Well reasoned takedown of Elio Motors and their three-wheeled "wonder car"
Back in the day, I was very skeptical of three-wheelers from Aptera and and Zap, neither of which ever made it to production.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090324005648/http://greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=697
From what I've seen, while Elio has managed to garner a lot of media attention, they are even less likely to ever get into customer hands.?
Elio Motors’ first car is gearing up to be the most drastic change in the industry since the invention of the cupholder. Here are the figures: 84 MPG, 5-star crash test rating, 3 wheels, 2 seats, and a reported price of $6,800. Sound too good to be true? Here are a few reasons why it might be.