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Three-wheeled Elio gets closer to going on sale
Associated Press ^ | Aug 15, 2014 3:22 AM EDT | Dee-Ann Durbin

Posted on 08/15/2014 12:57:38 AM PDT by Olog-hai

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To: Reaganez

Has it been approved?


21 posted on 08/15/2014 3:08:28 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: raybbr

The plant’s not open yet.

What would be the right MSRP for something like this? Under $4K?


22 posted on 08/15/2014 3:09:58 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: raybbr

Why would I care about making sharp turns when my concern is getting 84mpg or something near that?


23 posted on 08/15/2014 3:13:02 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: raybbr

Remember GM touting the Volt as 100 mpg? We’re pumping oil again in this country, a lot of it, and I want a V8, or at least a V6.
That thing looks like the lib tricycle in the lefty “global warming” movie ‘AI’. It’s spinach—don’t want! And I don’t want to have to pry them out of my trucks wheel wells.


24 posted on 08/15/2014 3:22:50 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Jonty30

Not to mention the insurance rate reduction!


25 posted on 08/15/2014 3:23:54 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
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To: Olog-hai

Ordered one last year. Hope they make it to market. Not sure if I’m giving it to my son for graduation from high school or if I’ll keep it for myself. He has two younger siblings which will get one if it is all it’s cracked up to be.


26 posted on 08/15/2014 3:28:55 AM PDT by outofsalt
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To: Olog-hai

Try avoiding road kill in a three-wheeler.


27 posted on 08/15/2014 3:31:04 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fiction)
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To: Olog-hai

Nope.

Applied for. Under Review.

There are 20 Solyndras and Fiskers for every Tesla.

So the Obama DOE may be a bit gun shy.


28 posted on 08/15/2014 3:37:08 AM PDT by Reaganez
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To: Olog-hai

This is a fantastic idea for a commuter vehicle. Why? Because it’s evonomical in the true sense.

It is cheap enough to add to the fleet as an additional car, meaning it doesn’t have to compromised and the buyer doesn’t have to compromise.

A 2 gallon a day delta more than pays for the cost of having it, and I can still have my F-150 when I need it.


29 posted on 08/15/2014 3:42:39 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: tumblindice

We are pumping oil that on average cost $60+ to get out of the ground.

We are still importing over 4 million barrels of oil a day.

Gas will not be $.99 like when I was in high school driving a V8 Camaro.

I am not driving a tricycle but not dropping benjamins at the gas station like I am an infamous rapper.


30 posted on 08/15/2014 3:43:14 AM PDT by Reaganez
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To: Reaganez

Looks like Tesla is headed for the Solyndra/Fisker club either way. The Elio guy better watch out.


31 posted on 08/15/2014 3:48:03 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

People miss the fact that this Elio dude is BRILLIANTLY exploiting a gap in federal regulations. Specifically, being a motorcycle means it doesn’t help with fleet MPGs, so the big guys have nothing to gain by producing similar vehicles. The market is WIDE OPEN for these vehicles if people look at them as cars, which will be the case. Plug-in hybrids don’t have a chance against them, due to cost, complexity, and a pain in the neck to plug in. I suspect that BIG CAR will watch what happens, and then if successful, do what they always do, which is go to the Federal Government to shut them down in some way (probably by including vehicles like the Elio in MPGs, and thereby undercutting Elio on price, and BIG CAR can even lose money on them...as long as they provide the MPG offsets they need).

Tesla is trying to compete, pretty much head-on, with the big guys. You want a fast car, well I have one too. But trying to beat the BIG CAR at their own game is next to impossible, as Tesla is learning (thanks to the scathing Edmunds review, and now Consumer Reports also telling the truth), and many others learned earlier.


32 posted on 08/15/2014 4:34:55 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Olog-hai
Almost 20 years ago (1998) Mercedes had a concept car, the F300 life jet that had advanced electronics and front suspension allowing for leaning. It had the same reverse trike design as the Elio, but never caught on. Having ridden a Can Am Spyder for several years, I know the leaning capability (which I don't have) is potentially a great fun feature, but also would drive up the price significantly.
33 posted on 08/15/2014 4:41:04 AM PDT by SC DOC
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To: Jonty30

Read the article. 84 mpg is only on the highway under ideal conditions.


34 posted on 08/15/2014 4:43:51 AM PDT by raybbr (Obamacare needs a death panel.)
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To: raybbr

I travel 60 miles on the highway 4 times a week.


35 posted on 08/15/2014 4:49:23 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: DemforBush

Being retired, probably 80% of our driving is local - within 10-20 miles. This would be an interesting contraption.


36 posted on 08/15/2014 5:16:01 AM PDT by NewHampshireDuo
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To: Olog-hai

How does it handle in heavy snow?


37 posted on 08/15/2014 5:19:29 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: SampleMan

This would be practical for the majority of commuters, certainly as a second car. If I had the room, I would buy a car of this type.


38 posted on 08/15/2014 5:27:28 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: The Antiyuppie

Its counterintutitve to environmentalists that more can be less.

They believe that Americans have too many cars, so they believe that higher efficiency cars must replace lower efficiency cars, but its a false choice. You can only drive one car at a time.

Making 20 trips to the grocery store on a scooter is not efficient, but having a scooter and a car can be very efficient.

Its a matter of having the right tool to match the job at hand.


39 posted on 08/15/2014 5:34:51 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Jonty30

Really? You’d trust your life to that thing on the highway? You’d be much better off spending that $6800 on a used Toyota.


40 posted on 08/15/2014 5:41:31 AM PDT by raybbr (Obamacare needs a death panel.)
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