lkptpete
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Wonder why Paul is not using this?
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You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.Cost... probably... or "not American made" or "can't be produced in the numbers they need"... mostly, I'd bet cost though.Wonder why Paul is not using this?
We receive a lot of questions about why not various drivetrains however there are a number of issues that make this choice much more difficult than most people realize. The two most obvious are offering the highest MPG available for the lowest total price possible. The less obvious requirements are that the drivetrain should be American Made and it must be available in sufficient quantities to meet EM's demands. That last one is the real kicker because there are not many engine manufacturers out there have the extra unused capacity to build over 100,000 extra engines per year and even fewer, if any, that are willing to commit that much manufacturing capacity to an unknown startup.