Fiberglass?

[bunchathrees]

They'll paint the panels right there on the assembly line like gmail did... after installation for the body, before installation for the door, trunk, and hood.

Auto-corrected into a parallel universe.

 

[Ty]

Auto-corrected into a parallel universe.

Thanks. Fixed it.

 

[Buckeyejake]

I am a manufacturer of custom thermoformed products. Sometimes referred as vacuum forming. "Mounting to a vacuum form base" caught my attention.

I believe the process is compression molding that will be used to produce the body panels. It's a fairly cheap and efficient method of making theses components.

 

[BiloxiGeek]

Odd thought... I wonder if at some point if a customer wanted to and could afford it, could an all carbon fiber body be produced (edit: using similar processes)? Not saying I want one, but it would probably look incredibly bad ass.

 

[Marshall]

The headlight caught my eye. Is this a real panel or photoshop from the P5?

 

[Gas-Powered Awesome]

The headlight caught my eye. Is this a real panel or photoshop from the P5?

That's a 3D render. Not a photochop as photoshop ain't nearly that good!

You can get a full-size version of the images with a little URL-fu:
http://go.eliomotors.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Elio_Motors_-_Finalized_Body_Panels_Front_Clip_Creamsicle.jpg

 

[WilliamH]

That looks like four parts.
Left side...
Front end...
Hood...
Light shell...

 

[floydv]

SMC is fiberglass-reinforced plastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_moulding_compound

The headlight caught my eye. Is this a real panel or photoshop from the P5?

the headlights in this rendering suggest EM is considering going to a dual low/high beam projector unit, rather than the single low/high beam in the P5 (compare with photo of the P5 below):

 

[TMOSteel]

I just tried posting this and it wouldn't let me!

No posting for you! (in my best Soupman voice)

 

[Rob Croson]

the headlights in this rendering suggest EM is considering going to a dual low/high beam projector unit, rather than the single low/high beam in the P5 (compare with photo of the P5 below):

The rendering doesn't show a yellow lens at the back for the running lights, like the P5 has. The second light in the rendering may be a yellow running light that has a yellow bulb, instead of a white bulb with a yellow lens. I'm good with that. The prominent yellow lens would look awkward against certain colors of paint. It makes everything look much cleaner. Or it could just be that the rendering doesn't model the yellow lens, but that doesn't seem likely.