Wheelman
New Member
Where to begin..........been interested in enclosed high MPG vehicles for a long time. Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion, the tadpole Freeway with 16 hp gas engine, and recently Organic Transit's tadpole trike with 700 watt electric assist. The Elio encapsulates all the good ideas in a modern package, and I believe it has a good chance of becoming reality as a practical economic solution for personal transportation. Paul Elio has ensured his success by surrounding himself with people who have experience in the areas needed to take a great idea to production. Prudence says the safest bet is $100 all-in if a person is willing to wait a bit longer to call himself a proud owner, and that is where I am. I was going to pull my '04 Honda Civic 4-down behind my old diesel motorhome, but I'm willing to trailer an Elio instead. Once this catches on and Elios are produced, we will be spending some coin on aftermarket body wraps, trailers and other bling.