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Old 08-05-2016, 08:30 AM   #1557 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by secaturbo View Post
I still can't figure out how they can only charge $6,800?? The Can Am and Slingshot trykes are in the $20,000 range and they have no roof, door, windows, airbags, real heater, wiper etc...
They are that expensive because they are bolted together piece by piece by craftsmen.

Elio goes for serial production. They are not building cars yet, they are (if all is well) building a large scale production facility.
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