New Engine Unveiling And Testing

[WilliamH]

Funniest post of the day. You decided to go all in at the maximum you could AFFORD TO LOSE? You apparently had some doubt that Elio would reach production status. In the last 45 days I have garnered a small degree of doubt too, based on the announced delay due to lack of funding. We apparently have something in common as Future Elio Owners.

Elio talks about funding they have and then don't have. I make comments about those sensitive funding negotiations of late regarding EM's sudden need for additional funding based on the insensitive financial info they have provided. Is there some reason you are compelled to 'take shots' ay anybody while discussing issues? Agree or disagree, but don't take shots at forum members you don't even know. With that said I may personally like to take a verbal shot at a few antielio forum members.

Any investment is an "afford to lose". Having been through a Chapter 7 I learned that any investment is like gambling. You don't take out a loan to play poker and you don't take out a loan to invest in a "Startup". You look at your cash on hand and decide how much to risk. I mad my decision on February 9.
Since I am doing a small startup right now, money is a little tight but there was money available to risk on Elio. If I win I'll have a nice little car. If not, I'll write it off and move on.
But what I won't do is "poison the well".

 

[JEBar]

Since I am doing a small startup right now, money is a little tight but there was money available to risk on Elio. If I win I'll have a nice little car. If not, I'll write it off and move on.
But what I won't do is "poison the well".

AMEN brother .... folks who have never started their own business have a much better understanding of the ups and downs than those who haven't .... I've started and run several which did make money and were subsequently sold .... that said, nothing even remotely close to the scope of what Paul is trying to pull together

 

[WilliamH]

I was looking at the Elio Engine again (can't get enough) and at the end of that clip I happened to look down at the lower right hand corner and noticed a thumbnail that said "P4 visits the plant". Now even though I'm not an automotive engineer, didn't stay at Holiday Inn Express last night, and haven't been in a plant since a tour of the old Mahwah, NJ Ford plant, I did notice that that building was pretty much stripped out and cleaned up. That means that all reports to the contrary, they have been getting the place ready for the new production layout.
Does anyone know when that video was shot?

 

[eddie66]

I was looking at the Elio Engine again (can't get enough) and at the end of that clip I happened to look down at the lower right hand corner and noticed a thumbnail that said "P4 visits the plant". Now even though I'm not an automotive engineer, didn't stay at Holiday Inn Express last night, and haven't been in a plant since a tour of the old Mahwah, NJ Ford plant, I did notice that that building was pretty much stripped out and cleaned up. That means that all reports to the contrary, they have been getting the place ready for the new production layout.
Does anyone know when that video was shot?

The engine unvailing was to take place at I.A.V.'s facility not Elio's.

 

[JEBar]

The engine unvailing was to take place at I.A.V.'s facility not Elio's.

with all of the equipment shown, specially the electronics, my WAG would be that its a test facility, most likely at IAV

 

[WilliamH]

The engine unvailing was to take place at I.A.V.'s facility not Elio's.

Eddie,
Had nothing to do with the engine unveiling.
The clip I referred to is totally separate. Run through the Engine clip then when that is over and a bunch of other clips are on screen, look in the lower right corner for the one I was talking about. It was something I hadn't noticed before 'cause like everyone else I was focusing on the engine.

 

[WilliamH]

Chased it a little further and here is the link

This was November 18, 2014.
The old GM plant looks pretty empty doesn't it?

 

[JEBar]

the one on my screen was a link to the Verge

 

[WilliamH]

the one on my screen was a link to the Verge

I'll try putting it in quotes

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Hope this works better.

 

[Reid3400]

Chased it a little further and here is the link

This was November 18, 2014.
The old GM plant looks pretty empty doesn't it?

For some unfathomable reason, the video of the empty plant gives me the most positive feeling I have had since the beginning of this project.