The political hurdles are gone. This administration is all about getting Americans back to work and American made. If Elio doesn't get this loan then there must be a real problem we haven't heard about because Trump will not let the big 3 push him around and they know it. Elio is just too...
I had a 2006 BMW 330i and it had variable valve lift (a stepper motor on the valve cover ran it), both cams had variable valve timing (BMW calls it double vanos) and the block had aluminum inside part (for the cylinders and crankshaft) and a magnesium outside part (it was bolted to the inside...
How about those jacks like on RV's to level them. 2 small ones in the front and one in the rear. You could lift the car off the ground a few inches. I've seen ones that are just a piston with a ball screw inside. just a simple electric motor operates each one. Plus they are compact.
Just make the back of the front seat like in an airplane. A tray and built in entertainment system. Call button up above when you want to tell the driver to pull over for either a potty or food break.
It could be this. Elio has others out there that will invest only if they get the ATVM loan. Get the loan, rest comes in and they go ahead according to plan. It's kind of like when I was growing up and I really wanted a BMX bike. My parents told me that they would put up half as long as I went...
It sounds like that when they get the ATVM loan and have 185M in the bank, they will be able to finish the car and make it ready for the consumer. Then finish the plant, hire people and get all of the suppliers going. Then set up and equip the marshaling centers. Then set up the showrooms around...
Might want to read this too. Just so you know, Carl Icahn owns Pep Boys. Trump uses Carl for advice and has mentioned him constantly because it is the Great American businessman (who wouldn't want to listen to him). I'm reading between the lines but I'd say that someone might just be talking to...
These are OTC stocks. It's just hobby day traders making a few bucks here and there. So, it'll go up and then go back down. What you have to do is see what it is over a long term. It'll go up and down all day long but in the end it seems to finish close to where it started. By looking at the...
For the $100 all in, this is what Elio tells me:
"Make your reservation now at $100 and you will be behind the $1,000 “All In” level (approximately 21,200 reservation holders), the $500 and $250 “All In” levels and the other reservation holders before you at this level. You can get your Elio...
"The thing is, there are too many web sites, and not enough news. Everyone want their own web site, but none of them have the budget to hire people to actually, you know, do research, fact checking, and analyzing of the stuff they report. So it's all just a big circle jerk of everyone reposting...
If approximately 21,400 people are absolutely going to buy the car and the rest might buy it, how many of the 65K will then definitely buy the car? That's a tough question to answer because you don't know what has happened to people. They might have died, financial situation changed, preferences...
I went in this morning looking to reserve a car and what I found was this. If I do a $100-$1000 non-refundable, it tells me (right on the Elio site)
"Make your reservation now and you'll receive the next spot available in the production line, which is approximately 21,200. Your official number...
I don't think there's been a car built on the planet that has used SAE nuts and bolts for about 20 years. Only thing on a car that is not metric is the wheel diameter and wheel width. Other than that, it's a simple change of the readout of the dash of you want metric of not.
As for IAV coming...
Elio has a Fleet website and it lists three companies. https://www.eliomotors.com/fleet/
SOS Alarm:
"We are very excited about entering into an agreement with Elio Motors for our next fleet of vehicles."
Treasure Coast Car Wash:
"We wanted the opportunity to support American jobs by purchasing a...
A few things. Industrial or marine engines are normally diesel or CNG. Gasoline is the exception to the rule. I don't see a big market for gasoline industrial engines. They do make them but are only used in very few applications. It sounds like to me that Linamar has the license to private label...
A good Eliopportunity. Get a few Hypermilers here on this board. Give them an Elio and have them demonstrate the mileage along Route 66. Start from Long Beach and end in Chicago during the Chicago Auto Show. Have them showing up at the end of the route with them getting out of the car and a big...
I would agree when it comes to economics. There are many cars out there with timing chain failures due to companies trying to save a penny on a design. Then they offer an update kit with better components down the road which costs you, the consumer, plenty of money.
It would be better to have a...
I was thinking of a few other things that Elio could do for 2017. I know they have a contractor for an App for their cars (Infinite Skyz). I think there are a few things they could integrate into it.
1. Elio Share - In many big cities in the US we have a bike sharing system. In Europe, they have...
As for for the engine. All you have to do is look outside the US and you'll find other manufacturers of small 3 cylinder engines. For example. A VW UP! has a 1.0l 3 cylinder that has everything from a NA 60hp unit all the way up to a 118hp turbo DI unit. The 60 hp unit has a combined Euro cycle...