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My wife grew up in the Seattle area, and I've been to the PNW a number of times and really enjoyed it; have been to areas such as Mt Rainier, Leavenworth, Deception Pass, Whidbey & Camano Islands, and a little bit around Seattle itself. It seems to me that the rain we get here in the Midwest...

I (and my wife) believe the Elio could be a great commuter car. In 2013 we went All In at $250 and then in 2014 upgraded to $1000 All In and got SIL number 6882. My commute is about 80 miles round trip and I'd been driving a 2000 Saturn SL2 that I bought used in 2004. The SL2 is relatively...

Thank you. This is such good info for those who live where the winters are sub freezing. We have a hybrid but not an EV. Maybe someday when we can afford to have the electrical panel in our old house replaced.

Wikipedia lists a $108K price, but the CommuterCars "Buy-Lease_Rent" page seems to indicate that to buy a single T600 is $240K... Also that page seems to indicate the Tango does NOT have airbags with the statement, "Race cars, that crash on a regular basis, also do not have airbags, however, use...

It's a tiny 2-person EV... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_Cars_Tango http://www.commutercars.com

Sorry, I don't know a lot about the 1st gen Prius. I did some searching after your comment but didn't find any reference online to it having a CVT/PSD with a belt.

To clarify, the "CVT" in the Prius (and the Ford Escape Hybrid) is a power-split transaxle with a planetary gearset, not at all a traditional belt/chain/pulley type as one might think of when hearing the term CVT.

I'm guessing you mean why do I track the data (fueling, maintenance, repairs) in general, as opposed to specifically why I use spreadsheets, or why I now also enter info at Fuelly, but feel free to clarify if my response doesn't answer your question. Some reasons to track the data: As...

I've been using spreadsheets (one for each vehicle) to track vehicle info since the late 1990s. In addition to fill-up data I used to be super detailed with every maintenance and repair and modification item, dates, costs, etc. Life is too hectic now so I don't record as much data now. Still...

I'm just not really a t-shirt person, so had no interest in wearing it.

I haven't worn my Elio t-shirt at all. It's still in the original plastic bag, untouched! :-) Besides, I went all-in a long time ago so the one I received shows (as I recall) one of the earlier prototypes, which is outdated now.

Get well soon!

The worksheet I mentioned shows "Margin" of $1,000 but also a "Sticker Price at Target BOM" of only $5,959 (or, about 16.8% of sticker). In addition to Margin each vehicle had built-in amounts for Retail Operations (3.8% of sticker), Advertising (5.8%), and Warranty/Liability (2.5%). Their...

There's an old (2012?) Excel workbook (that seemed to be an internal Elio document) floating around that indicated they were shooting for a 25.8% gross profit margin.

I'm curious what maintenance of an electric drivetrain you are referring to? For our old 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid the only maintenance exclusively specific to the hybrid system that I can think of off the top of my head, would be related to the Motor Electronics having its own coolant loop. So...

I hope you'll be able to enjoy the new vehicle for many years, and that you'll stay active here and let us know how the Niro is doing. What I've read of it so far makes me think my family may want to get a used one in 3 to 4 years.

Are we 100% sure that March 5 is Paul's birthday? If so, I share the same birthday as Paul Elio, which is kind of neat. :-)

I hope the Caravan continues to serve you well. My 2000 Saturn SL2 has about 176K miles, and I'm looking forward to replacing it with a Elio (or if the SL2 has a failure that's not economical to fix, maybe a used Prius C). My wife's 1999 Saturn SW2 had almost 270K miles when it was totaled two...

The efficiency of our 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid definitely decreases when the weather (and therefore the battery) is cold. For example in the past week we've had a few days where the low temp was below 0. The efficiency recovers somewhat as the battery pack warms up, but that takes quite a while...

Condolences on your loss. I empathize with the stresses of such a situation, as both of my parents moved in with us early this year. Dad is a WWII vet with some dementia (he usually knows who we are and where he is) and thankfully he can still get around the house slowly using a cane. Mom is...