This is exactly the problem with trying to do mass production vs low volume. It seems like something like a bumper cover should be easy for anyone but it's not when you are cranking out lots of them. Expect Elio to have the same quality control issues due to them having no experience with high...
On my BMW, there's a software change that makes it pretty much like a European model. It allows you to change when the engine comes on. Instead of waiting until you are down to 10% battery, you can move it to 50% and I think lower. So, I set it low once every two months and purposelessly burn...
I think my box is better. I bought it used for $150. Took 10 minutes to install. I took it to a chassis dyno and it makes 42hp more at the wheels. If I don't like that extra power, I can take it off in 10 minutes. If I wanted, I could buy the brand new version and get 70hp minimum.
Turbos on small engines end up being the best way to get great fuel mileage. Since it's getting to be older off the shelf components, it's why all of the manufacturers are doing it. Cheap and easy for them to do. One other thing is because of electronics. Today they can control so many things...
Last time I seen an Elio show and talked to the Elio Motors Employees, they told me that they would be showing the cars, taking orders, offering test drives and processing new cars. Only reason I asked it was because when they were going to start selling them, I wanted to wait a bit and then go...
I changed my mind. Giving Americans the choice of having DRL's or not by a simple zero cost engineering change and giving them the choice if they want them or not by a twist of the left wrist is the best way to go. How about we just wait until the feds tell us what is best for us, because that...
As it sits (quoting someone else) "It's as clear as mud."
So it's just speculation covered by the official catch words or "scheduled" and I assume when Elio cranks out the good news on the latest blog it'll include the word "targeted".
I'm just going to go back to "coming soon" with the...
It says "scheduled" not "it will". So, I have my doubts that the timeline has started and production will start in 2019. Elio is almost 4 weeks past their 76 week timeline and they only got $2.5M in cash when they needed $33M in cash to start the timeline. If something has changed, I'd sure like...
I'm not trying to overthink it but since it's a zero cost way of designing it into the Elio today, it makes sense to do so. It just gives the owner the choice of they want DRL by turning a switch and letting it stay there or turning it on and off when they want to. I'd think that with the...
Tesla is is big trouble because the actual real SEC gag order on companies, is what he just broke.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-tesla-claim-could-land-him-in-regulatory-trouble-1533681833
Here's another one. A friend of mine bought an old barn (built in 1840) and an old house. The house was converted to a 3 tenant apartment and that was done in 1920. So, the land around him got bought by a developer and they built a boatload of homes. The people that were around that barn were...
In most areas "zoning" becomes an "opinion". Some times you can use it to your advantage. We had an old McCormick spice plant that shut down and was just sitting. So the people in the area wanted something done about it. A guy bought the property and planned to put in a Lowes and grocery store...