I seen that engine and talked to the engineers at the SAE conference I was at in Michigan. Probably the first experimental engine i have ever seen that looked OEM ready on the outside. Not like the Elio engine that had a way to go. This thing had everything placed and figured out with nice...
I have this engine right now in my 2017 Alltrack. The cylinder head is going to crack and the engine will overheat all of the time according to the experts. When that will happen, I will let you know.
With the funding apparently solved, now we need to make sure Elio understands what the customers want. Elio listens to what the customers want and now we are on the one subject that has been on everyone's mind.
Variable valve timing has been around since the 80's. It became a normal thing on 4 valve motors because for performance vs efficiency vs mileage. The biggest change has been direct injection. What you have to remember, none of these changes have resulted in some massive change in mileage (which...
In addition to that, the Ford Ecoboost in the Pickup was under a microscope due to all of the FUD spread about how a twin turbo pickup truck would never work. Same for the aluminum body. There was so much FUD is was amazing. Now people just buy the trucks and go on. The ones that ate NA V8 only...
That was a 5 year old article and never really explains a thing. What they never get into is that these engines need to conform to newer emission standards and the current non DI, non turbo engines at the time were having a much more difficult time reaching those emissions standards and yet...
My i3 has them in the floor just like a Tesla. Plus BMW is now replacing them and using the old ones for batteries in a house. They don't do it in the US but they do in Europe. Plus you can upgrade your batteries too. The i3 is interesting because it's an aluminum chassis with a carbon fiber...
They were not the only ones cheating. Its that we in the US made punished them over and over again just to make an example of them. Hopefully the Elio does have a Chevy ignition switch. They don't pollute.
If you peeled the VW badge off of the motor and it gave 100 mpg, I bet you'd look the...
You have to remember, it's the mileage vs the power output. The smaller turbo engines are getting much better mileage but they are making way more power. This is why Honda can stick a 190hp 1.5l turbo motor in a CRV. It has great performance and the economy is not suffering. Honda sticks in tiny...
The question was about an option and how much you'd want to pay. Spreading FUD about turbos is not the way to scare people off. There are too many manufacturers of too many cars that offer turbos as standard today. Many of those cars are hitting 20 years old and the car is rusting out, interior...
Hasn't this Idea of a rich guy just flooding Elio Motors with money been floated around before? You'd think that for such a great idea, that all of these rich guys would just throw money at it. Elio Motors has been around for a while yet no rich guy has shown up and given Elio a big check. I...
I'm happy to see that Elio is still on board with the UN and working to fix the climate change that humans have done. That along with fixing the poverty cycle and more American jobs is why it's the only choice. Having Elio Motors correcting a social and climate issues is why we need this car. If...
That's fine but the thing is, If Elio allowed a Turbo option, then what would you be willing to pay for it? The best part is that for the turbo haters, they are not forced to have a turbo, only as an option. So I hope everyone realizes this as the question was given as an option (i.e. leather...
I will disagree. What you are saying was true if it was 1985 but for today, there are way too many cars, SUV's and Trucks that the turbo system and engine are outlasting the car itself.
There will be a switch but just like every car out there. TC on or off. The TC, DBW and the stability control are all interlinked. Continental is supplying the ABS unit (which operates as the stability control unit) and the ECU. I'd assume they will include the programming for the EDL...
Everyone needs to remember that this is a MoU. It's pretty much a handshake deal. No legal binding or contract at all. There's a reason why the Fortune 500 company does not want to be mentioned until there's a contract in place. I'm actually amazed that Elio even mentioned anything due to the...