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Originally Posted by tranzformer
That is interesting. Wonder what kinda of financial backing they have. Also, what kind of a dealer network will they be able to setup for sales + post-sales maintenance/warranty. It sure sounds nice, but for a small start up it seems hard to get into a game with the big guys. Just look at Panoz who tailored more towards higher end sports cars. Sure a 2+2 MR car that gets 60mpg sounds great for mid $20k, however color me skeptical. I have read about many small startups that aim for the moon, only to fizzle later on. I wish them the best and hopefully they can bring to market what they plan on doing.
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Hopefully they'll gain some sponsorship to help fund them since they'll probably won't last with the CEO's bank account.
A small group of engineers developing a car that will fit the budget, offers a good bang for the buck and 60+ MPG. Part of me has a little more faith in this company compared to a new company like Tesla who tried to enter the market but has seen failure.
There a segment on HD Theater about a guy named Michael Czysz who dreamt about building his own motorcycle in his garage only to compete with the big guys.
The show documents the trials and tribulations that he is currently going through; a completely new engine configuration, new suspension design etc. The guy is a pure engineering genius but once it entered the track, all theories aside and that is where most of his failures occurred! Now his priorites seemed to have shifted to electric power, now has sponsorship from Segway and is going that route. He keeps on pursuing, keeps on testing, keeps on trying to perfect his motorcycle. Much respect for that!
http://www.motoczysz.com/