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They were already using an off the shelf ECU. It's a Continental and many cars already use them. It just gets programmed for the particular engine and then to communicate via CAN to the rest of the components on the car (i.e. ABS unit). Most cars today run a Bosch, Siemens or Continental ECU...

Tesla is in huge trouble with the SEC. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-sued-by-the-sec-for-securities-fraud-1538079650

There's the twinair 2 cylinder engine from Fiat that is available in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_TwinAir_engine

The Elio is not a car, thus no car emissions are needed. Only motorcycle. So, that can include lots of other 3 cylinder engines already in production. It just needs to be from a Fortune 500 company as per Elio Motors. Then there's CARB, hopefully Elio makes the car 50 state emissions legal and...

Here's how your Elio will perform and the best part, just listen to the 2019 Elio, it's perfect.

That's not good to hear. I thought it was going to shave time off of it. Right now, 76 weeks comes out to March 12, 2020. End of 2019 is just over 65 weeks and that's 11 weeks less than the official Elio timeline.

So the Elio will be up to 110hp. That is going to be a pretty fast car for only being under 1800 lbs. When that turbo option comes about, 150 will be the norm. The Elio will not just be the best in mileage but one of the best in performance too.

Actually, Elio can reach 84 mpg or better. I never had faith that they would have reached it using a 2 valve, II motor with no variable cam timing. Even el cheapo Indian and Asian motors use that technology and if it was not useful, they would not invest in it. They will cut a penny out of a...

Who cares what powertrain it has. Ford, Chevy, Hyundai, Honda, VW are all pretty much the same. They all go through the same testing today. It's not like Ford is different. I'd rather have an OEM motor as opposed to an Elio anyway. Cash strapped company with zero experience against a proven OEM...

The cash strapped do not look long term and using logic. Your point is valid in a perfect world but in the real world doesn’t happen. There’s a reason why in areas of low income, plenty of $3k to $5k cars exist. Same thing goes for mileage. Not in the immediate need. This is assuming The Elio...

The Smart was crash tested and passed well before it was ever sold in the US. The Elio will not be officially crash tested. The IIHS will test it and that will determine how good of a job Elio did. Since there's over 65K guaranteed sales for the first year, Elio will be just fine until that...

I'd say it would stay the same. They are saving $120M and they don't have to build the motor themselves. That is already done and the new Elio motor will have already been amortized by the OEM. So, Elio will save at least $500/car and that would definitely help the bottom line and speed up when...

You do realize that Ford is only going to stop selling cars in the US (except for the mustang). They build and sell lots of them for the RoW. In addition to that, Roush works with other manufacturers and not only Ford. Case in point...

Also, this is what an MoU is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding

Ot's an Aisin transmission. No different than what has been out for many years. So unless Elio does an about face on the transmission, it will only be what Elio has told us.

This goes completely against what everyone has been saying for years. I wondered why they did not go with an OEM but for some reason the excuses were non stop. Things like, "Can't get an OEM to supply engines" were the norm. I assume everyone here will be extremely upset with this decision...

A few things to remember, the average cost of a brand new Elio is $10,800. This is according to what Paul Elio has said. He did not include shipping and destination charges, so let's just add $400 onto that for a total of $11,200 on average for what people will pay for a brand new Elio. Only...

Average price of a used home in Missouri: 1980 - $36,700 2018 - $153,000 MSRP: 1980 Chevette - $4,057 2018 Spark - $13,220 11.1% was the cost of a base Chevy when compared to a home in 1980. 8.6% is the cost of a base Chevy when compared to a home in 2018 $117,000 would be the cost of a home...

The BMW plant in Spartanburg, SC is the largest BMW plant in the world. They only make SUV's there yet 70% of them are exported. The plant employs over 9,000 people. They have a program that works with the Vo-tech college where students can learn not just how to push buttons in a plant but...

Here’s an interesting one. 1968 Beetle- $1,699 1968 dollars today - $11,967 1968 Elio - $1,058 1968 Beetle sales - 399,674 (best year ever) So in 1968 imagine how well the Elio would have done. The Beetle cost 40% more than the Elio did back then. So the need for the Elio has been at least 50...