Jeff Porter
Elio Addict
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- May 20, 2014
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Have been following the Elio story for 2 months, it's interesting, entertaining and fun to follow along, and see if this will really happen. I can't remember how or why I heard of it, and I've not reserved one yet. I was on a business trip in Scottsdale Apr 27-30, and the Elio tour was in Phoenix a few days later. Dangit! 
Since I live in such a rural area, I won't get the chance to sit in it.
I've enjoyed reading and researching helmet laws, motorcycle endorsement laws, the plant leasing process, and column-writers and even a Caddo parish board member who think Elio has no chance for success.
I've seen the latest: September 2015 is the latest plan for starting production. It seems to me, if a person wants to have one of these cars before December 2016, you need to reserve one soon.
For one-person and most two-person trips, it seems like the only drawbacks at this point in the design: driver has to get better at missing potholes, as you have two small straddle areas instead of one bigger one... and if you have more than 3 plastic grocery bags of stuff to haul, you can't get it/bring it for lack of space. I've heard stories that the P4's back seat is a bit claustrophobic, but the tour team has taken note and hopefully the P5 will have more back seat room.
One really interesting aspect: the car vs. autocycle vs. motorcycle thing. Right now the plan is that you register it as a motorcycle, and probably insure it as an autocycle, and your driver's license hopefully in the future if not already only needs to be for a normal car. State laws vary wildly for all of these. Will be anxious to follow the laws and see what changes. Govt and insurance companies are certainly going to want their cut, so I see those costs rising maybe 2 yrs after Elios start being sold.
Very open to discussions on any and all of the Elio storylines.
Jeff
Since I live in such a rural area, I won't get the chance to sit in it.I've enjoyed reading and researching helmet laws, motorcycle endorsement laws, the plant leasing process, and column-writers and even a Caddo parish board member who think Elio has no chance for success.
I've seen the latest: September 2015 is the latest plan for starting production. It seems to me, if a person wants to have one of these cars before December 2016, you need to reserve one soon.
For one-person and most two-person trips, it seems like the only drawbacks at this point in the design: driver has to get better at missing potholes, as you have two small straddle areas instead of one bigger one... and if you have more than 3 plastic grocery bags of stuff to haul, you can't get it/bring it for lack of space. I've heard stories that the P4's back seat is a bit claustrophobic, but the tour team has taken note and hopefully the P5 will have more back seat room.
One really interesting aspect: the car vs. autocycle vs. motorcycle thing. Right now the plan is that you register it as a motorcycle, and probably insure it as an autocycle, and your driver's license hopefully in the future if not already only needs to be for a normal car. State laws vary wildly for all of these. Will be anxious to follow the laws and see what changes. Govt and insurance companies are certainly going to want their cut, so I see those costs rising maybe 2 yrs after Elios start being sold.
Very open to discussions on any and all of the Elio storylines.
Jeff
