Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The Elio

[melanie griffin (melgrif]

I saw an earlier ad that had a lot more detail and more options for early
orders. As I recall, it has only one seat but has heat and air conditioning
and room for cargo. One question that was left open was whether one needs a
motorcycle license to drive it, which was not even raised in the latest ad
and seems pretty critical. I agree, this latest site was pretty minimal.
On Aug 31, 2014 11:53 PM, "Ken Winter" <ken [at] sunward.org> wrote:

>
> 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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> > region
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