09-28-2018, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Instead the Edison leveraged no new technology, but merely applied what we already know about traveling efficiently; reduce weight and reduce aerodynamic drag.
There is nothing proprietary about their drivetrain, as it uses an existing parts.
The only thing proprietary is the shape of the vehicle, which is unsuitable for actual consumer use.
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I really liked the in-wheel suspension. I think they could have adapted it to a 1937 Ford tube axle (w/o the batwings) and sold it to street rodders.
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01-20-2019, 09:15 AM
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05-18-2019, 02:10 PM
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05-18-2019, 02:36 PM
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"Ohioans Have Never Heard of Paul Elio and None of Them Have Done Any Research."
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05-18-2019, 04:03 PM
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Elio has already been given one GM plant, promised to make a car, and then sold off the equipment inside. That experience may come in handy.
GM just wants to be rid of the plant. It will cost them property taxes to keep it or millions to clean up and sell it.
My father-in-law worked for Eaton all his career. When Eaton closed his plant they demoed it to the concrete slab to reduce the property value and therefore the property taxes. They knew they would never find a buyer willing to buy it and assume the environmental responsibilities. In Flint, GM demoed several plants, capped them with new soil, and gave the property to Kettering University. Nothing will ever be built there again due to the pollution. |
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05-18-2019, 05:25 PM
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I hate Ohio. They deserve this.
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05-18-2019, 06:33 PM
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What did they ever do to you?
I am sure not everyone who will suffer dishonored your cat.
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05-18-2019, 07:30 PM
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What did they ever do to you?
I am sure not everyone who will suffer dishonored your cat.
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Maybe he was one of the guys that accidentally got a $100 Elio T-shirt
or $500 Elio scale model toy.
Kidding aside what passes for start ups is rather sad these days |
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05-18-2019, 09:02 PM
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Ohio is a huge P.O.S.
Every time I've been through it something stupid happened. First time through some ass hit and ran me at an intersection when I was pulling my flatbed. Second time through a dump truck sprayed my rig with pea gravel, breaking the windshield. I can go for decades anywhere else and not have those things happen. **** Ohio.
Also home of HP2G. There ya have it.
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05-18-2019, 09:04 PM
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We really need people smarter and harder working than I am.
Aside from being rich and missing deadlines, does he have anything in common with Elon Musk?
How do you guys currently feel about Jeff Bezos, Burt Rutan and Richard Branson?
Anyone else?
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