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They don't need two entire teams, two cars means one can be traveling while the other is being displayed. All you need is someone to tow the trailer from point A to B.

Keep in mind that Elio isn't GM. They currently only have a staff of something like 25 people (many of which being the admin sort). So while it's technically possible to get many things moved around and set up now, they don't necessarily want to hire the manpower required to do so this far out.

Sure, go nuts.

All this P3 P4 scheduling talk highlights another thing that's perhaps obvious but I haven't seen anyone bring up yet. More prototypes means more simultaneous events. Currently they're touring with 2 vehicles, trying to cover the entire country. Once they have the next prototype(s) done...

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Yes, but all the numbers I gave there were after Sept 1. The week leading up to Sept 1 was at 591/day on average so I left it out.

Number of current reservations: 34518 (As of Sep 21, 2014) Looks like we've dropped to 44/day down from 59/day last week and 94/day a week before that. It'll be fun to see the numbers surge again when the engine and the next prototype are out.

Even if Dropbox is compromised, someone wanting to crack my db file is going to spend a lot of time doing it, and frankly I don't think I'm interesting enough to warrant the effort.

Not if my other assumption holds true. I think they are hoping to get the ATVM loan to increase ROI for investors. The interest rate on the ATVM loan is only 2-4%, if they pay for first year production with that capital, the investors don't actually have to pay out nearly as much for nearly as...

Keepass stores passwords in a database file which is encrypted with a 'master' key set by the user upon creation. I store this encrypted file in Dropbox (which is also encrypted) so that I can view and sync my passwords on multiple devices.

I use KeePass and have secure passwords for anything important, I was just trying to see if anyone else on this forum had similar attempts made as this was relatively out of the blue and elioowners.com is the latest thing I could remember registering for.

My guess (as I have stated on other threads) is that production is not actually dependent on the ATVM loan. When reviewing the ATVM loan guidelines, they specifically state that the loan is not for startup capital, but expansion capital. In order to qualify for the loan you need to already have...

More info regarding timeframe: HOW WILL THE EVALUATION PROCESS WORK? The evaluation process will include four steps. In the first step, an application will be reviewed to see if it is substantially complete. If it is not DOE will notify the applicant what additional information it needs to...

I've been trying to track down information on this using some other auto companies as a guide. It looks like Tesla applied for their loan in November 2008 and was awarded in June 2009 - a 7 month wait. Fisker reportedly also applied "at the end of 2008" and they were awarded in September 2009...

The use of an AMT is the sole reason I'm leaning towards manual until further notice. Time will tell if their implementation is better than others, but it sounds to me like a typical characteristic of AMT is sloppy transitions at low speeds - and low-speeds is exactly when I would want an...

My Subaru Impreza has a CVT, and while it's not the most exciting thing to drive (not a WRX) I've never had any issues. It takes some getting used to the complete lack of gears, but it does the trick just fine. Plus, it's an AWD that gets 36 MPG highway :)

Back on the topic of the Elgin dash... While I'm still not a fan of the design, my biggest problem with it is information availability. My concern is that trying to make the digital display 'spin' like there is a rotor underneath the 'boob' seems distracting and unnecessary. Maybe they'll...

Reservation Holders, Friends and Followers of Elio, Regrettably, Elio Motors is not participating in the Texas State Fair on Sept. 26-30. Texas has recently modified the permitting process required to display a vehicle in the state. Given Elio Motors did not receive notification of this new...

That's what I'm saying. If the Elio AS-IS can safely support an alternate engine profile that would have sportier characteristics, offering it as a standard feature would bite into that market too. 90% of my driving is on the highway with cruise control on so I don't care about acceleration, but...

This is why I said "assuming they're already planning to allow a tweak". I don't see how a 20% power boost could drop an engine designed for 84MPG below any emissions standard unless it's done VERY poorly.