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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I don't understand this comment.
Are all vehicles on the road supposed to have equal crash resistance?
Are all vehicles on the road supposed to have equal mass?
What?  |
Cars and motorcycles are treated completely different in the US. Elio is trying to use the motocycle loop hole to avoid motor vehicle standards more then any slight benefit 3 wheels might give you in economy. I strongly believe if these ever get built the government will move to reclassify them as cars and require all the same standards at which point they end up costing more then a Mirage or Fiesta and don't end up with a much higher EPA rating. If Elio really wanted to play with cars they would get the law to say enclosed 3 wheelers are cars not some new classification. They want the benefits without the drawbacks of helmets or special endorsements.
Why can't we just import the Indian cars as is? Knock a wheel off one of those and you'd be good to go. China is going to figure this out and have them on the road long before Elio gets theirs out.