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    Has anyone seen the Electra Solo?

    The Slingshot and Spider both leave you out in the elements. It would be much more practical to offer something like the Elio, with it's enclosed interior, that can be operated in inclimate weather...
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    Has anyone seen the Electra Solo?

    I wonder why these reverse trike designs are having such a hard time getting off the ground? Let's say just for argument's sake, one of these vehicles offers no benefit other than being fun to drive (of course, we all know that isn't the case in reality). That alone should make these things...
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    POLL ---- Production In Or Before 2023

    I hope they produce both, or go back to the original plan with the ICE powered version. I'm still not sold on electrics...
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    Solo

    Yes, I think the Solo is about double the price it SHOULD be...
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    Has anyone seen the Electra Solo?

    It basically looks like a copy of the Elio with a car front end, and no rear seat. I wish they made an ICE powered version, but I bet the electric is peppy. Poor range though, which is why I'd rather have an ICE version...
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    My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

    Do you know what the HP rating is for the L15? I think the Toyota 1.5 is like 108. Either engine would make for a good performing ride...and dependable...
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    Poll ---- Your interest in an electric Elio ?

    A vehicle that does this well with fuel economy when gas powered doesn't need to be electric. I would rather have a gas powered Elio, but with a more powerful engine. To me the 55 HP engine will leave a lot to be desired performance wise. There's no reason they couldn't use something like the...
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    My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

    I like what I see here, except maybe for the ICE powerplant. I would like to see an engine a bit more mainstream with known reliability. Something like the 1.5 Toyota Yaris engine, or the the Honda fit engine. These engines would also make it much more fun to drive, considering they are more...
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    I Have Given Up On Elio, Have You?

    My solution is to suggest that someone else offers an Elio kit. If Paul can't get it out, why not someone else? I would buy a kit and build it myself...
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    Elio Going Electric?

    I think an electric version of the Elio is a stupid idea. There's no need to create the headaches and impracticalities of an EV with a vehicle that's so efficient when gas powered. The expense is another issue, considering an electric version would double the price. No thanks, just drop in a 1.5...
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    So what's to stop someone from making an Elio kit?

    We know what it looks like. How hard would it be to put a kit together? I would say to completely get rid of the electric power idea, which is totally stupid with a vehicle this small. A kit could be designed to use a small, proven gas engine, something like a 1.5 Toyota Yaris engine, or an...
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    If Oil Prices Rose, Would Elio Rise With Them?

    Crude oil may not be as finite as many think. The earth is constantly producing crude (it doesn't only come from dead dinosaurs), but nobody knows at what rate it's produced...is it producing more than we are using, or less? No one knows yet...Also, I don't know why people are only focused on...
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    Paul Elio Wishes Folks Would Look On The Bright Side

    I don't know what you've seen that gives you hope....I certainly haven't seen it...
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    Paul Elio Wishes Folks Would Look On The Bright Side

    It's tough to look at the bright side when there isn't one....
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    What Is The Latest Start Production Date?

    With every push back of the start production date, more fuel is added to the flames of the nay sayers, and more hope is lost with reservation holders, which are both bad for EM...this reservation holder has lost all hope...
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    What Is The Latest Start Production Date?

    It may come down to an issue of giving up some control vs it never going into production. The AVTM loan could sit in limbo indefinitely, and the more the start production date keeps getting pushed back, the more of a black eye EM takes. Paul could test the waters of investors with the notion...
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    What Is The Latest Start Production Date?

    So why not then forego the gov loan and go with private investors? I don't know of anyone who wouldn't still want one if it only gets 74, or even 60 MPG....that's still better than anything else on the road that is powered by an ICE...
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    What Is The Latest Start Production Date?

    What exactly is it that EM has to do to "qualify?" Seems to me all they should have to show is that they are going to make enough profit to pay back the loan...I don't see how the vehicle getting only 80 MPG, as opposed to the claimed 84 MPG makes any difference in how many they will sell...I...
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    What Is The Latest Start Production Date?

    #4 is the biggest delay causer...
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