Didn't someone email EM, and EM confirmed SMC was still planned, and this email was very recently?
Was it Coss?
I did, and that is what they told me
At the Time
Here's the email, and the date:
Elio Motors Customer Service (Elio Motors)
Jul 19, 09:02 EDT
Hello Garry,
Thanks for reaching out with your concerns
Sheet molded composite is still the design direction but we are looking at other materials, i.e. steel and other automotive skin materials that could help us make the vehicle better, safer, more reliable and improve upon our four tenets. All changes and potential improvements must fit within our four tenets and our existing timeline to be considered.
Thanks,
Elio Team
That was a month ago.
As they explain in the last Momentum New Letter, the steel body was the winner in the comparisons.
There are still parts that will be in composite or plastics; so it's not 100% steel.
I just relay what they tell me; I don't make the decisions, they do.