Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The Elio

[Ken Winter (ken]

I have trouble trusting a company whose web site doesn't give even the most
minimal description of the product it is promoting.  It doesn't even say
how many passengers it carries!  It's basically 100% hype and cosmetics.

~ Ken


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Jerry McIntire <jerry.mcintire [at] gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> 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
> > ----
> > Sharon Villines
> > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> > http://www.takomavillage.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
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