Organic Transit

09/01/2026

The Financial Times featured the ELF 3.0 over the weekend.

The piece makes a point ELF owners already know: most trips are short, and short trips in a gas car are some of the most wasteful miles anyone drives. An enclosed, solar and pedal-electric vehicle with room for a passenger and a load of groceries handles those trips on a fraction of the energy. And as the writer noted, it's cute.

Read the full story:

Solar-powered pedals – plus other sun-energy tech

08/26/2026

“Why are we spending so much money to move tons of steel just to run for groceries?"

Transportation is the second-largest expense in the average American household. It is also the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country. And about half of all car trips are under three miles.

Rob Cotter has been building an answer to that since 2012. He built 850 ELFs in Durham, NC and delivered them to riders in all 50 states and 15 countries. Owners averaged 2,300 miles a year. Roughly 80% used it to replace their second car. Over 10 million miles, we tracked 25 accidents involving cars and trucks, with no serious injuries.

Then production stopped. Rob bought the company back and is building the new and improved version, the ELF 3.0.

Here’s sixty seconds on why. Join The Commuter Revolution today on Wefunder → https://wefunder.com/organic.transit

08/24/2026

Investors of $20,000 or more in our offering under Regulation Crowdfunding through Wefunder receive priority placement in the delivery order for the first ELF 3.0 production run. Ten slots only. Learn more → https://wefunder.com/organic.transit/feed/373751-want-to-be-one-of-the-first-to-receive-an-elf-3-0-here-s-how-you-can-secure

08/21/2026

Last week, we had a great panel on our Live Q&A webinar. Mike Hastings, our CFO, joined us. So did Steve Weinstein, our lead investor, and Ellie Spier, ELF owner and investor.

And we spent an hour answering all of your questions about Organic Transit, ELF 3.0, and even how you can get one sooner.

Read the recap and watch the full Q&A session →

We had a great panel on the live Q&A webinar last week. We spent an hour answering all of your questions about ELF 3.0, and even how you can get one sooner.

08/10/2026

Don’t forget to register: Organic Transit's live Q&A webinar is this Wednesday, August 12 at 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific.

This time, Rob's got company: Steve Weinstein (lead investor), Ellie Spier (ELF owner and investor), and Mike Hastings (CFO) are joining to answer more of your questions from different angles.

We're saving time at the end for live Q&A, so send your questions in now or bring them Wednesday. Rob's also got an announcement during the call that you won’t want to miss!

📅 Wednesday, August 12
🕐 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific
🔗 Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9NFlnEMmT3aFLtqwyzAsYQ #/registration

Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send the recording.

08/05/2026

Meet Chuck Kuhlmann. He spent 42 years as an electrical and computer engineer at IBM and Lenovo. Today he repairs ELFs and eBikes, and he's an Organic Transit investor.

Before the ELF, he commuted 15 miles round trip on an electric recumbent bike, five days a week, for five years. "I wish I had an ELF back then because of the protection from the elements," he says.

That's part of why he's still backing ELF 3.0 today. Learn more about Chuck, his involvement in Organic Transit, and join the campaign on Wefunder → https://wefunder.com/organic.transit

Disclaimer: These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers or investors and are no guarantee of future performance or success.

08/03/2026

Got questions about ELF 3.0? Organic Transit’s founder Rob Cotter is going live on August 12 at 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific for a Q&A.

We'll cover the questions we’re hearing most about the investment opportunity, the vehicle itself, production progress, what we changed and why. Then we'll open it up to your questions and answer live.

Drop your questions for Rob below ↓

Register for the webinar here → https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9NFlnEMmT3aFLtqwyzAsYQ

07/27/2026

Can a vehicle generate more energy than it consumes? That’s the question behind the ELF 3.0 design.

Learn more about how we’re building toward the first net-positive vehicle on the road → https://wefunder.com/organic.transit/feed/359256-building-toward-the-first-net-positive-vehicle-on-the-road

07/22/2026

Felipe Witchger discovered the ELF back in 2013, walking past our Durham factory on his way to the farmer's market 🚲⚡

Today, Felipe is an Impact Investor and Executive Director of the Francesco Collaborative. He's spent years evaluating small businesses and social enterprises, including five years as a direct investor.

Felipe has a personal framework he uses to evaluate where he puts his own money. Alongside financial return, he tracks what he calls a "livable future return," a measure of what a given investment means for the world his kids and grandkids will inherit over the next 10, 20, 40 years.

Full episode on why this Durham dad became an investor in Organic Transit on The Solar Cycle linked here → https://youtu.be/NXmUH1Ut8Do

If you’d like to invest in Organic Transit, view our offering on Wefunder → https://wefunder.com/organictransit


Disclaimer: These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is no guarantee of future performance or success.

07/07/2026

Ever wonder where the ELF actually gets built?

Right here, at Organic Transit's facility in Durham, North Carolina. The building runs on solar power and is fully off-grid, and the team even brews its own biodiesel on site from used french fry oil for shipping needs.

This same facility houses Organic Transit's parts and service operation, supporting every ELF owner on the road today with the parts and repairs they need to keep going.

Take a look. 🎥👇