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Huh? Last I checked, induction charging is a way to charge a battery, not an energy storage technology. Did I miss something?

If you're drawing a nice salary and siphoning money off into other corporations that you have interest in, there's no need to send up any red flags by selling stock. Hell, you can cry along with everybody else about how the stock is worthless. To do otherwise is to concede fraud. Instead...

At this point I find this site more interesting from the train wreck aspects than anything else. The Elio is dead. What's fascinating is how excited/hopeful some folks around here still are about it. It's an interesting case study in how different people can look at the same facts and come to...

Not a lawyer, but I don't believe the design is patentable unless there is something unique about it (there doesn't appear to be). You can *copyright* it, and that's a trivial process. But copyright is not the same thing as patent.

At this point in the game, I have no doubt that they would lie about it. The question is *are* they lying about it....

In other words: It's all from EM.

Why? Because that's a picture of me in my office and I love my job! (and yes, it is a Barrett M82)

So what is the point of a burnout? I guess I'm missing the "car guy" gene but I've seen all these youtube videos and I'm just like... "Ummm... Why?"

Not likely to happen. A frosted windshield implies a car that's been sitting. A car that's been sitting is going to have a cold engine.

What makes you so certain that the seats would be installed at the factory? Ship some cars. Ship some seats. Have the marshaling center figure out which seats should be in what cars. Voila, no unbolting. Oh, and put in the carpet before you throw in that seat. Of course, first there has to...

The Elio has been "one year away" for several years now. I believe it will continue to be "one year away" until such time as Elio Motors gets a large influx of cash. If that happens, then you can mark you calendar. If it doesn't, then you can expect the delivery date to slide 30 days every month.

Has that been established with the Arcimoto yet? I know in California the requirement for no motorcycle license is simply 3 wheels. For no helmet requires fully enclosed and over 1000 pounds. The enclosure is an option for the Arcimotor, but I've no idea what it weighs (and couldn't find a...

Most of what you list is covered by "car-like" vs "bike-like". Beyond that.... If you define market niche by asthetics (what it looks like), I suppose you're right. I define it by mission (what it's supposed to do). I mean really, who gives a crap if you twist a knob or push a pedal to go...

In a market niche that doesn't really exist yet (3 wheeled commuter vehicle), it makes sense that potential competitors would be friendly towards each other. Each will have enough difficulties gaining mainstream acceptance without someone actively tearing it down. By being friendly they...

Having read much of this thread (including all the ideas for a bailing wire and duct tape fixes) I think I have actually changed my mind. The Elgin is a show-stopper for me. More to the point: Elio has drug this whole thing out so long that it's advantages are quickly being eaten away by the...

Wait... There's a place where people *don't* want rubber floor mats on top of the carpet? Honestly never occurred to me that there are people who *wouldn't* want this. (Note that it's why I don't care if my Elio has carpet in it or not....)

Serious question: For all the talk of self-driving vehicles, I've yet to hear anyone address rural or seriously off-road destinations. I get how such vehicles would work in urban areas, but.... Well, let's just say that I've no interest in an autonomous vehicle until somebody tells me how they...

Uh.... You misspelled "Southern California."

Just to make a counter point to some of what's already been said..... Some of us live in areas where motorcycles *are* 4-season transportation. I paid $2k for a like-new bike with 2k miles on it. Thus, I can buy $4800 worth of gas. At $3/gal that's 1600 gallons. I average 62 mpg. Thus, I...

Dunno, but if it saved me $78, I'd buy it thus configured.