RSchneider
Elio Addict
Paul Elio told everyone that he had extensive plans on private funding and beginning production in June 2014. We all know how well that turned out. So, I assume that that the plans for service and distribution are to be believed also? Honestly, what can you believe? Back on topic, can Elio afford to all of this distribution and service. It doesn't come free. That's an ongoing expenditure and quite expensive upon startup. I could start my own car company right now if I had the proper funding. I think this is becoming a great textbook example of a middle aged mechanical engineer who worked for a supplier and had a dream.
Problem is, he has the dream like many do but realize that it's like deciding at 50 you are going to become the starting quarterback for the Patriots. It's not impossible but the odds are stacked against you. There's no Hollywood script writers to make for a good ending. The automotive industry is a mature industry. There's a certain way that things get done and what customers expect. Paul didn't have the personal funding like Musk had. He didn't have a new industry like Steve Jobs was able to carve out of nothing. Paul had to have known back around 2010 what it was going to cost to do all of this. Here we are 7 years later and wondering, if he just had the proper funding, everything would be fine. You have to ask your self, "Why were we not informed about this back in January 2013 when we started paying for reservations?" The industry didn't change. There was not massive change in the laws or policy that resulted in massive change in funding.
Problem is, he has the dream like many do but realize that it's like deciding at 50 you are going to become the starting quarterback for the Patriots. It's not impossible but the odds are stacked against you. There's no Hollywood script writers to make for a good ending. The automotive industry is a mature industry. There's a certain way that things get done and what customers expect. Paul didn't have the personal funding like Musk had. He didn't have a new industry like Steve Jobs was able to carve out of nothing. Paul had to have known back around 2010 what it was going to cost to do all of this. Here we are 7 years later and wondering, if he just had the proper funding, everything would be fine. You have to ask your self, "Why were we not informed about this back in January 2013 when we started paying for reservations?" The industry didn't change. There was not massive change in the laws or policy that resulted in massive change in funding.