Talk:Peel P50

message: The Wheelbase is listed as 50 inches, which obviously is incorrect.  This photo gives an idea that the P50's wheelbase is approximately its length reduced by an amount that is a bit more than one wheel diameter.  KerryVeenstra 03:17, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wheelbase 

message: Does anyone know any information regarding the Peel P50's fuel economy? I think this will further enlighten the article. 
99.237.73.149 (talk) 19:37, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The only figure I know of is the manufacturer claim that it manages 100 MPG. However I have my doubts that a smoky, overworked old 2-stroke scooter engine allied to a cabin that, though roughly the same weight as a scooter, is less aerodynamic, could quite achieve this, and it's more an advertising shill. 82.46.180.56 (talk) 02:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fuel economy 

message: ^ "100% Discount for Motortricycles" (PDF), Transport for London. Retrieved on 8 January 2008.  
doesn't work... does anyone have a copy of the file, assuming that it is indeed a broken link?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.87.176 (talk) 19:59, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/congestioncharging/6733.aspx#trikes - I think this covers the contents of the link. There doesn't seem to be a need for it as congestion charge rates aren't talked about in the article.¬AKAfreaky¬ (talk) 16:23, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: broken link

message: The Peel looks so improbably small, I need to ask about the driving age on that island back in the '60s. Apparently a child could drive to 1st grade in one, because even go-karts rival its size. I know that decades ago, driving ages weren't as universal. I even read that America did not have a firm driving age until 1940. --70.179.174.101 (talk) 10:41, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The driving age in the Isle of Man in the 1960s was 16. Dabbler (talk) 00:57, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minimum driving age in the Isle of Man in the 1960s? 

message: "In 2011, businessmen Gary Hillman and Faizal Khan went to Dragons' Den, asking for £80,000. They got what they wanted, and started working away. For a short period of time, there were three models available; Gas, Eco, and Fun."
What did these businessmen want/get the money for?  To buy the rights to the design?  To set up production? To market the product?  To vacation in Barbados? All of the above?
This, ladies and gentlemen, is an encyclopedia.  Readers are not supposed to infer connections.  They are supposed to be explicitly told what is there to be told.  Will someone who knows what happened please tell us without all the gaps?
Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 19:25, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  What? 

message: What car is the new record holder for smallest production car then? // Liftarn (talk)
:That's a good question. At other wikis(language), there is a claim that the Smart Fortwo would be, but comparing the given measurements(or even using your EYES) show quite clearly that that is nonsense.85.229.60.8 (talk) 09:04, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've now had a chance to check a few back issues of the Guinness book. The only copy I could find which lists a "smallest production car" is the 2010 issue, the previous issues I was able to check list largest & fastest, but nothing about smallest. The 2011 issue doesn't list "smallest production car", but lists a "smallest roadworthy car". In the absence of a definitive list of "smallest car" record categories, and with the Guinness website currently undergoing a revamp, I think it's safe to assume that these are probably two entirely different records and that the "smallest production car" remains with the Peel P50 manufactured from 1962 to 1965. I have reinstated this point accordingly. Mighty Antar (talk) 20:13, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not smallest? 

message: The article starts off with the claim that The Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar originally manufactured from 1962 to 1965 [...], yet later a paragraph has the headline 1962-66.  So when did the original production run end, 1965 or 1966?  Thanks, Maikel (talk) 21:12, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  196x 

message: Am I assuming correctly that the original (DKW) engine was two-stroke?  Thanks, Maikel (talk) 21:12, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Two-stroker?

message: The article states that the company sells about fifteen P50s annually (as of 2018), plus about "ten or so" of the Trident.  That can't be accurate - only 25 total cars per year?  I just checked their website, and it states they are making available 50 cars of a limited edition called the P50 Spyder.  How can a limited edition version be more than the normal output?  How could a company even survive on only producing 25 vehicles?  Elsquared (talk) 21:37, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: , I looked superficially for a reference. Production can’t be high. The whole UK produced less than 100,000 car, truck, coach, etc. in 2016 by two sources. —¿philoserf? (talk) 22:22, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  annual production 

message: The figures in the infobox and the main text are contradictory - top speed either 38 mph or 28 mph etc. Which ones are correct? JezGrove (talk) 23:45, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradictory figures 

message: "The conventional piston engined P50 is more requested in the UK, priced at £14,879 – whereas greater demand for the Peel comes from the US, where the electric model (at £13,679) helps owners to comply with emissions regulations"
What regulations? I don't know of any state in the US that regulates individual automobile owners emissions in a manner that would require them to buy an electric car "to comply with emissions regulations". In some states they test emissions, that just means your car can't have excessive levels for the type of car. If it fails you don't need to go buy an electric car to pass the test. You can maybe avoid the requirement to do emissions tests if you have an electric vehicle, but CAFE standards apply to the car makers, not the public.
I assume what they mean is that the piston engine model will not pass emissions tests in many states, so people who live in those states opt for the electric version instead. In which case, again, they are avoiding, not complying with, emissions regulations.  Idumea47b (talk) 02:06, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  What emissions regulations?