When Will Production Begin?

[JNR]

thread bump

 

[rdoearth]

There is already a active thread where people are guesing when production will begin:

http://www.elioowners.com/threads/your-prediction.4574

 

[wayne kemp]

Most think waiting until Sept. to Nov. will tell if Elio will start production in 2015.
The real date is the month of July. If no hiring is announced in July then there will be another delay.
So 6 months will be D-Day for Elio.

 

[goofyone]

Most think waiting until Sept. to Nov. will tell if Elio will start production in 2015.
The real date is the month of July. If no hiring is announced in July then there will be another delay.
So 6 months will be D-Day for Elio.

We have been discussing this in some other threads and I do believe you are correct that things have to happen by July or else the chances of making it into production this year really drop dramatically. I would say the second quarter April-May-June is the most important quarter to watch as by the end of the second quarter EM needs to have completed the initial engine testing, begun working on the test vehicle builds, and secure funding for the plant.

 

[Horn]

http://m.ksla.com/ksla/db_351061/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=uWJTvUVy

This is saying the end of 2015. Is this another setback vs 3rd quarter 2015

 

[JEBar]

I would say the second quarter April-May-June is the most important quarter to watch as by the end of the second quarter EM needs to have completed the initial engine testing, begun working on the test vehicle builds, and secure funding for the plant.

agree .... those thing are all necessary and the first two are readily observable

 

[Edward]

agree .... those thing are all necessary and the first two are readily observable

With a private company, engine testing and prototype assembly are no more observable than they want them to be. The AVTM loan, being government funding is probably the most visible of all of them. Now, I've never looked to closely at the terms, but I can imagine that the goverment has protected that information from freedom of information requests.

 

[Rickb]

Sounds like it's official, another production delay to 2016. The reason cited in the article a funding shortfall. I doubt that the delay comes as a surprise to many. I am surprised by the reason.

http://www.ksla.com/story/27863047/elio-motors-announces-delay-production-expected-to-start-in-2016

 

[Jim H]

Sounds like it's official, another production delay to 2016. The reason cited in the article a funding shortfall. I doubt that the delay comes as a surprise to many. I am surprised by the reason.

http://www.ksla.com/story/27863047/elio-motors-announces-delay-production-expected-to-start-in-2016

Really disappointing news.

 

[Catia]

Sounds like it's official, another production delay to 2016. The reason cited in the article a funding shortfall. I doubt that the delay comes as a surprise to many. I am surprised by the reason.

http://www.ksla.com/story/27863047/elio-motors-announces-delay-production-expected-to-start-in-2016