• Welcome to Elio Owners! Join today, registration is easy!

    You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.

My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

Rickb

Elio Addict
Joined
Apr 20, 2014
Messages
7,136
Reaction score
13,986
I'm not getting older.....just WISER! ;) I'm a 70 year old whiskey getting smoother each day.
I’m even older at 75, bake & slice my own bread, and apparently too wise to get overly excited about any three wheeler concept crossing the production/sales/delivery/service finish line, after following multiple enclosed three wheeler concepts since 2008 and still 3wheelerless. So far, so good, Bex is “telling us, showing us!”
 

3wheelin

Elio Addict
Joined
May 29, 2015
Messages
1,684
Reaction score
1,929
Location
USA
I’m even older at 75, bake & slice my own bread, and apparently too wise to get overly excited about any three wheeler concept crossing the production/sales/delivery/service finish line, after following multiple enclosed three wheeler concepts since 2008 and still 3wheelerless. So far, so good, Bex is “telling us, showing us!”
I've only been involved (made a deposit) in two 3wheeler start-ups and by far Mark is the most transparent, in your face, no nonsense guy who tells us the way it is. I have high hopes that I'll be driving a BEX rather than my grandkids.
 

Mark BEX

Elio Addict
Joined
Feb 2, 2021
Messages
1,189
Reaction score
4,736
Location
Australia
another question from one who knows very little :help:

how do you attach the frame/roll bar to the outer shell ???

The primary attachment for the sides, is the 4 x door hinges each side (8 bolts), on the A and B pillars.

The sides are sandwiched by the hinges. You can see it clearly here on the 2nd build, just the one top hinge ...

1664216312567.jpeg


There will be other attachment points, sills, C pillar etc.
 

Rickb

Elio Addict
Joined
Apr 20, 2014
Messages
7,136
Reaction score
13,986
I've only been involved (made a deposit) in two 3wheeler start-ups and by far Mark is the most transparent, in your face, no nonsense guy who tells us the way it is. I have high hopes that I'll be driving a BEX rather than my grandkids.
4 refundable deposits for me. Bex reminds me somewhat of Frohnmayer‘s Team Arcimoto and their passion for the project, in terms of developing a concept with personal funding sources, tell me transparency, and show me progress reporting.
 

JEBar

Administrator
Staff member
Administrator
Moderator
Joined
Aug 24, 2014
Messages
7,321
Reaction score
18,146
Location
Wake County, NC
The primary attachment for the sides, is the 4 x door hinges each side (8 bolts), on the A and B pillars.

The sides are sandwiched by the hinges. You can see it clearly here on the 2nd build, just the one top hinge ...

View attachment 26042

There will be other attachment points, sills, C pillar etc.
info appreciated .... I figured that some sort of attachments had to be molded into outer shell but had no clue as to how they would be designed
 

Made in USA

Elio Addict
Joined
Mar 30, 2017
Messages
1,166
Reaction score
982
Location
ohio
info appreciated .... I figured that some sort of attachments had to be molded into outer shell but had no clue as to how they would be designed
For some reason had a memory of a toy car I had that when it runs into something it breaks apart. Found this on youtube:

Perhaps this will help Mark design a "fun" vehicle?
 

Ace

Elio Addict
Joined
Dec 6, 2017
Messages
157
Reaction score
175
Location
Pinson, Alabama
What is a "Storm" please? Did you mean the 'Strom'?

View attachment 26043


He probably meant the Sonders three-wheeler. (Storm Sonders)


The Sonders is pretty much dead, but along those lines, I hope this one that's backed by Daymak eventually makes it to production:

 
Last edited:
Top Bottom