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Old 10-27-2016, 03:10 AM   #1618 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
And the Geo gets 52 highway EPA. Somehow Elio will get 82, get cleaner emissions, be safer, and cost about the same even if you didn't adjust it for inflation. I just wonder if we are further away from the last Metro to roll off the line or the first Elio to roll at this point.
Maybe. The Metro is a car and was subject to automotive emission requirements at the time it was built. The Elio would be a motorcycle and would be subject to the MUCH more lenient motorcycle emission standards. There are still motorcycles sold in 2016 with carburetors!
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