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I expect liability will dominate, and be at least like big motorocycles, right up to compact cars. $100K/$300K is standard in TX.

yippee, only $200M to go to get the $300M PE says he needs to start production

"ford" isn't the "xerox" of automobiles, so elio probably won't be for 3 wheelers.

How Much Power Does the VW TDI Lose in “Cheater” Mode? http://www.tflcar.com/2015/10/how-much-power-does-the-vw-tdi-lose-in-cheater-mode-video-report/

false. To reduce gas/diesel consumption, which includes prolonging limited oil for a longer term, raise the tax on fuel to fund road, bridge, whatever projects, rather than the inevitable high price of fuel going totally to BigOil.

and coal, natgas dumps their external costs on humans and the environment.

Once the battery breakthrough(s) arrive (high power density, faster charging, longer life, lower weight, cheaper material, $100/KwH and less), the demand for EVs will outstrip supply of EVs and probably charging electricity. just one very promising research project: Two years of tests confound...

Paul Elio, founder and CEO of Elio Motors, said the company needs about $300M before they can start producing cars, and so far hasn’t had luck with the traditional routes of raising venture capital. “Private equity won’t do pre-revenue investments, and VCs think the project is too big for an...

Audi confessed to 2.1M of their cars with the cheat trick

the interior volume is small, but how much thermal/noise isolation will be left out to keep weight (cost) down?

All industrial countries should have exhaust gas tests at annual inspection, with the engine goosed well beyond idle RPMs. Exhaust fails means inspection fails. I know France has exhaust gas checks annually, I got caught once. I wonder why the French tests didn't catch the excessive NOx from...

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that's 600 more people, for a total car team of 1800 most EVs by 2019 will be over 100 miles/charge, which is more than enough for daily around-town. Apple will be, as usual, not going for the low-price segment. Apple talking to CA officials about autonomous/self-driving

Until the "I'm interested in investing" money is in EM's bank account, it's all wishful thinking and fantasy. Even if this small-investor drive delivers $30M to EM, EM would still be $100M+ short and still dead in the water.

the ATVM says its loans are not to be made to companies that aren't otherwise and already financially viable.

"As a result of the funding situation becoming more clear", iow, still UNDERfunded, so the production date is delayed yet again.

why does this OP think trashing Tesla, built and shipping to the luxury market, has anything to do with Elio, a multi-year dream, still at least a year away, for the cheapo end of the market?

" ATVM in the wings" .... probably not, because ATVM rules say an ATVM loan must be to a company with full (non-ATVM) financial viability, which EM doesn't have, and very probably won't have anytime soon.

LOL

GE is proposing lattice towers instead monotubes. Monotubes can't be constructed on site, and are limited in diameter (and therefore in height) by road regulations. Lattice towers have neither limitation and can be much taller, where the wind is both stronger and more steady. NREL recently...