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I have not heard of any active resistance by an existing car maker. Do you have a link?

Build these before the 100 fleet customers. If the cost to build an Elio is $6K and you give away 100 of them, it just comes down to a $600K marketing cost that will be spread out over 12 months. That's a cheap marketing investment of $50K per month and it does the job. I'd think there has to be...

How about this. The powers here present Elio with this marketing plan. Have a contest where current Elio All-Ins on this site will submit a two page presentation on how they could promote Elio. This would be because Elio would build 100 pre production cars and have them ready in March. They...

I have to wait for Elio's response.

If Elio goes with that $20 K&N crankcase vent, you can pretty much guarantee there will be thousands of complaints. Everything from the engine compartment becoming a oily/dirty mess and the smell of hot oil while driving down the road. I suspect that Elio will vent it in the intake downstream of...

Any thoughts on the inline coolant thermostat that Elio is using?

That's when I first seen the Elio. I wish they capitalized on more events like that. For Elio to generate some more interest, they should do like other companies do. Go to an event like Daytona Bike Week. Rent out the parking lot where the old Dog Track used to be. Work with a charity where you...

It's actually quite simple. Borla devotes the bulk of their business to cat back exhaust systems, accessories and OEM supplier. As for going from the engine to the cat they will do certain products but the problem comes with emissions and getting 50 state legal. Looking at the overall business...

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There has been a movement for the last 15 years for manufacturers to move away from traditional cast iron manifolds. More and more modern cars use a tuned steel tube design (you want a balance of exhaust pressure for each cylinder as to optimize efficiency for performance and emissions across...

Back in July of 2015, Paul Elio was telling everyone that by mid 2016 they would start production. So, it would be safe to say that when Paul or someone at the company told you something over 2.5 years ago, the plans have changed as of today. We already know the laundry list of items they have...

I was going by the tweets that 1500 jobs created after one phone call. I didn't realize it was spooling up jobs. Anyone know what that timeline is because I asked Elio a month ago and have not received a response. I just figured someone here knows more than I do.

That's why the french are all for electric vehicles. Right now, most are diesel and their plan will take at least 5-10 years to become reality. Gas is not on their list of the next great thing because unless the Elio shows up a foot shorter and a hatchback that can cram 4 people in it, they are...

Have you spent much time in Europe, China or Japan? They like short cars with cargo. Two things that Elio does not have. In addition to that, it's not a diesel. Mix that with a unknown company that has done no advertising whateoever in those areas of the world along with China that could...

I don't see the Elio being popular in Europe of Asia. I travel there constantly and it just doesn't fit into their car culture

The Elio dash looks good but just offering an option for the Elgin dash should be offered. Just give the people a choice even if it's an upcharge. I'd be willing to pay a few extra dollars for it. Plus, if only a few get the Elgin dash, it will just increase the value of your Elio down the road...

The ATVM loan get them to production and create 1500 jobs immediately. Then the sales will keep them going and then allow them to pay back the loan. As of now, Elio is the best thing going to show that what Trump is doing is right. Getting 1500 instant American jobs that is from an old discarded...

My mother in law just bought a new VW Jetta for $14,500 (she bought the base with a manual). It has a flat bottom steering wheel on it and a whole slew of buttons on each side. It has a bottom spoke though. That thing has everything on the wheel. Radio controls, cruise control and even phone...

The Elio has a Viper steering wheel? Do you guys have a pic of it?

You missed the point. I'm talking about design patents. This is the overall design. Currently, I could just copy the Elio and there's nothing they could do about it. As for the off the shelf components, Elio has fallen off that shelf since they are specifically designing parts for the car that...