05-15-2020, 03:54 PM
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Yeah, I've just been ignoring Elio's rage tweets about the constitution and threatening to
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Everyone figures they are Elon Musk or Donald these days
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05-15-2020, 04:00 PM
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Yes - just joshing! I don't know if Elio is a rage-tweeter.
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05-15-2020, 08:44 PM
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I didn't know he was a vehicle manufacturer.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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05-15-2020, 08:50 PM
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It's cool but not in demand with gas at $1.50 a gallon.
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05-15-2020, 08:57 PM
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This makes the 1,978th post about a huge waste of time and money.
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05-15-2020, 11:19 PM
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Everything is a huge waste of time and money, with a little variance to the degree.
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05-15-2020, 11:42 PM
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I'm going to disagree with Xist on this one. Elio wan't any more of a waste of time and money than anything else. Yes, it was a scam. Investors and depositors got robbed legally, and that's about it.
We "wasted" time here discussing its viability as a vehicle, the way the company was "run" and other related bits. "Investors" gambled, customers got suckered, and the world kept moving.
In the meantime, other startups have actually produced efficient three wheeled vehicles. Tesla showed that you can build a successful company if you actually bother to produce something. And Elio has not.
Maybe Musk could build one as a Tesla I? He could tweet that the I is for "Iota" and people would be lining up to buy them. Because while Musk and Elio are both hustlers who sell dreams to investors, one of them actually uses the hype to accomplish things.
I still want one.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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05-16-2020, 01:05 AM
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I was thinking I could save cash with a 3 wheel enclosed motorcycle but nope the state apparently reclassified these as auto cycles so you can pay 4x more registration and insurance
Thank you Scott Fitzgerald for this brilliant idea
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05-17-2020, 11:39 PM
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We "wasted" time here discussing its viability as a vehicle, the way the company was "run" and other related bits. "Investors" gambled, customers got suckered, and the world kept moving.
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Actually the proposed vehicle could be viable, even though the way the company was "run" is clearly a scam. |
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05-17-2020, 11:44 PM
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Viable where? It wouldn't be viable in the US.
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