The digital dashes can be made to look analog. In the end, water, oil, tach and speedo are digital sensors that are fed into the CAN-BUS then it goes to the instrument cluster that just drives stepper motors. The problem with regular clusters is that you can only fit about 4 gauges in them...
The problem with some of these companies is that the technology they have is not exclusive and they end up failing in the OEM integration thus they go out of business. This happened a few years ago in the instrument cluster industry as the digital companies failed in OEM integration and the...
What will Acrimoto and Sondors do for parts and service? Just like with Elio, they can't build perfection and most of your customers do not have the ability to work on it. Elio has Pep Boys and Elio will fill in the Pep Boys gaps (i.e. St. Louis) with an alternate service/parts/warranty/recall...
Do you know this for a fact? If so, can you please provide supporting info? Knowing for a fact that they will be supplying everyone with an Elio in 2019 is huge news and that the NASDAQ plus ATVM are coming through. I think many here would like to see that info because the OP and 65K other...
For Elio, they have been looking for money since day one. So, the situation they are in is not unique to them. As an investor today, I can imagine the questions they would be asking. They do look over the SEC filings and will ask questions. Things like:
1. You were showing the car and idea for...
There is some more good news with the new lobbying firm that replaced the old one for Elio. Looks like the man upstairs is lending a hand in the Elio lobbying effort but unofficially.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/inside-the-lewandowski-embassy-244910
Elio did like many other startup car companies did. They relied on the ATVM loan for their business plan. No matter how many times Elio indicated they didn't need it, by looking at the numbers, they did. As we all know, companies like V-Vehicle, Bright Motors and Carbon Motors didn't get the...
I was in China for 5 months and couldn't access anything Elio. So, I figured that when I got back, there would be a change. Guess not. Same people waiting for the same thing with the same 18 months lead time on the product. On the other hand, the Chinese are full steam ahead on EV's, so I do...
Something to remember is that the Elio is considered a motorcycle. Thus it only has to meet motorcycle emissions. Exhaust emissions are not just CO2, but hydrocarbons, CO and NOX. NOX is what VW got nailed on because everything else was fine but NOX was too high. There are a few other things...
Here's how it works. A when a company (i.e. Tesla) has sold 200K vehicles, the $7,500 tax credit (100%) will continue to the end of the following quarter. The next two quarters, it becomes $3,750 (50%). The next two quarters after that it's $1,875 (25%). From the best I can tell, Tesla should...
Tesla finished out the day at $306.01.
It seems like that the failure of Tesla is a good thing. I don't understand the logic in that. If you are a fan of American made and American jobs, you'd want them to succeed just like Elio. Tesla employs about 30K people and it would be a shame to see them...
Same for the window, water heater, roofing, insulation, appliance industries, charities, churches or small business using a home office (i.e. Elio Motors).
Arcimoto will do well in warm to hot coastal cities in the US. Plus will be a hit in Hawaii due to the large number of gated communities where people right now use lead acid golf carts for transportation. The open air feeling by the ocean is a big bonus for that vehicle over the Elio.
Elio will...
It took 4 years for Elio to get 65K reservations. So, that might be a hangup for many investors as it's just over 16K per year.
Elio could do great in China (which I have been there for the last 5 months because of work). The only change is they would need to make it electric. As in China, they...
Sorry. I assumed that the Elio had a single DIN radio in it and you could buy the $200 single DIN radio from Crtuchfield that had a pop out screen. Then mount the $50 backup camera from Crutchfield. After that, just use a $1 toggle switch or just hook it up to the reverse light. Then you'd have...
It's easy to find really good used cars for the price of an Elio because just look for a Certified Pre Owned one. Car has to meet a certain criteria to get this. Companies like Ford don't hand it out to junkers. This is why companies can give a 1 year warranty. What is the powertrain warranty...
Most teenagers today are not into cars like we were back in the day. I know plenty of parents that end up having to make their kids get a license. My niece ended up getting her license but my nephew is going to graduate this year and still doesn't have a license. Go to a college today and it's...