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You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.There is supposed to be a second part of this interview, does anyone know how to find it?
Oops , I started a new thread on this . Apologies as I did not see this , even after search ......Great article .
"Tavarish: Hi, Paul. Thanks for taking some time to talk to me about your project. Getting straight into it, I know you touched on this a bit on your website, but why are you developing your own engine versus using the Geo Metro/Suzuki 3-cylinder, or any other small powerplant for that matter?
Paul Elio: Well, when we started out, I don't think we had the cachet to get somebody to sell us the kind of volume of engines that we needed. Actually, I'm certain of it. Only the big guys make engines in meaningful numbers. So I'd have to get Ford, GM, Toyota, Chrysler, or somebody to get interested enough to sell me that many motors. That opportunity just wasn't available then – it is now, but it wasn't then. That's why we went down that path"
I wonder what engine Elio would choose if they weren't building there own?