Organic Transit CEO and Founder Rob Cotter inside the ELF during a test ride event in Portland on Tuesday. (Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s not a bike and it’s not a car, but the ELF trike is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- It's a bright idea for a cycle-loving city such as Portland: a tricycle that's powered by both pedals and the sun. A North Carolina company called Organic Transit has created what it ...

TreeHugger Sami lives in Durham, North Carolina where they make the ELF, a solar and pedal powered hybrid vehicle that is "specifically designed to get the cycle-challenged out of their cars." I ...

If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. Weird bikes often seem to perpetuate the myth that cyclists are fringey oddballs disconnected from reality. But the ELF deserves a ...

Riders test solar/pedal-powered trike Riders tested out Organic Transit's ELF solar/pedal trike in a parking lot at McMenamin's Edgefield in Troutdale. The covered vehicle blends a combination of ...

They're nicknamed Elf, Truckette and Otto, and they look as if they rolled off the pages of a fantasy novel. They are super-efficient solar-electric tricycles. A group of designers and sustainability ...

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - More and more these days commuters across America are getting to work using sunshine and sweat instead of gasoline. The solar powered trike is called an ELF. The ELF is a solar and ...

If our story back in November piqued your curiosity about what some call the “most efficient vehicle on the planet”, you’ll want to mark your calendar for a chance to drive one yourself. Organic ...

KENT, Ohio - The greening of Kent State University's campus this spring includes the state's first "sun-powered trike." The ELF (electric, light, fun) pedal vehicle is owned by Paulette Washko, ...