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[Ty]

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Okay, I've seen a lot of Elio renders but this is one of my favorites. Well done. With rear windows that you could roll down like that, this would be a neat change... If there was a back wall behind the rear seat, you could keep the trunk secured and that would make a neat silhouette. Thanks for posting this picture... and thanks for ensuring credit stayed with Silas Sunday.

 

[Made in USA]

It makes a nice looking convertible. Roll bar needs to be a little bigger in the back but overall it's a good start.

 

[Ty]

It makes a nice looking convertible. Roll bar needs to be a little bigger in the back but overall it's a good start.

I was thinking a roll bar incorporated into a rear wall/front of the trunk kind of thing.

 

[Johnny Acree]

This one appears to be NEW!

A Platform For The Present And Future
September 20, 2019



Happy Friday Elio’ers! We hope that you are ready to enjoy the last weekend of the summer and then head into the fall season!

In case you missed this previous Momentum, we covered some interesting industry news. One portion in particular, about electric vehicles, seemed to have been of interest to many Elio Motors supporters and gung-ho proponents of alternative energy. We highlighted the fact that while electric vehicles have generated a remarkable amount of buzz, the technology is not quite there yet. We received many inquiries asking variations of these two questions: why is the first model of the Elio gasoline-powered and will future models run on alternative energy? Today, we’ll revisit the answers to these two great questions.

Why is the first iteration of the Elio gas powered?

Our aim has always been to produce a vehicle with an unbeatable value proposition. While electric vehicles have made major strides in recent years, they are still considerably more expensive on average than gasoline-powered vehicles. The range of electric vehicles is going up and the cost of the technology is going down, but an electric powertrain does not currently meet our cost/value requirements. The price of even the least expensive electric vehicles is more than 3 times that of an Elio!

Additionally, we have designed the Elio to be a viable option for nearly everyone. Currently, the existing electric infrastructure limits the plausibility of owning an electric vehicle for folks in rural areas. As a gasoline-powered vehicle, the Elio offers limitless mobility to drivers in the most remote locations.

Is an electric/water/vapor/sun/wind powered Elio a possibility in the future?

In a word, absolutely. We think that the configuration and engineering for the Elio makes for an exciting platform for alternative power sources. Even as we are focused on the present and bringing the gasoline-powered Elio to production, we will always be simultaneously looking to the future and into different ways we can improve our vehicle. As technologies continue to improve and costs continue to drop, the notion of an alternative Elio powertrain is absolutely a possibility.

Thanks for your support and have a great weekend!

 

[Jambe]

This one appears to be NEW!

February 23, 2018

 

[Watashiwah]

Paul and Hari really had me going there for a while! It looked like new and fresh info and they even retained what looked like probably the same writer....

Did they always say “ * Originally published.....” and have now even stopped telling us that?

Maybe new reservationists started noticing? Hmmmm

 

[Johnny Acree]

OK, The first paragraph is NEW!

 

[Watashiwah]

It’s clear they think we all are idiots.

 

[Coss]

Speak for yourself Watashiwah, if you feel like an idiot, you at least got some of it right.
If you feel like name calling, take it some where else, we don't need it here.

The last section is new also, they never mentioned those power sources before.
I will go with Johnny Acree, for once it is a new blog entry.
So it may be old for some parts, but it has been added to update it.

 

[Elio Amazed]

A removable hard top would probably more likely to happen, but I would be okay with that. That would be less complex and probably easier for them to make. And it would be light and small enough for one person to take on and off. I would definitely opt for one. Would make for a hoot to have off for nice days and would look pretty sweet with a roll bar and top off.

Alas, the Elio convertible would fall under Motorcycle status with a whole lot of state governments because it would not be enclosed.. Which would mean that many of us would have to have an MC endorsement and wear a helmet when driving one. Fortunately, I've already got the endorsement and my state doesn't require helmets on an MC for adults. They can deliver mine anytime. That red convertible Elio looks fantastic.