Elio Motors Need Public Investment for Bankrolling the Production of Their Ultra-High Mileage, Low Cost Vehicle, More Details

It’s been some time since Elio Motors started asking the public to invest in their company so as to bankroll the production of their three-wheel, fuel efficient car. It seems like last negotiations are jeopardized and the company wishes to keep it under wraps until something permanent is finalized.

While the company has suffered from a delay in production of their breakthrough vehicle, it hasn’t stopped making further additions and refinements so as to make it perfect before it finally goes into production, sometime next year.

The latest version of this vehicle was showcased in CES 2015 and it revealed an added hatchback trunk for added storage. On top of that, the car also features a tablet-based infotainment system in its interior which deals with connectivity, navigation, entertainment, music and an optional control for a rearview camera.

Last month, Elio Motors also unveiled the 0.9-liter three-cylinder engine prototype that officially made the company the first vehicle manufacturer to produce its own internal combustion engine.

Apparently, Nash Motors did it first in 1951. After it is released, the three-wheeled vehicle will be priced at a mere $6800 and will come in seven different colors. Meanwhile, the company has been looking for investors to produce up to $30 million so that the company can finally bankroll the production of their wonder car.

The public offering is a constituent of the overall fundraising strategies of Elio Motors. It includes the selling the surplus equipment from the earlier GM Truck Plant in Caddo Parish, LA. This is where the company intends to start producing their breakthrough cars. It has been three years since Elio Motors unveiled the concept of this car and hopefully they will be able to begin production in 2016.

The car has remarkable fuel efficiency ratings of 84 miles per gallon which relates to a consumption of only 2.8 liters for 100 kilometers. After CES, the company has accepted 39,000 reservations for its car. The consumers have shelled out from $100-$1000 in the process.

Right now, financing is still the biggest issue that CEO Paul Elio has to deal with in order to get the production finally going. In the meantime, he was asked about production but Paul Elio confessed that it is still too early to decide a perfect production date.

Earlier, Paul Elio declared that they are honored to be a part of the brightest minds in science and technology. He believes that their vehicle is the future of ultra-high mileage, low cost commuter transportation, which can make a certain impact on both US manufacturing and environment.

5 thoughts on “Elio Motors Need Public Investment for Bankrolling the Production of Their Ultra-High Mileage, Low Cost Vehicle, More Details”

  1. Don’t believe the hype. This company has been asking for money and promising production for years without ever proving any of the technology or performance they claim. Where are the EPA mileage test results? Why can’t it ever meet an announced production start date?

  2. There is an error in the article. This line should read: “Meanwhile, the company has been looking for investors to produce up to $300 million…..”

  3. I can’t wait to see this company soar and beat BIG oil! many want to see this company fail but many more like me are just waiting for the chance to take 1-3 home for daily use! I’ve calculated the cost of owning 1-3 compared to having my 3 current vehicles whose years are from 2003 to 2009 and a 150cc scooter; hands down the cost for 3 Elios beats them. Someone like Elio has to be innovative or we would be stuck riding around like the Flinstones or horse drawn carriage still. Believe me, I know it’s hard to believe the guy but he has come up with something so different than what we are all use to and it has so much great potential, why not help this idea thru and see it succeed?

    just my thoughts 🙂

  4. –BEWARE– Elio Motors has been taking ‘RESERVATIONS’ for 2 ½ years, but is still short $230 MILLION needed to reach ‘production’.
    In fact, their $100 – $1,000 reservations DO NOT guarantee that you will ever get a vehicle; Elio Motors says: “ we are under no obligation to supply you with a vehicle.“
    – And when asked, they refuse to provide which ‘reputable financial institution’ is responsible for their “Refundable” escrow account.
    – Even with the “$17 million collected for “reservations”, they have NOT BUILT nor TESTED one complete Pre-Production Prototype with operable systems to ‘validate their claims’ of fuel economy, or safety!” …. since 2008.
    – If you ask any ‘difficult’ questions, or express ‘discontent’ on their FaceBook page, it is [DELETED], and you are “BLOCKED”! Interesting ‘concept’; but NO WAY they will be in production and on the road, by Mid-2016, as they ‘claim’. – Their ‘Production Date’ has already ‘slipped’ from Jun/Jul 2014 → 1st Qtr 2015 → 3rd Qtr 2015 → to First ½ 2016!
    – They have NOT demonstrated their “84mpg” and do not guarantee their ‘selling price’ of $6,800. They have never ‘demonstrated “at least 75mpg” to QUALIFY for the ATVM LOAN. They are ‘fleecing’ our citizens.!

  5. The prototype with the proposed engine, trans, etc, etc has not been built, therefore, the price, mileage, top speed, etc has not been proven and all appear to exceed reality.

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