roadtrippin2016
Elio Aficionado
I personally have not heard of any such news ( Please, consider your source...FB ...largest gossip site on planet EARTH ! The best way to keep up with Elio Motors current news releases beyond their own press releases. I use several resources...local Louisana (Caddo Parish) where the GM plant is located for starters. I have said this on this website before....NO MATTER how hopeful I am to support Elio Motors on their mid 2016 production date...the litmus test for me will be in May/June 2016...that I read on the Elio website/Local Lousiana newspapers/ Tech Mags/etc.has hired a workforce of x number of employees to work with the robotics and start up the production trial runs. But, before that date some 20 odd number or so Elios must be built and crashed and data collected to see if their final production models need any final design changes. (This was posted already on their own website ) There is a lot of negative stuff you'll find on other news websites...EXAMPLE: recently, the information was so outdated and not true as of 8/4/2015. ELIO can't make it...have to wear helmet in most states....False: Today 48 of the 50 states has passed laws...NOT requiring helmets for future Elio drivers The term "Autocycle" introduced into legislation describing a technology...so insurance companies will know how to offer policies. This is what was needed to further the Elio into a REALITY ! .....An additional 25 million has been raised...goal achieved ! The government grant is still pending and if this goes through...it's a no -brainer...It's on for PRODUCTION !!!.....If not, Elio is committed to not relying totally on this funding....it may be a struggle without it,probadly another postponement in production but, surely one wealthy investor would hear about this and want to be a part of transportation HIS-STORY !!! ( just sayin' )I may have missed a discussion on this. If so, please just direct me there.
I read on FB over the weekend someone saying that they talked to Jerome and he said that production would NOT start in 2016 and that 2017 was doubtful. Has anyone discussed this? Any truth to it?