To me this is a huge kick in the crotch.
All of that money, our money, went into developing a bespoke Elio gasoline engine. All because Paul said it was the only way to get to 84mpg and keep costs down. Soon that changed to some mystery outside supplier engine. Money wasted.
All along many of us were asking "why not electric?" Then the whole line about the poor and first commuter accessible to all and blah blah blah..... And now, full circle to this? Really?
Even if they do, by some miracle, end up producing this, there's no way in hell they'll get a battery big enough and cheap enough to get this over 150 miles of range at sustained speeds of 70mph for $14,000. You read it here first. Could it be done? Sure, but not by this group of clowns. Paul will probably insist that the battery pack resemble the old ray-o-vac 6v cell bolted to the bottom of his grandpappy's first flashlight.
The more I think about all the wrong turns this sorry excuse of a company has made over the years, the more pissed I get. So I'll just stop thinking.