That’s when a car enthusiast, a visionary, a man with a dream named Paul Elio got an idea. A simple, brilliant idea. To create a vehicle for today’s generation of drivers that addressed their transportation needs and the world’s new realities.
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ROCKMAN wrote:Pops - That's what it is actually. Called the Spyder 3 wheel motor cycle. http://can-am.brp.com/spyder/ They appear to be just putting a shell on it. Not sure but given the have the exact same mpg rating I think they just using Spyders as the base. In either case it isn't a "car"... just a motor cycle with limited visibility. I've seen a few Spiders on the road in Houston. Very cool. And very little survivability even against a small SUV let alone a pickup truck IMHO.
ROCKMAN wrote:Pops - That's what it is actually. Called the Spyder 3 wheel motor cycle. http://can-am.brp.com/spyder/ They appear to be just putting a shell on it. Not sure but given the have the exact same mpg rating I think they just using Spyders as the base.
Scrub Puller wrote:Yair. . . I can't find the link but I see it has been proposed that separate road systems be developed for light low speed golf cart style vehicles....I think it would be bloody marvellous whizzing along at thirty miles an hour in an open electric buggy taking in the sounds and the smells and the view . . . the need for speed is very over rated.
If thats what you are looking for then you'd better not get the 84 mpg Elio.
Their web site says the top speed of this car is 100 mph.
Scrub Puller wrote:Yair . . . PlantagenetIf thats what you are looking for then you'd better not get the 84 mpg Elio.
Their web site says the top speed of this car is 100 mph.
That is exactly the point I make, this vehicle is made to mix it with conventional vehicles at conventional speeds . . . is it going to hack it?
I would be much more comfortable on an alternative roadway at modest speed and cost.
Cheers.
Scrub Puller wrote:Yair . . . PlantagenetIf thats what you are looking for then you'd better not get the 84 mpg Elio.
Their web site says the top speed of this car is 100 mph.
That is exactly the point I make, this vehicle is made to mix it with conventional vehicles at conventional speeds . . . is it going to hack it?
I would be much more comfortable on an alternative roadway at modest speed and cost.
Cheers.
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