With a sticker price under $7000, I imagine these vehicles will catch on, espescially in the warmer, southern US states. Looks like they would have some trouble in snow and icy road conditions. Even the cheapest cars available in the US, say a KIA or a Hyundai, are twice that price. The cheapest electric vehicles are over $30,000. Some day the current low oil prices will be a memory, and 84 miles per gallon (MPG) will be attractive (84 MPG = 36 kpl). Might be scary to drive one of these Elio vehicles with all the massive SUVs and trucks on the road, though. We'll see how safe the passsenger compartment is. Probably will be a hit with cash-strapped college kids first. I see they are filling the US television airwaves with commercials promoting this vehicle.

The world believes U.S. innovation and vehicle manufacturing is dead, and unfortunately a lot of Americans agree. Should we wave the white flag and let more jobs leave our shores? In 2009 Paul Elio said no, and
Elio Motors was born

Back to the 1950's UK

[quote="John Bingham"]That bubble-car looks like a BMW Isetta:

It's a Heinkel Trojan, fairly similar. When I was in senior high a girl in my class had a boyfriend with a Messerschmitt KR200, not the ideal "courting car"

my toilet seat is bigger than most of these cars i have big ass

Three-cyl fuel-injected 55hp engine could be very popular as a second car for families or an around town car for city dwellers. I don't see it as a freeway car, but might make a good/cheap commuter car. Back when the VW bug came out, all the people with big American land-yachts turned their noses up at them, and look how many VW sold. I say, bring back the original bug, but with a computer-controlled air-cooled flat 4 cyl. The VW that is now produced is an overpriced piece of cr*p. KISS=Keep it Simple and Stupid.