Order numbers on your email, yes - every order gets an order number, whether a reservation or upgrade.
The 'final number' of 33226 was "the total number of reservations as of 9/1/14" - not necessarily the total number of reservations before the 50% bonus cutoff.
Prior to September was the incentive cutoff so the numbers were inflated.
September 1st through the 7th they averaged 94/day
September 7th through the 14th they averaged 59/day
I think it's more common for companies to intentionally 'leak' information about potential upcoming changes to gauge public reaction.
Reputable news sources either don't pick it up or treat it as a rumor, while avid consumers will discuss ad nauseum. The advantage is that this gives plausible...
Those are the same thing if we're talking about NHTSA. I don't think it's unimaginable that they'll be able to be equivalent to 5-star (motorcycles don't get gov tested).
The 2015 Smart is smaller than the Elio will be and manges 4 stars overall, with lacking categories being frontal impact...
Like others have said, Elio is planning to operate like a store - not a dealership (no trade-ins).
My expectations are that 2 months out they will contact me via email directing me towards a site where I verify my physical mailing address and other contact information - in many cases it will...