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Drop the target fuel economy to something in the 60 to 70 mpg range should ease a lot of things up. Personally, I would like to have emission options... Standard (motorcycle), "Enhanced" (automotive), and "experimental" (something that actually works or an evolving set of attempts to get...

Lots of disheartening messages of late... sad to see. However, I still want to take something good from all this. For me, it seems that, regardless of producing a car or not, Elio did manage to help push forward three wheel transportation. The requirements seem to be much less than a four wheel...

There was a time when I would think about my future Elio each day in some way or other. I was lured by the prospect of a replacement for one of my vehicles and it seems to be a great value for that. I do not need three vehicles for my family -- just two. Through the years waiting, the debate of...

Ah, for the motor part of above, I would consider a top end of 75 MPH acceptable... If only one was being used (due to a failure on one side), could it manage 30 MPH?

In an effort to not change too much, say for the sake or argument that electric motor(s) would work to drive the two front wheels/tires (as opposed to the rear). How beefy of a motor would be required for each wheel? Does it really change the motor power requirement for the motor to be in-hub...

I agree that it is not limited to Elio Motors. My point is that some people are here in support of an altruistic cause (the car) and could be unaware of the practice. I do feel that the car can change things for the better; however, I fear that EM (the business) is first and foremost a business...

I am in pursuit of a neutral site which members can freely discuss (as opposed to attack, incite, and so on) all matters. Back when I was here before, I was able to see others doing just that with regards to the likes of Elio design choices and so on. So, not wanting only hate and not...

My original post was about the use of tracking links within the periodic emails. For instance, they embed (leading https: removed to prevent it being converted back into a link) in the 9 November 2018 email...

Greetings Moderators et all, I use to frequent this forum and mostly had either positive or informative (neutral) information to provide in my posts. However, one day, I started mentioning the underhanded tracking that Elio Motors was doing in their periodic e-mails they sent out. It seems...

I know a bit. I figure that the first time or two, they can get by putting it in the mass mailing of everyone because it was new news. If they want to get the people that have not locked-in, I know they have the means to generate that list and send a focused mailing out to just them. It really...

I am getting pretty tired of the continual push of "Make sure you lock-in!" -- I already did. Eliomotors is using tracker-style links to get information about us before we can get to the actual information in the news-grams or whatever they want to call them. They are sent with a "noreply"...

There are some people, like myself, who like to buy things which are well made because we plan on keeping it for a long time. We also know that some things will need to be replaced. How easy it will be to maintain is a valid line of questions. Too often, cars are build in such a way that you...

I could not care less about gas filling from left or right. Just please do not make me have to lift the rear seat or unload the "trunk" to get to the gas filling opening... That WOULD be a pain!

I kind of see it as a pretty decent first (and only) vehicle for "kids" just getting started in their lives..... The more utilitarian would be a light pickup; but those are freaking expensive these days. For a balance of economy, skill/license requirements, safety, and comfort I see it as a...

If you need a commuter vehicle.... Elio seems like a great choice. If you need/want a vehicle for just cruising on your own.... Elio seems like a great choice. If you need a vehicle to pull your travel trailer while going on your first date.... perhaps a different vehicle...

An additional item that you could consider to add to the list at the end is: A. Provided success, the Elio can become an icon of American success. B. Better mileage implies less fuel burnt which implies less pollution.

I imagine that a True Blue Elio which was emitting a soft blue glow directly down (light sources not directly visible) would have a fantastic nighttime appearance as it was rolling down the highway. I have seen cars with blue downward glow effects; but I do not know if it is, in fact, legal.

Headlight alignment use to be a big thing. While it is still important, It seems that the event of having to adjust them is less than before -- probably due to better manufacturing of the headlights themselves. However, headlights do NOT point directly ahead (when properly adjusted). The...

One thing I would be concerned with is a single LED (pin point brightness) in the dark of the night could have a dazzle effect for other drivers if the LED pinpoint can ever be seen directly. I like the idea of indirect glow effect. Lastly, we should research the light colors as there are...

Sorry it took me so long to get back to here. My driving style (free flowing interstate highway driving -- cross country) on my experiment did not change before and after the oil change. I do admit that I changed two things at once and thus cannot definitively say which change had what portion...