How about Porsche? As we all know, the front of a 991 is an aluminum front end and attached by rivets, bolts and adhesive to the center structure. Plus we all know that unless you are an approved Porsche repair center, they will not sell you the parts because they are concerned that you will not...
Three wheelers are a niche market. No matter how much fun (a Vanderhall is super fun) it shows why Arcimoto and Elio failed. Vanderhall keeps going because they know three wheelers are a niche and build out accordingly. Instead of thinking that they can sell 50K per year, they know if they crank...
Here's the thing. You hear from the same 20 people that seem to live in the Eugene area. They love them but there are 1K of them out there and either they are put up for sale at a heavily discounted price or the rest are silent and typically have them bricked in a garage somewhere. If it was so...
Arcimoto went to the production finish line and went broke after that. So they literally have lots of irritated people, which the company left them hanging for just basic parts and service (unless you live in Eugene). I think that is worse than Elio. Imagine spending $25K on an Aptera and then...
The FUV is not dead, gasping for breath yes, but Arcimoto has not filed for bankruptcy.
Same can be said about Elio. So we have two companies that there's no way we can contact them who are still in business.
Everyone has given up. It's a fact. We all know it's not going to happen. Paul did what I predicted years ago, run out the clock. People just move on and the company disappeared. Only hope some have is that Paul pays a few bucks a year to have the initial page on a URL. He is devoting his time...
If you have an old Datsun Pickup truck, you are bound to have all sorts of issues. Electrical issues are not a prevalent today because we they are designed better due to technology and engineers.
As for general electrical issues, it doesn't matter if it's an EV or not. All of the things like...
So, let me get this straight, you went to a Tesla dealer? Can you tell us the address of that place as they only have showrooms and you found the first dealer in the US.
JUst so you know, I went into an Elio dealer with a wheel barrel full of cash. I asked them, I'm here to buy my Elio-E...
It's another AI produced video. Look at the other videos on the channel and you'll see they are just to get views. Plus Tesla seems to be a big target for them.
Here you go, Arcimoto is coming out with a new model next year. Since I seen it on youtube, it's true. Even though Arcimoto is shut...
It's a Caterham and that's based on a Lotus Super 7. Front fenders look like from a Morgan aero 8 (from the GT3 version). So a mashup of a Morgan and a Caterham.
Just do a search. Paul Elio turned down investor money because they wanted to have some amount of control. Even if Elon went to Paul and said, "I'll give you all of the money you need, I just need you to relinquish a certain amount of control." Paul would decline. I know the overwhelming...
Any word on Jerry Kroll offering test drives to anyone for free? How about service. I need a full dealer network. I also need space for two, not one. So, the Solo is not for me at all unless Jerry changes the design. This GT better meet all f my requirements.
What really upsets me is that there were so many avid supporters of Elio and many sent the company money. Paul just evaporated when times got bad. Last time he spoke in public was 6 years ago. I remember people here that were so happy to just meet Paul and looked at him as a friend. As of today...
At least they have dealers. I can't even buy a new Lit, Nimbus or FUV. So I'm out of luck. Even if they decided to sell any of those three, I wonder where I could arrange for a test drive that not going to cost me a few grand.
I just hope you understand, Vanderhall did it the right way when it...
I'm wondering if I should invest a bunch in Lit or Nimbus. On the other hand just go and buy a brand new FUV. I now have so many choices. I do know that Vanderhall is out of the question as they have been in production since 2016 and sold through dealers which can service them too. I want...
Let’s not forget the 18% interest he paid on a $26M loan for the equipment in the plant because he defaulted on the first payment back in 2013. Then the fines and penalties he paid for late lease payments.