I sent them an email and the response was:
Thank You for your interest in Elio Motors. We are happy to announce that Elon Musk has bought the company and will be handling everything from here on out. So, contact Tesla Motors for all updates.
A Civic would probably work but since Elio already figured out 10 years ago that a Geo Metro is the perfect donor car, that would be the one to work with.
If Paul hired me this is the response you'd get.
Thank you TexasTesla for your question. We strive to have a real person answer your questions in the next 48 hours.
After looking at your questions we are to tell you that all hands are on deck to secure funding. We will let you know when this...
I doubt anyone cares where the exhaust is routed on their current car. I know that Tesla ran into an issue with it a few years ago but as of today, I think they got it taken care of.
I suggest you click on the link and then find out who owns Freedom Motors. It's a great weekend research project. Hint: The first name of the owner is "Paul"
Moller is in debt. It's because they did all of this work for another company and never got paid. Here's the company and they are still in business:
https://freedom-motors.com/
So you would not buy stock in this company then (which has been around since the 70's and did an IPO in 2006):
https://moller.com/
This company proves that you can keep the dream going way longer than Elio has. he made his millions from selling SuperTrapp.
Then watch this series of videos. Just imagine building an Elio and then sticking in a Ford 1000cc, 3 cylinder Turbo Ecoboost crate motor that has a plug and play harness and ECU along with yanking parts from various Metros in the U pull it junkyards. Talk about the ultimate father child project...
If Elio does go bankrupt. Hopefully Factory Five picks up the design and then you can do just what Elio did. Use a mid 90's Metro as the donor car, while they send you the same fiberglass body that's on the E series and the previous tube frame. Because the Orange on and that Silver one had most...
I know what it does. It fires certain times to keep the engine running smooth. In general, a harmonics solution. In the future they will run certain cylinders in an over lean condition for certain periods of time. In the end, you get 50% of the power from that cylinder for a short time.
I'm the most technically savvy person on the planet because i claim I am. With that, when i bought my VW, I sat outside of it and spent 2 hours reading the owners manual. Not that I needed to do that because I'm so superior but I did it because I was just bored.
With my boredom I discovered...
Good news is that I can still use a typewriter while driving a Tesla. I can bump the steering wheel with my knee and tap the pedals once in a while. Best part is, it’s legal and I won’t crash.
At least Tesla is fixing the cell phone problem because you can sleep in your Tesla while it drives you around. So, talking on a cell phone, texting on a cell phone, typing with a 1930's era Underwood Typewriter or even writing out a letter longhand in calligraphy with a fountain pen is no...
There is the "Florida Man Challenge" (just Google "Florida Man" and then add the month and day of your birthday (i.e. January 1), then see what comes up as an interesting story). So I did "Florida Man Tesla" and got this...