Jeff Porter
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REALLY enjoyed watching and listening to that interview, thanks Jambe.
Yeah, I think we are all fooling ourselves if are expecting the vehicle to come out exactly as has been described. The 0-60 time might be a little more than 9.6 secs, the availability of one of the transmissions might come later than the other, the weight might be more than stated, etc.
We should expect the low price, the high mpg, the safety being excellent, and the 90% North American content.
Loved hearing about a recent test that got them close to 83 mpg, I didn't hear if it was a simulation or a road-test. I thought Johnson did a great job through the interview, but there was one question where I hoped his answer had more substance.
The question was, how can you build this vehicle for under $10k when others are above $20k? The caller had trouble saying Bombardier I think.
Anyway, Johnson's answer might have included Paul's usual answer; that we just have less stuff: 1 door instead of 2 or 4, two bucket seats instead of that plus a back bench, a smaller footprint, etc. I also like Paul's story of when he was an engineer, and he came up with a way to save several cents (or was it $1-$2?) if a bolt was moved an inch, and how the manufacturer said "up yours, we're leaving it where it is". I get that Johnson was trying to explain just that... working with suppliers allows the cost to be kept low, but I think those not familiar with Elio Motors won't really understand what that means.
Yeah, I think we are all fooling ourselves if are expecting the vehicle to come out exactly as has been described. The 0-60 time might be a little more than 9.6 secs, the availability of one of the transmissions might come later than the other, the weight might be more than stated, etc.
We should expect the low price, the high mpg, the safety being excellent, and the 90% North American content.
Loved hearing about a recent test that got them close to 83 mpg, I didn't hear if it was a simulation or a road-test. I thought Johnson did a great job through the interview, but there was one question where I hoped his answer had more substance.
The question was, how can you build this vehicle for under $10k when others are above $20k? The caller had trouble saying Bombardier I think.
Anyway, Johnson's answer might have included Paul's usual answer; that we just have less stuff: 1 door instead of 2 or 4, two bucket seats instead of that plus a back bench, a smaller footprint, etc. I also like Paul's story of when he was an engineer, and he came up with a way to save several cents (or was it $1-$2?) if a bolt was moved an inch, and how the manufacturer said "up yours, we're leaving it where it is". I get that Johnson was trying to explain just that... working with suppliers allows the cost to be kept low, but I think those not familiar with Elio Motors won't really understand what that means.
