Naias 2017

[Doug McDow]

Went to Detroit show today and here is what I learned:
1.The transmission is the same for both the manual and automatic. The difference is that one has a clutch with shifter and the other uses solenoids to make the shifts.
2. The gas cap will end up on the right side.
3. It felt solid when I sat down and the door closes with a nice solid thunk.
One Elio person suggested that you might want snow tires in the winter if you have much snow.
4. The Elio people said this was a very fun car to drive.
5. When a pothole is spotted and you must straddle it, split the difference between your foot and the tire.
The Elio display had a large gathering around it for the hour I was there.
Hope they get funding soon.

#2 if the gas cap will be on the right side, then it will be on the left side, same side as the door. Right?

 

[wizard of ahs]

#2 if the gas cap will be on the right side, then it will be on the left side, same side as the door. Right?

Correct

 

[booboo]

If I were designing the ELIO. The Gas cap, and exhaust would be hidden. Then people would have to ask, is it electric ?
I would reply, it goes 672 miles on an 8 gallon charge.

 

[wizard of ahs]

Everyone is going to ask "is that thing electric" anyway; even while you're pumping gas !!!

 

[Doug McDow]

Everyone is going to ask "is that thing electric" anyway; even while you're pumping gas !!!

Yes, they are all around us!

 

[PA Car Guy]

Went to Detroit show today and here is what I learned:
1.The transmission is the same for both the manual and automatic. The difference is that one has a clutch with shifter and the other uses solenoids to make the shifts.
2. The gas cap will end up on the right side.
3. It felt solid when I sat down and the door closes with a nice solid thunk.
One Elio person suggested that you might want snow tires in the winter if you have much snow.
4. The Elio people said this was a very fun car to drive.
5. When a pothole is spotted and you must straddle it, split the difference between your foot and the tire.
The Elio display had a large gathering around it for the hour I was there.
Hope they get funding soon.

Would be really great if they did produce snow tires for the front - although when I asked Paul before, he stated the tire manufacturer would not. Nor will they offer summer tires - sounds like only 'all season' for now. The rear is standard size and offers snows or summer tires already in the market, the fronts do not - really wish they would - just for that extra bit of security in bad weather and in good for the summer!

 

[wizard of ahs]

Everyone is going to ask "is that thing electric" anyway; even while you're pumping gas !!!

Yes, they are all around us!

Yea, you can't fix STUPID!!!

 

[Bikebrains]

Has anyone done a reservation rate statistics analysis to see if there was an NAIAS impact on the reservation rate?

 

[Coss]

Everyone is going to ask "is that thing electric" anyway; even while you're pumping gas !!!

Tell them it's a Hybrid like the Chevy Volt, the gas is for the generator.

 

[AriLea]

Has anyone done a reservation rate statistics analysis to see if there was an NAIAS impact on the reservation rate?

We're watching that closely in the reservation thread. Hard to tell for sure, but not much AFAIK.