If you think the fact that Elio Motors has taken 15,000 reservations for its high-MPG three-wheeler is something to scoff at, well, consider the fact that Honda sold less than 21,000 of its hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles combined last year. But, if you think that the company's claim that the trike is cleaner than a year's worth of farts from a cow? Well, go ahead and scoff.
The vehicle, which is set to debut next year, has upped its reservation count to more than 15,000 units from about 10,000 as of late February and from about 6,300 as of the end of 2013. The three-wheeler is priced at $6,800 and gets 84 miles per gallon and prospective buyers need to put down a $100 non-refundable deposit to get on the list. More intriguingly, Elio says that 20,000 miles of driving will produce fewer greenhouse gases than the methane produced by the farts and burps from a cow over the course of a year. Granted, an Elio probably doesn't taste too good if you grind it up and cook it, but that's a different story.
Elio has said the three-wheeler will be engineered well enough to receive a five-star crash-test rating, while power windows and door locks as well as airbags and a radio will all be included in the little-bitty vehicle. Check out Elio's press release about cow farts below. Have we seen everything now?
The vehicle, which is set to debut next year, has upped its reservation count to more than 15,000 units from about 10,000 as of late February and from about 6,300 as of the end of 2013. The three-wheeler is priced at $6,800 and gets 84 miles per gallon and prospective buyers need to put down a $100 non-refundable deposit to get on the list. More intriguingly, Elio says that 20,000 miles of driving will produce fewer greenhouse gases than the methane produced by the farts and burps from a cow over the course of a year. Granted, an Elio probably doesn't taste too good if you grind it up and cook it, but that's a different story.
Elio has said the three-wheeler will be engineered well enough to receive a five-star crash-test rating, while power windows and door locks as well as airbags and a radio will all be included in the little-bitty vehicle. Check out Elio's press release about cow farts below. Have we seen everything now?
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