Group Is Slowing Down

[imageon]

There is something in the News threads about the suppliers getting togather and making a Prototype 5.
I thought we were done with prototypes and ready to build the real car.
But this might get some of the hornets out of the nest.
Maybe
?!?!?!?
MK

 

[Coss]

Didn't you get that news letter from EM?
Yes they talk about the P5 with the suppliers.
Here it is:


Happy Friday Elio’ers. The march toward making your Elio a reality continues forward, with each day bringing us closer to the prize.

We are very excited to announce two milestones on our journey:

1. We held a Supplier Summit this week in Detroit, and

2. The entire meeting surrounded the development of the next generation prototype, the Elio prototype #5 aka the P5!

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Paul and Hari kick off the Supplier Summit in Detroit

We have said that the starting of a new vehicle company is more akin to a marathon than to a sprint. Elio Motors is "all in" and will create a better future for the people of the US. We can change peoples lives for the better with a more economical option to commuting, burning less fossil fuel for the betterment of our environment and help the US economy by providing significant manufacturing jobs. To succeed in a long race like a marathon, you need to do the work that no one sees: the day to day grinding, training, support structures and flat out work to make the glamorous showing at the end.

That behind the scenes action is what we are doing at Elio: the work. This milestone, the P5, is what the team and supplier partners have been furiously working towards in our ultimate pursuit of creating "The Next Big Thing in Transportation", your Elio. It takes hundreds if not thousands of people to make the Elio what it will become.

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What are they clapping for... the P5!

The Supplier Summit is the groundbreaking vehicle development concept of our CEO Paul Elio. At the root of this core business strategy is inclusion of our supplier partners, the experts in their respective fields, in all major vehicle decisions. The supplier partners are right there in the trenches with us making key decisions. This is valuable to the business in so many ways from higher overall vehicle quality to development time reductions to individual part price savings both on the manufacturing and repair sides.

One of the coolest things for us is the unbelievable support and commitment these suppliers have invested in Elio Motors. Think about what this means in the big picture:

• The worlds largest OEM manufacturers are our partners. We are talking the cream of the crop of worldwide OEM suppliers, with over 30 in attendance for this and every Summit. Here are a couple that you may know:
  
  • Continental, the world's largest automotive supplier - on the Elio Team
    
    
  • Aisin is the #1 transmission supplier in the world - and our transmission partner
    
    
  • Bosch, the world's second largest automotive supplier, right here working hand in hand to make the Elio great
    
• These suppliers actively participate in a two-day immersive meeting, with a start up, which is very unique in today's environment
  
  • Plus, you know that they have to put in a ton of pre-work to be ready for the meeting
    
• They are taking their immense experience in automotive part manufacturing, literally over thousands of years of experience, to bring the Elio to market the right way
  

Elio is bigger than a compilation of vehicle parts. It is validated by the experts in the industry that this is a real, meaningful project that they want to be part of, and effectively becoming a part of history. We send our thanks to all of them for their commitment and hard work.

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Working sessions are what it is all about

The Summit ends today and we will have more to share in the coming weeks including the styling changes of your P5.

 

[imageon]

Yep, so maybe the one after this will be the real car.
MK

 

[outsydthebox]

Yep, so maybe the one after this will be the real car.
MK

Nice to see. As they recently said, even while waiting for their funding options to come thru, they have been continuing to "refine and tweek" the design. We have all known that the P4 was going to see some refinements and it seems we may get to see the final design soon.

 

[Joshua Caldwell]

Yup, if they can't get funding to put it into production, they might as well update the model to a working version using the actual engine in the hopes of triggering funding.... but if it doesn't happen by the end of this year, it doesn't matter.

 

[Jim H]

Good analogy with the .22 rifle and it's ammo cost.
I own two at the present time and am eventually going to get a $150 bolt group to switch my 5.56/.223 to 22lr at will.
Let's hope the Elio turns out to be as well built and reliable as the Glenfield model 25 bolt that I've had for almost 50 years.
I got three more 222-round bulk packs of Winchester hollow points for $31.40 Friday morning.

Pretty good price on 22LR.

 

[karl]

If by "real car" we mean production line vehicle, well no. This does take us closer. Each hand built prototype carries a share of the development costs. For our dreams to bear fruit the mass production efficiencies need to kick in. There is no slow and gradual way to $6800. machines. They need to build and sell in numbers greater than the group of us that have indicated our interest so far.

 

[Kuda]

Didn't you get that news letter from EM?
Yes they talk about the P5 with the suppliers.
Here it is:


Happy Friday Elio’ers. The march toward making your Elio a reality continues forward, with each day bringing us closer to the prize.

We are very excited to announce two milestones on our journey:

1. We held a Supplier Summit this week in Detroit, and

2. The entire meeting surrounded the development of the next generation prototype, the Elio prototype #5 aka the P5!

[Broken External Image]

Paul and Hari kick off the Supplier Summit in Detroit

We have said that the starting of a new vehicle company is more akin to a marathon than to a sprint. Elio Motors is "all in" and will create a better future for the people of the US. We can change peoples lives for the better with a more economical option to commuting, burning less fossil fuel for the betterment of our environment and help the US economy by providing significant manufacturing jobs. To succeed in a long race like a marathon, you need to do the work that no one sees: the day to day grinding, training, support structures and flat out work to make the glamorous showing at the end.

That behind the scenes action is what we are doing at Elio: the work. This milestone, the P5, is what the team and supplier partners have been furiously working towards in our ultimate pursuit of creating "The Next Big Thing in Transportation", your Elio. It takes hundreds if not thousands of people to make the Elio what it will become.

[Broken External Image]

What are they clapping for... the P5!

The Supplier Summit is the groundbreaking vehicle development concept of our CEO Paul Elio. At the root of this core business strategy is inclusion of our supplier partners, the experts in their respective fields, in all major vehicle decisions. The supplier partners are right there in the trenches with us making key decisions. This is valuable to the business in so many ways from higher overall vehicle quality to development time reductions to individual part price savings both on the manufacturing and repair sides.

One of the coolest things for us is the unbelievable support and commitment these suppliers have invested in Elio Motors. Think about what this means in the big picture:

• The worlds largest OEM manufacturers are our partners. We are talking the cream of the crop of worldwide OEM suppliers, with over 30 in attendance for this and every Summit. Here are a couple that you may know:
  • Continental, the world's largest automotive supplier - on the Elio Team
    
    
  • Aisin is the #1 transmission supplier in the world - and our transmission partner
    
    
  • Bosch, the world's second largest automotive supplier, right here working hand in hand to make the Elio great
• These suppliers actively participate in a two-day immersive meeting, with a start up, which is very unique in today's environment
  • Plus, you know that they have to put in a ton of pre-work to be ready for the meeting
• They are taking their immense experience in automotive part manufacturing, literally over thousands of years of experience, to bring the Elio to market the right way

Elio is bigger than a compilation of vehicle parts. It is validated by the experts in the industry that this is a real, meaningful project that they want to be part of, and effectively becoming a part of history. We send our thanks to all of them for their commitment and hard work.

[Broken External Image]

Working sessions are what it is all about

The Summit ends today and we will have more to share in the coming weeks including the styling changes of your P5.

Thanks for sharing. Yes, got it,
read & reread it. Worth the time.
Relevant details on the fundamental
structure & thought processes......

 

[ncarter124]

Figured I'd drop in after a brief hiatus. Hope all is well with everyone on the forum. Lack of good news for some time kind of had me keeping the Elio out of my head and I focused on other things. Going to get caught up on news and start posting more. Hopefully we will see cars on the road in the next 10 years. Lol.

 

[pistonboy]

It's really tough finding a good 1950s style science fiction rocket ship anymore. All so many people know anymore is
Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars style space ships. Maybe the second one is a scout ship that they unloaded fro the cargo hold?

Remember the 1950's concept of a space station? The rotating wagon wheel design?
They are not practical but they sure look cool.