USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[DerTheDer]

That’s what I thought. So now we wait on CARB certification before any NA cars can be delivered.

I think we need to first verify that dealer wasn't talking out their butt. I really hope they werent!

 

[DF_Toronto]

It appears CARB is been approved and deliveries are on schedule! I have it from an extremely credible source.

 

[azlambo]

I think we need to first verify that dealer wasn't talking out their butt. I really hope they werent!

 

[DerTheDer]

You guys are hilarious.

I found a photo of said car salesman..( i mean NO offense to the actual salesman, this is just a joke, i dont even know who it really is.)

 

[kitkat]

It appears CARB is been approved and deliveries are on schedule! I have it from an extremely credible source.

 

[WarriorHockey2266]

Decided I’d finally join in on the fun. My wife submitted her specs last month with a May/June delivery. I told her That might be right if you ignore the year part.

 

[VL3X]

Decided I’d finally join in on the fun. My wife submitted her specs last month with a May/June delivery. I told her That might be right if you ignore the year part.

Welcome to the party @WarriorHockey2266

 

[Porter]

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[WarriorHockey2266]

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One of the greatest American classic movies in history.

 

[Porter]

One of the greatest American classic movies in history.

North American customers waiting on the Emira, while the rest of the world enjoys theirs:

 

[WarriorHockey2266]

North American customers waiting on the Emira, while the rest of the world enjoys theirs:
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Gonna have that flipping song stuck in my head now for the next week.

 

[eriegz]

Me opening up this thread every morning:

 

[Dr.JDK]

It appears CARB is been approved and deliveries are on schedule! I have it from an extremely credible source.

Given this is pleasant news posted around Halloween not April Fool's day, I am gonna take your words for it.

 

[silent cilantro]

Given this is pleasant news posted around Halloween not April Fool's day, I am gonna take your words for it.

I think he was joking, the source was a fortune cookie haha

 

[silent cilantro]

Man at this point I am sure I am gonna be sitting in my Emira in my garage and would STILL not believe Lotus when they say deliveries are gonna happen any time soon.

 

[981KMAN]

Given this is pleasant news posted around Halloween not April Fool's day, I am gonna take your words for it.

So you didn't see the pic of the "reliable Source" ???

 

[Dr.JDK]

So you didn't see the pic of the "reliable Source" ???

I think he was joking, the source was a fortune cookie haha

Man. If he was really joking, that is no funny... I thought the fortune cookie was some self-reassurance...

 

[Porter]

Man. If he was really joking, that is no funny... I thought the fortune cookie was some self-reassurance.

Yep, I think purely a joke about reliable sources.

 

[981KMAN]

To all waiting on an Emira... I mean no disrespect, yet we need to look at the situation......

CARB is not going to Approve the Emira until Lotus has provided sufficient guarantees that it will sell enough EV's in California to offset the emissions of the Emira. Now, Lotus has announced the Eletre and Emeya, yet no pricing and no commitment on availability. I think this is the hold-up with CARB. They want more than just Lotus's plans as these EV's are made in China and come with a heavy 25% US Import Duty and NO EV purchase tax incentive.

I hope I am wrong and CARB gives approval now, yet I have strong doubts given the situation.

 

[Max]

To all waiting on an Emira... I mean no disrespect, yet we need to look at the situation......

CARB is not going to Approve the Emira until Lotus has provided sufficient guarantees that it will sell enough EV's in California to offset the emissions of the Emira. Now, Lotus has announced the Eletre and Emeya, yet no pricing and no commitment on availability. I think this is the hold-up with CARB. They want more than just Lotus's plans as these EV's are made in China and come with a heavy 25% US Import Duty and NO EV purchase tax incentive.

I hope I am wrong and CARB gives approval now, yet I have strong doubts given the situation.

Well, given the volume, they could skip the CA market for awhile. Back in the early days of CARB, they sold cars in the rest of the country called "49ers." Legal to be sold everywhere except California. Eventually, however, those models were brought into compliance.