I don't think we know the weight of the Elios.
I'm still more curious about the chassis than the engine. If I was going to try to best the construction methods in the Trev; I'd spec a 3D printed nylon body and an aluminum hydro-formed foam-filled tube chassis. I don't know what else would touch it.
- Riley XR3 has a separate body on a sheetmetal backbone frame.
- Blackjack Zero has a separate body on a tube ladder frame
- Trev has an integrated composite monocoque
- Messerschmidt has sheet metal monocoque with bolt on fenders
- Arcimoto had tube cage with clip-on panels
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
But they have polar opposite drivetrains.
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What would be instructive would be an otherwise identical XR3 with electric rear drive, gas (and electric) front drive in A-B-C-A testing.
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(Thanks NB!) he talks about a 'glass ceiling' for box cars, and points to the Burt Rutan/GM Ultralight. I wonder what the local maxima for a tadpole would be.