It would be cool if Elio would come with something like a road version of that Evinrude military multi-fuel outboard
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Originally Posted by brucepick
As I see it, the first and most important reason to build their own engine is to NOT be at the whim and mercy of a supplier who has no interest in the long term survival of Elio Motors. That would remove every potential supplier who also provides engines for any major automotive manufacturer, US or overseas.
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In this aspects, it makes me remember what happened to Gurgel here in Brazil. But in that case, when Gurgel started to use its own engine, it was seen as a threat by the 4 mainstream automakers which were Volkswagen (its former supplier of engines), Fiat, Ford and GM.