This looks cool, do they have a chance at success? I was hoping Elio was more than vaporware, but they disappeared a while ago. Either Elio is a moron/dreamer, or he's a crook, not sure which and maybe a little of both. I gave them $100 for a pre-order fully expecting I might never see it again. I had realistic expectations that they were probably very likely to fail, but it's still disappointing.
Anyone have a feeling whether this Sondors effort is anything besides a scam to sell pre-orders, or possibly drive stock for a pump and dump scheme? Even at $12-15k I bet they could sell a lot of these if they had decent range (100+ miles) and were fun to drive and reasonably safe (ABS + electric brakes, space frame perhaps). Given that Slingshots seem to sell pretty well and they're stupid expensive for a 'toy'.
I still feel that small/light is the key to high efficiency vehicles. No, a family can't drive something like this, but for a dedicated commuter vehicle, or people without kids, ~1500 lbs, 3 wheels, ~80+ mpge, it makes some sense.