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Elio Motors Completes Final Stage of Engineering for E-Series Vehicles with Chassis Design
Elio Motors Completes Final Stage of Engineering for E-Series Vehicles with Chassis Design.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nElio Motors Completes Final Stage of Engineering for E-Series Vehicles with Chassis Design\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElio Motors Completes Final Stage of Engineering for E-Series Vehicles with Chassis Design\nEngineering data complete for build of E-Series vehicles; 'real-world,' crash testing next to meet vehicle validation requirements before commercial production\nPR Newswire\nPHOENIX, April 28, 2016\n\n\n\nPHOENIX, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO), the startup vehicle manufacturer planning to launch a three-wheeled vehicle that will get up to 84 MPG with a targeted base price of $6,800, today announced it has completed its fourth and final stage of engineering for its E-Series vehicles with the completion of its chassis design. The vehicles will be used to complete real-world vehicle validation and ride dynamics testing and calibration, as well as safety validations, in advance of commercial production.\n\n\n \"This achievement, which is the final step in our engineering process for the E-Series of vehicles, further validates the flexibility and agility of our Elio Motors-supplier product development process,\" said Paul Elio, founder and CEO of Elio Motors. \"Roush, which joined the team in January, has done a tremendous job on the design of the chassis and suspension, as well as managing the overall engineering process working at what seems like lightning speed.\"\n\nJeff Johnston, vice president of Engineering for Elio Motors, said the work that's been done on the E-series design to this point by the Chassis Product Development Team, including the geometry development, noise, vibration and harshness refinements and finite element analysis, has been prolific and has prepared it for some real-world testing. \n\n\"Once our E-Series vehicles emerge from the pilot build, the Chassis team will conduct ride and handling development tuning to refine the vehicle's driving characteristics prior to commercial production,\" Johnston said. \"When this real-world and destructive testing is complete, the team ...