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Arcimoto crossed the production finish line, unlike Elio, so no comparison. However, Arcimoto lost focus after the production start. They seem to be hanging on, but sadly I don’t think they are going to make it based on their current direct to consumer sales model, to many custom color options...

...in the same boat. They are looking at huge numbers that seemed to be pulled out of their rear end. Too many of these startups try to use Henry Ford and Elon Musk as why they will be next. Yet they just come out with delay after delay after delay. Only to promise (yes that's what it is with...

Nope, this one will have the same take as Henry Ford's famous quotes about the model T "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, so long as it is black". The BEXmobile is available only in shiny stainless steel. :becky:

It is like when cars were first made, they were so expensive that only the rich could afford them. it wasn't until people like Henry Ford came along that cars became more affordable. if they want people to switch to electric cars, they need to make them more affordable (not their version of...

thanks for taking the time and effort to gather and post the links .... it seems to be factual and well written .... early on I was a strong supporter of Elio Motors ..... I believed the info they released, drove long distances to attend their "Events," bought a space in line, talked with...

Well, for whatever reason, it seems three of the articles are on Yahoo Finance. The only one missing is one that talks about the Overstock and tZero era (which has a link to the USA Today article about it in Article 3) . Article 1: Paul Elio raised millions to build cars. His company still bled...

That's the thing. Those were up and coming YouTube channels. So, yes they will use words like "fun" and "neat" but someone could claim the Mirage is "fun" too. Elio missed the opportunity to get people behind the wheel and I still wonder why Elio wouldn't allow anyone to drive it. Elio was...

The sad thing is, people HAVE driven the Elio prototypes. It's been done on shows like Translogic and Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, with the rest being Youtubers. Everyone who went about describing the drive listed it as being fun, with a few issues here and there that would get addressed when...

I wonder who is the new VP or Fleet Sales is? Brendan Carey was running that division at Elio motors up until February 2016. One of the press releases beck in 2014 was that the average price of a new car is $30K and the Elio will save a municipality $23K per vehicle. That's a big savings and I...

To explain the "All Hail the 863" quote. To fill 100 jobs on his new production line, Henry Ford was forced to hire 963 skilled workmen and women (863 did not stay on). And he had to double his wages to achieve his goals. David Savage book extracts: The 863 who could not stomach Ford’s new...

...and electric autos represent about one-third of all cars found on the roads of New York City, Boston, and Chicago. A Ford Model T 1908 Henry Ford introduces the mass-produced and gasoline-powered Model T, which will have a profound effect on the U.S. automobile market. 1912 Charles...

...that everyone who tried to bring an auto to market has run into. It's a hell of a lot harder than they could have ever imagined. From Henry Ford to Musk, to all the others that tried and failed. Elio has stumbled and fumbled all the way to the finish line.....If they can just pull off the...

If it's a good enough product, there will always be interests and eventually buyers. So it don't matter to people that are determined to buy what they like, limited or full production, the ultimate winner is WHO COULD BRING IT to market! Had the ELIO been introduced with a selling price of 10K...

But Tucker was all about new technology and pushing that technology bubble forward. Ford was about building an affordable vehicle inexpensively that anyone could afford and was very much an "and" car at that time. I mean, people didn't NEED the car as they'd been getting along fine without it...

Using the name "Lancer" might generate a law suit from Chrysler. Paul Elio doesn't so much remind me of Henry Ford as Preston Tucker.... sorry to say.

Be interesting to see if he also gave out such generous bonuses and paychecks before any cars was sold. If so, perhaps Elio is attempting to follow in Ford's footsteps and will reap the same success.

...initial investment funds with only $223.65 ($5,000.00 today's dollars) left in its bank account when the first Model A was sold. The success of this car model generated a profit for the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford's first successful business.[5] From Wiki. (I added today's dollar value.)

...for it...mass production and economies of scale. Arcimoto, Sondors and the rest of the handbuilt machines are on borrowed Tesla Time...Henry Ford brought mass production to the automobile and the handbuilt was history. Don't be a limited production sucker...learn from great grandpa & ma's...

I'm old enough to remember when some narrow minded people thought Henry Ford was nuts .