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80-MPG Elio Three-Wheeled Car To Be Built At Former GM Truck Plant?

Green Car Reports

Startups making small, economical vehicles come and go, but one company offering a high-efficiency vehicle has big plans, buying a former General Motors assembly plant. Elio Motors is the company behind a three-wheeled car capable of 84 mpg highway, on nothing more complicated than gasoline.

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Elio Motors to buy engines, abandons building its own

Green Car Reports

Elio Motors, which has been struggling since 2009 to build its own ultra-cheap, small, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car, announced Thursday that it will source an engine from a major automaker. Previously, the company planned to build its own 3-cylinder engine with up to 55 horsepower for its projected 84-mpg three-wheeler.

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

Green Car Congress

Elio Motors has begun work on its fifth-generation prototype three-wheeled vehicle. 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. Earlier post.)The

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Startup Elio Motors Doesn't Get To Buy Ex-GM Plant After All

Green Car Reports

Elio Motors’ tiny three-wheeled, 84-mpg vehicle already has a significant following, but before Elio can turn those fans into buyers, it needs to secure a place to build it.

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Elio Motors launches stock sale to raise $25M to help bring 3-wheeler to market

Green Car Congress

The company has offered an opportunity for all those that have indicated interest to buy shares during an exclusive period running to 2 December. Elio Motors is launching an innovative, enclosed, three-wheel vehicle (the Elio) that will get up to 84 MPG with a targeted $6,800 base price and is aiming for a late 2016 production launch.

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Mercedes electric G-wagen review, Chinese EV tariffs, BMW and Honda EV targets: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Also, the 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid three-row SUV lineup earns up to 36 mpg, and it’s getting refreshed styling inside and out, without any price hike. 2025 Kia Sorento plug-in hybrid California EV startup Aptera is ending crowdfunding for its three-wheel EV after June, it announced late Wednesday. In Q1, U.S.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

The Truth About Cars

Despite having seen them around for years, they were models I had long assumed would be marginally better than the atrocious three-wheeled motorcycles offered by Harley-Davidson. Can-Am’s three-wheeled products turned out to be some of the best touring vehicles I’ve ever ridden sans air conditioning.