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It is the great segment that Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear UK did on the Reliant Robin.
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For that cheap, I'd probably pick one up as a commuter vehicle. One or two seats is all the average worker needs, realistically, when only about 10 percent of people were carpooling in 2009. Americans' aversion to carpooling and public transportation stems from the same line of reasoning: it's not convenient, it forces us to interact with people, and it forces us to rely on people. If we can't cram more commuters into a car, we can at least design a car to carry fewer people.
Still, it's ugly as sin. I thought the future was supposed to look good?
It certainly would be advantageous for commuting to work. And you could squeeze into those smaller parking spaces with greater ease but could a big man squeeze into the car? The design is different but I wouldn't call it ugly. I don't think there is anything uglier than the Nissan Cube. Looks like a toaster on wheels.
It certainly would be advantageous for commuting to work. And you could squeeze into those smaller parking spaces with greater ease but could a big man squeeze into the car? The design is different but I wouldn't call it ugly. I don't think there is anything uglier than the Nissan Cube. Looks like a toaster on wheels.
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Yeah they are pretty ugly too. Those creepy back windows. When behind a Cube it's like you are just waiting for someone to pop up out of the roof.I don't agree. I think the Pacer is the ugliest, but that's my opinion.
It certainly would be advantageous for commuting to work. And you could squeeze into those smaller parking spaces with greater ease but could a big man squeeze into the car? The design is different but I wouldn't call it ugly. I don't think there is anything uglier than the Nissan Cube. Looks like a toaster on wheels.
https://www.facebook.com/ElioMotors/posts/468479123216965The question of internal space keeps coming up, particularly head room and leg room. We designed the vehicle for the "95% male", which is approximately a 6' 1" 220 lb person. As we mentioned in some individual questions, we have had a lot of larger people sit in and drive the prototype and, without exception, they exit the vehicle with what we call the "Elio Smile".
That Cube is the ugliest thing Ive ever seen. How did that get made?
I'm making fun of it, but if I were a commuter I'd definitely consider it.
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You're a real comedian.
He's the top cat of the bunch!
He's something alright....but I wont' say what.
You're a real comedian.
It's a single-seat vehicle. Look at the fuel economy from the perspective of MPG/person. If I buy a car that gets 30 MPG, but I carpool with three other people, that's moving four people @ 30 MPG or 120 MPG/person. The Elio is stuck at 84 MPG/person. It's stuff like this that makes me shake my head. You have a highly impractical vehicle that if put into large scale production would put more cars on the road than a practical one that could hold four people and put fewer cars on the road. Classic eco-nut dumbness. If you're the type who doesn't carpool, then go ahead and salve your conscience with one of these or you could start a carpool and do some REAL good.
It's a single-seat vehicle. Look at the fuel economy from the perspective of MPG/person. If I buy a car that gets 30 MPG, but I carpool with three other people, that's moving four people @ 30 MPG or 120 MPG/person. The Elio is stuck at 84 MPG/person. It's stuff like this that makes me shake my head. You have a highly impractical vehicle that if put into large scale production would put more cars on the road than a practical one that could hold four people and put fewer cars on the road. Classic eco-nut dumbness. If you're the type who doesn't carpool, then go ahead and salve your conscience with one of these or you could start a carpool and do some REAL good.
Anyways... I took a look at the website and found this:
... Well this is either brilliant or absolutely stupid. Why a credit card? I think that people who don't have $6800 (which is enough for a decent down payment on a car) won't be too concerned about racking up credit card debt. A simpler solution would be a pay for use system (think cellphone or WoW accounts for you nerds). Car owners would have to deposit a minimum amount of say $100 into an account before the car became usable. Once depositing those funds, a code would be given and the car would function again.
What doesnt your standard SUV do for the average person?
It's a single-seat vehicle. Look at the fuel economy from the perspective of MPG/person. If I buy a car that gets 30 MPG, but I carpool with three other people, that's moving four people @ 30 MPG or 120 MPG/person. The Elio is stuck at 84 MPG/person. It's stuff like this that makes me shake my head. You have a highly impractical vehicle that if put into large scale production would put more cars on the road than a practical one that could hold four people and put fewer cars on the road. Classic eco-nut dumbness. If you're the type who doesn't carpool, then go ahead and salve your conscience with one of these or you could start a carpool and do some REAL good.
It is a two seater read or even watch any of the videos?
Where's this magic carpool group that's full of people who drive to the same places at the same time as me? I'm very curious.
The point is that building a car that is designed to encourage single drivers isn't what we should be moving towards. Look at some of the overcrowded Asian cities wehre they have a multitude of "mini-cars". Making the cars smaller just added to the congestion. We need to encourage car-pooling/ride-sharing as much as we can and car that only holds two people isn't the way to do it.