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[Jeff Porter]

Just a reminder..........
This was their published test list for the E series.
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1) Underhood thermal & HV AC testing – 4 vehicles
2) Electrical – 12 vehicles
3) General inspection – all vehicles
4) Serviceability – 1 vehicle
5) Powertrain (to include altitude testing, emission certification, engine/transmission development & calibration, economy and software development & verification) – 9 vehicles
6) Interior – 4 vehicles
7) Noise, vibration & harness – 4 vehicles
8) Steering – 1 vehicle
9) Ride & handling (to include vehicle turning, objective measurements, NHTSA Fish Hook, tire wear and electronic stability) – 6 vehicles
10) Performance (to include engine/transmission shift validation, 0-60 mph, hill climb, cold temperature start-up and drivability and maximum speed) – 1 vehicle
11) Fuel systems – 1 vehicle
12) Brakes – 4 vehicles
13) Body systems – 12 vehicles
14) Durability – 7 vehicles
15) Safety tests – 8 vehicles
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So with that testing in mind, and any thing they find during it, my guess in the only spec freeze would the actual frame work.

Thanks for this William. It's an excellent reminder, that's their plans.

 

[Jeff Porter]

I Agree 100% I can relax and be CALM AGAIN if EM can at least show even just ONE, yes just one picture of several....yes, at least 10 or more E-series being built simultaneously (in an assembly line) by workers! And equally important, I need to read/hear from them their TARGET ( it's all about target w/ EM these days) completion date of these tests (barring any unforeseen problems). E-series blogs!!! That's all.

Unfortunately, sounds like that at the time of the recent Detroit show, they had not started on the E-series yet... http://elioowners.com/threads/arclatex-nbc-broadcast.6978/

 

[RUCRAYZE]

I doubt they will really test the P5. It is their show vehicle they will keep beautiful to keep on tour. I suspect he E vehicles will be ugly and not even painted.

Clearly, you don't know him.

and he's a great woodworker

 

[pistonboy]

You think? I would have figured they'd paint some to test their paint systems, and final color choices.

You are absolutely correct. They may paint some and make good pictures of them for us to use when we make our color choices. But some being crashed, may not be prettified.

 

[RUCRAYZE]

You are absolutely correct. They may paint some and make good pictures of them for us to use when we make our color choices. But some being crashed, may not be prettified.

If they are American paints, perhaps at some point they could publish the codes, and we'd have a better chance to evaluate the colors before seeing them "live"

 

[slinches]

The crash test units are likely going to be painted with a special pattern that helps make measurements of deformation obvious in the video recordings and post-test inspection. The others will probably be painted.

On the subject of paint, isn't the paint booth usually the limiting point for the production line? If so, I think EM may be able to scale substantially beyond the original production rate the factory was designed for. It seems like the panel on frame configuration, plus the small size may allow sleds with parts for 2 or 3 Elios to be painted at the same time. It would be amazing if they were able to put out over 500k vehicles in the first year.

 

[TCBronson]

It would be nice to see an engine running on a dyno for days for durability testing. It would also be cool to see an Elio on a test track running for days for durability testing. It would even be wonderful to see a pile of parts stacked up for assembling the E series vehicles.

 

[Trusting]

It would be nice to see an engine running on a dyno for days for durability testing. It would also be cool to see an Elio on a test track running for days for durability testing. It would even be wonderful to see a pile of parts stacked up for assembling the E series vehicles.

This reminded me of something I've wondered about. Maybe some of you technical guys can explain it.

We have a 3 cylinder, 4 stroke engine. Ok, what's the firing order look like???

 

[bowers baldwin]

This reminded me of something I've wondered about. Maybe some of you technical guys can explain it.

We have a 3 cylinder, 4 stroke engine. Ok, what's the firing order look like???

Maybe something like this?

 

[Rickb]

You are absolutely correct. They may paint some and make good pictures of them for us to use when we make our color choices. But some being crashed, may not be prettified.

Six E's were targeted for ride and drive events. Those would be complete to include paint. They could have large area Elio Color swatches painted on the side of the enclosed trailers that are hauling the E's to various ride & drive events around the country.