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Elio Motors
It starts with a vision of what a vehicle should have…what it MUST have. Amazing fuel efficiency… uncompromised safety…high quality…and designed and manufactured in the USA. How’d we fit all that into one revolutionary vehicle?
There is no one simple answer. We looked at everything - from multi-milion dollar savings from how we are organized, down to $17 per vehicle in how we designed our hood latch.
some specific features than make its cheaper
The big stuff, like:
- Re-engineering proven technology for maximum engine efficiency.
- Employing the lightest and strongest materials into a bodyframe designed to keep the excess factor to absolute zero.
The small stuff, like:
- Strategic placement of the hood latches, and even redesigning the washer fluid bottle. Yes, the washer fluid bottle.
Building a low-cost vehicle doesn’t come from one single solution. For Elio Motors, it is a variety of engineering and business decisions, both big and small, that add up to significant cost savings.
Less “Stuff” = Less Cost
- Three wheels cost less than four. Two seats cost less than five. One door is less than two or four…and so on.
- The vehicle weighs just 1,228 pounds (most entry-level vehicles weigh approximately 2,400 lbs)
- 1,228 pounds of material costs less than 2,400 pounds of material.
Nothing is Too Small for Engineering Innovation
A traditional hood opens forward, requiring two latches. If the first latch fails, the second latch keeps the hood from popping up and blocking the driver’s sight line. But, a second latch means more equipment and adds more than $20.00 to vehicle cost. On an Elio, the hood is engineered to open the other way. If the latch fails, the wind will blow the hood down rather than up, so a redundant latch is not required. The Elio latch costs just $3.00. Hundreds of these cost-saving designs add up to … or more accurately, it adds down… to $6.800.
Simple physics. Wind drag has a negative impact on fuel economy. But, half the vehicle pushes half the air. Elio gets up to 84 MPG highway because of its unique design. Gas mileage is determined by how much wind resistance there is on a vehicle. Because Elio is half the width of a regular car, it gets twice the mileage.
It means saving billions of gallons of gas. And cuts down on billions of pounds of CO2 emissions.
At up to 84 MPG, you’ll be passing gas pumps all day long. Which also means you’ll be putting far less pollutants in the air. When we hit our sales targets, America could save almost 5 billion gallons of fuel per year, and CO2 emissions by about 90 billion pounds.
Oh, and speaking of passing gas, our in-house science geeks inform us that Elio will emit even less harmful emissions in the atmosphere per year than the average flatulent cow. Pretty impressive.
What Inspired Paul Elio to start this movement in the first place?
Paul set out with a clear mission:
To provide a fun-to-drive, super-economical personal transportation alternative, that’s affordable, safe, and environmentally friendly. We are committed to the American dream, creating American jobs, and bringing American automotive ingenuity to every vehicle we build. This is, and will remain our mission at Elio.
The vehicle is great for minivan and SUV owners who want an economical commuter car…for students looking to get around campus…for “clunker” owners who’d like an affordable new vehicle under warranty…for pure enthusiasts, who just want something new and fun. At $6,800, the Elio works for just about everyone.
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