Somewhat Tough Questions...

[zelio]

over time hundreds of thousands ..

Jim

Uhhhh. . . . Hmmmm I understood there is a door but no gas cap. :-) Z

 

[JEBar]

there has to be a cap on the exposed end of the pipe where you insert the gas pump .... that cap may or may not be removable

Jim

 

[Jambe]

I understand what you are saying, but there is no gas cap!

 

[eddie66]

there has to be a cap on the exposed end of the pipe where you insert the gas pump .... that cap may or may not be removable

Jim

It is a non removable cap with a spring loaded door

 

[JEBar]

It is a non removable cap with a spring loaded door

yep ..

Jim

 

[Bert]

It'll be like opening a bottle of coke!

 

[TexasElio]

Thanks for all the excellent input I received after my first posting ...

So here's my tough questions for today...

Is Elio Motors completely dependent on sub-contractors...or does Elio Motors actually have it's own R&D (research & development center)...if so...where is it located...how many engineers are employed by Elio Motors...are there project managers in-house that supervise the design & development of the Elio Vehicle...and finally...are there any photos avaible showing the work environment and project development process in their R&D center?

 

[Jambe]

Well, it does say "CAPLESS".

 

[JEBar]

so far as I know, EM contracts with professional companies for its R&D .... example: IAV for the motor .... most of the rest of the components are off the shelf and have already undergone testing .... Paul Elio, company president, is an engineer and oversees all segment of the project .... here again, ththere is a huge difference in developing a motorcycle with mostly off the shelf components and coming out with a new automobile

Jim

 

[JP]

From what we have seen, Elio only has about 20 employees or so, many of which are on the tour team. They have contractors do any prototype work. I doubt they have any R and D people. Only photos of R&D that are not advertisements so far besides pictures inside the factory are of the Elio P4 being built