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Tesla has lots more private funding in the form of cash since the owner was bankrolling it. Elio does not have that kind of cash because I don't remember reading anywhere how he hit it big selling something or winning the lottery. He went from middle management engineer at a supplier to shutting...

Exactly. Plus they actually sell a tangible product and the loss side keeps getting smaller. So far, Elio has sold an idea and has little in the way of assets.

My guess is that Stu knows that deadlines have been missed many times, the twentysomething E cars have not been built which leads into the 100 cars for fleet can't be built. I think when Stu calls, Paul answers and can't package his response in a neat blog with pretty pictures. There's a factory...

Remember. Existing automotive manufacturers are diversified among various segments in many markets and have a multitude of products. As for Elio, one product for one market and pinning the hopes that it works. A manufacturer might lose money on certain products but make a boatload on others...

That video brings up something I never thought of. A drive thru. You better have a pretty good reach to access a drive thru window.

The key is cash flow. You can still lose money but as long as you are bringing in a good amount of money, you can survive. I think that's the major problem with Elio right now. Without anything coming in, you do get to the point where even the IRS starts to take a look at what you are doing...

I can't imagine that anyone would do a $1K profit on a car (used car dealers make more than that). All it takes is a recall or assembly line rework to turn that into a negative. The issue with Elio is they have one product for one market. This is not like where VW can get hammered by the US...

Remember, that's a review from 2014 and by a car magazine that over exaggerates anything. Plus, its a delivery van and not really designed to be a family vehicle made for the ultimate comfort (the USPS and FedEx have bought a boatload of them, so they can't be that bad). The RAM Pro Master is a...

BMW made the SMG transmission starting with the 1996 e36 M3. It's literally an M3 manual transmission with the shift detents removed and then a computer operates the rest of it (including the clutch). SMG I was OK but SMG II (used on the later ones and the e92 M3) is a great system. It's better...

This is interesting, hope it's true: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=129740131

Contact both of your state senators and you house rep.

Where was that at? I see it was shot on March 1, 2017. It would be nice if Elio would publish their shows for this year because if it was close to me, I'd want to go see it.

Already here: http://lefthandutes.com

How many people here have driven an Elio out on the street? I know many have sat in one. I know when I sat in one, nothing worked (I guess the battery was unhooked). I just wonder how it drives out on the street.

This explains what MB does and will do in the future. http://www.tfltruck.com/2016/07/2017-mercedes-benz-metris-van-built-europe-reassembled-united-states-review/

"I like its unique look and shape. I also feel it is a lot of fun to drive and with its size, it is friendly to do some maintenance and repairs yourself." Fixed it for ya

That's why they make these: Fit's in your pocket and it's cheap.

I can change the color of mine with a simple click of my mouse.

Some VW Mexico and US info: The VW plant in Mexico is in Puebla and has been in use since 1964. Since 1994, just about every Golf, Jetta and New Beetle in the US came from that plant. The new 2018 Tiguan will be built there too. If you go to a VW dealer later this year, the only VW's made...

From my manufacturing experience, most parts will come within the geographical area and if they are to be made in the US, most likely in TN, SC, NC, MS, AL, LA and TX. They tend to avoid the northern states due to the unions. As for Mexican made parts for the US, they are normally from the...