At a price that’s less than the cost of car ownership for one year. Plus, it’s a whole lot of fun.
Some of you have already joined us in the revolution. For those who haven't, we'd love for you to be in on it with us: https://wefunder.com/organictransit
04/22/2026
Earth Day began in 1969 as a response to a growing realization that the way we move, build, and consume was placing real strain on the planet. More than fifty-five years later, transportation remains one of the largest sources of emissions in the United States and is ⅓ of our fossil fuels expenses, about $350B annually.
That is the problem the ELF was built to address.
In surveys of early owners, green transportation ranked as the single most important factor in their purchase decision, and nearly two-thirds actively support environmental causes.
"I want to save the earth and he wants to save money, so we are both pretty happy." — Gretchen V., Durham, NC
"I am not purchasing any gas. I'm getting exercise, I am not polluting, and this will last longer than my car." — Kim G., Florida Keys
The ELF runs on human power and sunlight. The ELF’s built-in solar panel charges the system whether moving or parked. At the same time, the solar panel is a structural element that provides shade for the rider, turning a single design component into multiple functional benefits.
If you are part of this community, we would love to hear from you. How are you using your ELF this Earth Day? What environmental benefit matters most to you?
Drop it in the comments.
Kirsten Dirksen has spent years documenting alternative transport and unconventional ways of living. When she came to Durham to check out the ELF, Rob Cotter put her in the seat and took her out on the road.
Watch the whole conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_xDuHuk4_E&t=1s
Now raising on Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/organictransit
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