What Is The Latest Start Production Date?

RSchneider said:

What is the advanced technology on the Elio? I'm not seeing it.
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You're correct!....no new technology.
That aspect is one of the big reasons Elio will be successful. A simple, economical, (cheap to repair) commuter autocycle. Paul has explained how the integrated "technology" (even in high dollar cars) become obsolete within just a few years. Everything on the Elio is "tried and true", solid engineering.

I would argue that a commuter car that gets 84mpg is "advanced technology" whether or not any new technology is used to achieve it.

outsydthebox said:

You're correct!....no new technology.
That aspect is one of the big reasons Elio will be successful. A simple, economical, (cheap to repair) commuter autocycle. Paul has explained how the integrated "technology" (even in high dollar cars) become obsolete within just a few years. Everything on the Elio is "tried and true", solid engineering.

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Well, except for the motor, that's new, but it is made up of existing technology, just used in a different way.

It's existing technology that is just packaged different. If it had some new technology for the engine, transmission or chassis/body construction, then I could see it. If the chassis was made out of a bamboo composite (which can be as strong as carbon fiber), epoxy/hemp pressed body panels, plastic engine block and plastic transmission, I could see that would be some advanced technology because it's not used in cars today. That would shave a pretty good amount of weight off of it and get the mileage up. As of now, I have no idea what the mileage is because it's stated at, "up to 84mpg". As we all know, that can be from 0-84.

Even things like the engine and transmission are pretty big for what they are. It really should be the size of what is used in a motorcycle. A good example is to see the guys that race a Geo Metro with the Yamaha 900cc motorcycle engine and transmission. There's lots of space around that engine and it's a 4 cylinder. In case you want to see, they got some pretty good videos. Just Google: Geo Metro Gnome

Nice, but I don't plan on racing it, if you feel like sticking a Hayabusa in yours kiss 84mpg good bye

Also, expect it to need work nearly constantly. Taking a drivetrain that already needs a lot of maintenance and putting it in a bigger vehicle sounds like a bad idea to me.

Fun fact:
If the Elio arrives on my birthday in march, it will be an even 1600 days since I made my deposit.

Elio Motors has delayed the launch of its planned electric 3-wheeler once again, this time until 2018, according to a recent update by the company posted on its Facebook page.
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/01/2...ack-2018-owing-financial-problems-reportedly/

voyager said:

Elio Motors has delayed the launch of its planned electric 3-wheeler once again, this time until 2018, according to a recent update by the company posted on its Facebook page.
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/01/2...ack-2018-owing-financial-problems-reportedly/

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If you don't even realize that Elio is an Internal Combustion Engine, how are we to take you seriously about anything?

Yeah, but what about Elio's own facebook mentioning of the delay?