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To make a 2 stroke, rotary and diesel emissions compliant, it has become way to complex and expensive to accomplish that. That's why a current diesel is way more complex than a gasser and the last rotary sold in the US was overly complex too. That explains why the 2 stroke is fining itself being...

What is so unreliable about the Ecoboost as opposed to other engines? We had a conversation here a while back about pickups and I brought up someone that owns two of them for his business and they have turned out to be extremely reliable. I friend of mine works at a Ford dealer as a mechanic and...

Ecoboost is a trademark that stands for Direct injection and a Turbo. Same thing every other car company does. They just call it something different (i.e. VW TSI). If you are going to buy a mainstream car, it's got Ecoboost on it. A Honda is Ecoboost but Ford has the trademark on the name so...

You have to think packaging. There's a reason why we don't put V-Twins in cars. It's going to have to be either a 2-4 cylinder inline engine. If it's from a top OEM then it'll be a 4 valve, direct injection, variable cam timing and an optional turbo. There's a reason why we don't use a 1992 Geo...

I suggest looking into what people do with the Can-Am. If you go to Quebec, you'll see lots of people towing trailers with them. If that thing can tow a trailer (some pretty cool ones for camping) the Elio would be able to do it without a problem.

Watch this video and let me know what you think (it's from January 3, 2013): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WmvbwXDX4w&t=8m34s Also, just watch the last 10-15 seconds of this: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2016/12/27/elio-motors-reinvents-the-car.html

Not even 1000 shares traded. Looks like we are doing the stock manipulation scheme again. Trade a few hundred to bump up the number. What we need is to see something in the range of 20K. There should be movement because Eliocoin being issued and Ford supplying the powertrain, saving the company...

You can thank Byrne for this. I guarantee you that he didn't understand why Elio needed to spend $125M and have a long timeline when it wasn't necessary. I bet Elio and Byrne were in a meeting and it went like this: B - Can we just buy a motor from someone else? E - We could but we already...

I never realized that there are thousands of Arcimotos out there and they will be going through the winter season in areas like where I live. Good to see how the work out in those sub zero temperatures and 6+ inches of snow. Then spring when we have pothole filled roads. Good R&D for Elio as...

From what Elio motors is telling us, the car will not be Kiss. It started off that way but it's getting more and more packed with technology. I do hope that Elio will provide software and a WiFi tool that we can modify the electronic systems to our liking. Pretty much the same than that VCDS is...

You do realize that the Arcimoto is not going to be seeing the mileage and all weather conditions that the Elio will see. Show me people that are cranking out 20K per year in all 4 seasons (where places get all 4 seasons) and I'll be a believer.

I was waiting for someone to bring that up. My brother owns one. he bought it new back in 1997. It's purple and I think there's only like 500 of them. Anyway, it's on it's 4th set of front fenders. Set 1 - Lasted 800 miles. LF cracked and fell off. Both replaced under warranty (redesign) Set 2...

Whatever they have in Europe is already proven because over the last three years, every car I've rented there (including Ecoboost Fords) have Start/Stop. I suggest getting on a plane and go there. Rent a Ka or Fiesta and you'll see what the Elio might be like. Even other companies do it even if...

Charlotte has had an infield road course for many years. It has changes here and there but most people didn't know it had one. Case in point, I went to this Charlotte Roval back in 1985.

I hope they don't use the Ford Powershift transmission. That thing has been a nightmare for Ford and even when right, not a very smooth transmission (nothing like the buttery smooth VW DSG). All you have to do is search "Powershift Transmission problems" and you'll see. Last year I rented a...

A 5 speed Mirage has 78hp and a curb weight of 2,073. 0-60 = 10.9 sec. A 5 speed non turbo Fiat Pop had 101hp and a curb weight of 2,366. 0-60 = 9.7 sec. A 5 speed Ford Ka with the 85hp motor and a curb weight of 2,220. 0-60 = 11.0 sec.

Ford sells lots of cars and there are other non-Ecoboost engines out there. They start at 70 hp and go up. The lowest powered Ecoboost is 85hp. Just go to the Ford Germany site and look under the Ka and Fiesta. You'll see the selections you can get. Just remember, Ford sells their products all...

Then this will have you salivating all over the place. A 3 cylinder turbo diesel BMW engine (which is really popular in Europe) used in the Mini and 116d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_B37

Start Stop in hot and cold climates just means the engine will most likely stay running. It watches the HVAC temperature you put in compared to the temp inside the car. It'll keep it running. When it cools down, then start stop works just fine. I've rented a number of cars in the US and Europe...

I gave my lists of "I always wondered why" plus I even asked Elio employees these question when I looked at the car at two shows: Q: Why don't you use an existing engine? A: The Elio engine is special and designed specifically to get up to 84 mpg. No other company makes an engine that will work...