Honestly, when Fuell first burst onto the scene, I was hopeful. It was the brainchild of Erik Buell, the legendary motorcycle racer and entrepreneur, and had the likes of Ferrari's Fred Vasseur and Francois Terny as part of the board. The company also had working prototypes, which isn't that common with startups these days.
Suffice it to say, there was promise.
But that quickly dried up. It shifted production dates, it shifted what it'd be building to electric bicycles, and last year, the company finally filed for bankruptcy. It was another sad chapter in Erik Buell's motorcycle ventures, which is maybe why he's now just focusing on his music. Yet, things aren't quite over for Fuell, as the company was recently listed for sale and then promptly sold for what amounts to a nice full-size heavy-duty truck these days.
