MightyMike Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 http://www.eliomotors.com Do you think they will actually launch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I followed the rise and fall of the Corbin Sparrow and Aptera. The founder of Aptera (Steve Fambro) is an acquaintance of mine. I think Elio has a good chance if they avoid management problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I gave them $100 quite some time ago... it's moving farther than others that have tried. I have a 70 mile commute so 84gpm (or anything close to that) would be great, along with that price. Just hope turning on the A/C doesn't reduce it to 35mpg;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 The car sounds interesting. I hope they succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manshoon11 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Too practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Who all on the forum has pulled the trigger on a deposit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My wife seriously wants one but won't put any cash down until test driving one. I think their financing plan is brilliant, but they have to raise more money to fund it. Well, OK, there are a few holes in the idea, but if they can pull it off, they win big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Get a Morgan 3 wheeler and build a bubble top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 You priced a Morgan? And heat-A/C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlumba81 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Elio has a video out testing their . It sounds pretty sporty for a 50hp .9L 3 cylinder engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Elio has a video out testing their . It sounds pretty sporty for a 50hp .9L 3 cylinder engine. I ride an 85 HP 600 cc 4-cyl Honda motorcycle, and a 100 HP 675 cc Triumph triple. The triple sounds waaay better. And 3 cyl engines are better balanced than I-4s. Hey, I like triples, but certainly wouldn't put one in a se7en. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I had the 955cc Triumph Daytona triple... great bike (great sounding too). Hard to imagine it pushing the Elio and getting more than twice the mileage I was getting on 2 wheels (though the way I rode it had a lot to do with that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hill Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Making this old fart smile... Tucked away in the back of my shop..... '74 850 Dunstall Norton Commando, just add fuel, a battery, kick and go. Not as ready, but there is also a '75 T160 Triumph Trident. So yup, I am familiar with the sounds of which you speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hard to imagine it pushing the Elio and getting more than twice the mileage I was getting on 2 wheels (though the way I rode it had a lot to do with that) If you take the same identical car with 2 engine options, the lower power engine will get the car better gas mileage. Certainly not because the smaller engine is more efficient; it's not. The lower power engine will run at greater % throttle to develop the same power. This means the throttle plate is relatively more open for the smaller engine. Power is consumed by pumping intake gas through the flow restriction of the throttle plates, and therefore demand more power from the bigger engine. In the case of your motorcycle, the throttle plates are almost closed and lots of gasoline is being burned to provide that pumping power that the low horsepower Elio doesn't need. This is one of the reasons why Diesels get better mileage - no throttle. The tradeoff of course is acceleration ability. Also, the aerodynamic drag on the Elio is less. Not many vehicles out there that have worse drag coefficients than a motorcycle...................... maybe a 7. OK, I'll stop being uber-nerd now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I'm keeping an eye on Elio. I like the concept, price and marketing. I was tempted to do a deposit. I just think they are to short on funding to get into production. Maybe if all the back benchers like me would put money down they could gain support or backing. They have about 40k reservations last I saw. If it were 100k reservations it might make a difference. I also think the finance plan is really ingenious. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlumba81 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I just went with the refundable $100 'I want in' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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