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Elio Motors begins work on Gen 5 prototype of $6,800, 84 MPG Vehicle

Green Car Congress

Elio Motors is targeting a launch date mid 2016 for a vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg (2.8-l/100 The 506 (c) offering is made possible by the Jobs Act of 2012, and allows accredited investors to buy in to Elio Motors. where General Motors previously built the Hummer H3 and Chevy Colorado.

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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality

China EV

The EV maker opened an office in Santa Clara, CA, in Silicon Valley, in 2016 under the name SF Motors. Taylor had a long career with General Motors, including a stint as CEO of the Hummer brand. That surely helped put the Indianapolis plant on his radar as AM General manufactured Hummers there.). More on Sokon later.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

for 2016, followed by the Model X. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. Flash Drive: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV ; News: GMC Hummer EV First Edition Sells Out ; Cadillac Lyric First Look. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S.

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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV: Chevy’s lowest-priced electric car gets a big brother

Charged EVs

However, its parent company seems likely to devote at least as much marketing to the GMC Hummer EV coming late this year [and the Cadillac Lyriq that will follow early in 2022] as to the much smaller, much less noticeable and glamorous tall hatchback—regardless of its 250-mile projected range rating. New role: value pricing.