Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The Elio

[Jerry McIntire (jerry.mcintire]

I hope the Elio is built. There have been a few vehicles manufactured in
the same format (one person or two person, with three wheels to qualify as
a motorcycle). The Corbin, the Tango. None have hit it big, only one is
still available. These were electric vehicles, though one was available
with a gas engine.

Jerry


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:35 PM, William New <wnew [at] stillcreek.net> wrote:
>
> > The increasingly expensive SF Bay Area has driven out many service
> workers, government employees, and single earner families toward the
> Central Valley, with 100-200 mile commutes. This hours-long single-driver
> daily commute is a primary market target for Elio [www.eliomotors.com]
> with their low-cost ($6800), high-mileage (84 miles/gallon)
> full-highway-safety American-built vehicle. Full-disclosure: I have
> reserved two for our (suburban) co-housers.
>
> This is a really interesting car. I hadn't heard of it before you posted.
> An incredible price. A few years ago I saw a solar powered electric car
> running around the Mall during the annual contest for Universities
> designing solar homes. One of the requirements is that the house generate
> enough energy to power the home AND a car.
>
> When I went online to see how much one would cost, it was well over the
> cost of a new Beetle, which was one of the smallest cars around then. The
> basic car was inexpensive enough but then you have to add doors, windshield
> wipers, etc. Basic things one would expect a car to have. Doors? How useful
> is a car without doors?
>
> The Elio has a very smart design because it addresses the fact that the
> majority of the cars on the road contain one person or two at the most. And
> it also includes all the basic things people consider essential, including
> good design.
>
> I also reserved one but don't tell anyone. They will think I'm nuts. I
> figure by the time it actually gets manufactured, they will have heard all
> the raves about it and will be jealous.
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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Jerry McIntire
Stone's Throw Ecovillage, in the heart of Wisconsin's beautiful Driftless
region
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