Ecomodding company help/Ideas/comments needed!

[Vekke]

Hi you all,

I have learned here so much that I will start my own ecomodding business. All the basic stuff what you already know/write here, but also something new where I need to apply patents etc...

But the basic idea is to improve cars fuel economy.

At first the target area will be europe and european models, but some small parts that can be easily send/used to states will be also available.

But the first thing is to get a good name for the company. So if you have any good ideas post them here.

fueleconomyparts.com etc.

I wouldnt want to use eco-mods.com and because that is almost the same as ecomodder :/ However that is the best name so far I have thougt of...

do you thin its ok to use ecomods etc similar name?

BR,

Vesa

[Angmaar]

Ecoparts.com?

[Christ]

I always wanted to build a business doing something that just about anyone else could do, and call it something like:

"You could do this yourself for less."

Or maybe use that for the business' tag line. :shrug:

[redyaris]

I like "wast not want not..."

[bestclimb]

or mayhaps waist or waste

[RobertSmalls]

I don't know anything about marketing in Finland, but if you can spread ecomodding to people who don't DIY, I'm glad to hear it.

Find some members of your target audience, and bounce a few names off of them.

[Piwoslaw]

I'd suggest ecoauto.com, but it's taken. (Appears to be eco, but not automotive.)

Vekke, will you focus only on producing parts, or will you also do mechanical tuning and/or driving lessons? Maybe you should teach your customers a few driving techniques to allow them to use their new aero-parts at a better potential.

And if you mention that aeromods will also have a good influence on acceleration and top speed then your target audience will suddenly be much larger. Let's just hope you don't get thrown in the same basket as all the other companies claiming better performance and reduced fuel consumption.

I remember that someone here started an ecodriving company. It was about 1.5-2 years ago, does anyone remember? I wonder how it is going.

[SvdM]

Econotopia?

[Vekke]

Firm will mostly design the parts to be used. and parts will be manufactured by finnish subcontractors. At first I propably have to do the assembly stuff also. How ever the kits will will be so easy to assemble that anyone can do it with the included instructions.

SG will be also in my category. and also basic driving lessons.

First show car will be VW Lupo 3L Target is to get it going 100MPG at steady state driving, so without P&G...

I dont know if you know, but I am a automotive engineer, currently working at valmet automotive R&D department. So i have quite good knowledge of part designing and manufacturing methods. Also I have good contacts to firms that can produce automotive parts.

If you can save 1€ every 100 km and the parts cost 50€ then it will only take 5000km to get even.

Average car age finland is 10 years so people are driving the same car long time, maybe average 200000km so basicly what if you are able to keep the kit part price under 300€ you would save 1700€.

Also the fuel prices will rice even more and also they are starting to tax more cars which pollute more, so basicly the fuel prices will rise even more. currently fuel petrol costs 5.3€/ gallon. About 70% of that is pure tax!!!. plus every yearly payed car taxes about 400-700€ per year based on your car "EPA" figures.

What I am saying that driving is more expensive here at europe . So people can save more money on ecomods.

[SvdM]

Originally Posted by Vekke

...I dont know if you know, but I am a automotive engineer, currently working at valmet automotive R&D department...

NICE!

One question: Do the costs you mention on older cars include CO2 tax? [We don't have that here in RSA yet, but new cars will soon be taxed for CO2, but only at first sale, not every year].

I think with your parts you should include a booklet on economical driving techniques too