Elio Motors Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:04:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tesla Motors Might be Able to Sell Direct in New Jersey After All https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-motors-might-able-sell-direct-new-jersey-20140610/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-motors-might-able-sell-direct-new-jersey-20140610/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:15:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47938 We’ve been covering the Tesla Motors direct-sales approach in depth, but a big blow came from New Jersey lawmakers in March. Tesla Motors’ direct-sales models has lawmakers, automobile dealers, and even some other automaker, up at arms. In the United States, the only country in which these laws exist at all, automakers are not allowed […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-motors-might-able-sell-direct-new-jersey-20140610/feed/ 0 47938 84 mpg Elio Motors Three-Wheeler Gets New Production Plant in Louisiana https://www.greenoptimistic.com/84-mpg-elio-motors-three-wheeler-gets-new-production-plant-louisiana-20140110/ Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:35:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44984 The auto industry is currently in a massive state of transition, and because of this new and exciting landscape, big opportunities are available for those with a compelling product. Elio Motors, with their ingenious design for a sub-7k, 84 MPG tandem-three wheeler, has been poster child for this brave new world, and they are now ready to take the next step […]

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]]> 44984 Startup Elio Motors to Buy GM Plant for Building 60 mpg Car https://www.greenoptimistic.com/startup-elio-motors-to-buy-gm-plant-for-building-60-mpg-car-20130108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/startup-elio-motors-to-buy-gm-plant-for-building-60-mpg-car-20130108/#respond Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:13:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31012 Elio Motors in Shreveport, Louisiana wants to by a former General Motors plant in order to manufacture and sell their low-cost, high MPH car. One green automaker, Bright Automotive, has already gone under in Shreveport while waiting for Federal funding. Bright Automotive had hoped to build a green, high MPG van, but could not hold […]

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