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In fact, this is how you gas them up...
Posted on 04/25/2014 11:56:28 AM PDT by posterchild
You wouldn't think a small, green, three-wheeled vehicle would be the perfect recipe for creating a buzz in the car world.
But that's what Paul Elio has done with his Elio Motors firm, and though the vehicle in question is still a fair while from production reality, the company has a loyal following already.
So far, it's enough of a buzz that over 15,000 people have put down deposits for the car, according to Elio's website (via Autoblog Green).
That doesn't mean the company has 15,000 sales in the bag, of course.
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It's led Elio to suggest the emissions from driving its cars 20,000 miles per year will produce lower greenhouse gases than the emissions of a cow.
(Excerpt) Read more at autos.yahoo.com ...
Messerschmidt produced a three-wheeler right after WWII but it was more flimsy looking than this proposed design.
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In fact, this is how you gas them up...
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If your lawnmower has the same electric start system you've had in every car since the 1940's then the answer is yes. This is a real vehicle made to take the same abuse as any other car in real world driving.
This pic is of an earlier prototype but it illustrates very clearly that this is a REAL car , the comparison car is a cadillac CTS ...
If I was single, it would be perfect, I guess.
But I am not.
You can say that again.
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