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"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt) 07/20/2015 at 15:18 • Filed to: elio

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Seen on the FP. Still advertising even though they no longer have their plant?

For Sweden > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 15:20

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http://uppermidwest.kinja.com/exclusive-driv…

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 15:21

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They have their part of the Shreveport plant as far as I know, but a textile company is moving into another part of the plant. The issue is more one of tooling. They need, and deserve (IMO), a government grant badly.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > For Sweden 07/20/2015 at 15:22

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Yeah, I saw that. Obviously Paul Elio’s still trying, but the last I heard was that someone else was getting their factory space.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 07/20/2015 at 15:22

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Okay, that’s good to know. I thought that they lost the entire plant.Either way, things aren’t looking very good for them at the moment, which is why I was surprised to see the ad up there.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 15:27

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Yeah, I was a bit more worried at first as well. While there are things that I think should’ve been prioritized that weren’t as much as they needed to be (assembly and engineering over such large scale production, safety features that the dedicated proponents don’t care as much about, and little things like air conditioning and stability control, all of which could have been incorporated later), this is naturally a steep uphill battle with the skepticism surrounding “neat ideas” in present society. It’s just frustrating as they’ve come so far and this is truly a productive and interesting product, but even with this major investor crowdfunding the goal is so far off and I can’t help but feel glad I got a refundable reservation.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 15:28

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It pops up on my FB page all the time. Must have prepaid for that marketing.

Sam > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 15:39

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I want one so bad. I want to believe.

MRtwo > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 16:50

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Yeah the FP article a few days ago was slightly misleading about that. If you clicked the linked article it was obvious that they weren’t losing the plant because of the new tenant. I made a comment but it was obviously burried because I showed up to the party too late.