It’s up to the IPO underwriter to evaluate investor demand...and of course the IPO...or STO (ElioCoin) is subject to SEC approval...
As an example...the recent Elio NASDAQ IPO was either canceled due to low investor interest...no SEC approval...or both...
The underwriter (Drexel Hamilton) for...
Here are the facts with regards to Elio’s Reg A+ stock history...
1) Elio stock was priced at $12 when it was initially offered to the public...($12 was the IPO price)...
2) During the following months after Elio’s IPO...Elio stock traded up to $75...
3) Today...Elio stock is trading for...
Unfortunately... your takeaway’s from the article are incorrect with regards to an STO (ElioCoin)...
I respectfully suggest you do some research with regards to the differences between ICO (utility coin offering)...and an STO (secured token offering)...
Basically...an STO is just a blockchain...
Given the fact that Elio Motors has no foreseeable revenue other than a trickle of new reservations...and no significant assets...it’s hard understand how an asset backed STO (ElioCoin) would find any investor appetite...
I’m also trying to understand what are the consequences of a STO (Elio...
We’re not the only country that loves SUVs...Chinese consumers are buying SUVs in record numbers...
http://energyfuse.org/chinas-suv-sales-rise-sharply-underpin-gasoline-demand/
Here’s a highly technical explanation of what to expect from a tZERO (Overstock.Com) ElioCoin STO offering...
https://restislaw.com/tzero-security-token-offering-unpacked/
The Chinese are positioning themselves to become a gobal automotive powerhouse...
Just a matter of time before they have showrooms in the US...
Here’s a lengthy...but interesting article...
Here’s an article that will add a bit more clarity to the definition of the current 5-star safety rating standards...
As most are aware of...the Elio will never meet these standards...but it’s definitely safer than a conventional motorcycle...
Obviously Paul misspoke when he initially...
They have explained it in
theory...ownership of ElioCoin would be a unique encryption code transaction similar to all crypto currency‘s... hence the term “blockchain” tech...
That’s where Byrne’s tZERO crypto currency brokerage platform comes in to play...assuming ElioCoin ever is approved by...
I respectfully disagree... there are scores of gobal automotive manufacturers that could have an Elio style vehicle fully developed in under a year...
Actually...Elio does not have “the tech”...that was all developed by subcomponent manufacturers...all global automotive manufacturer have...
Receiving SEC approval to issue an STO (ElioCoin) will be a long drawn out process at best... it’s a much more complex offering then Elio’s recent NASDAQ IPO attempt...
I’m not so sure there’s much of a finalized plan yet...STO’s are very controversial at best...the jury is still out whether...
Since the Elio is a rather simple vehicle with no proprietary technology...Tesla...or any other existing major gobal automotive manufacturer...could easily bring a Elio copycat vehicle to the market in very timely fashion...
No need to involve Elio Motors in the process...or assume their debt...
The lack of a ATVM loan for Elio Motor is no longer relevant...just water under the bridge...
Elio paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobbying firm to assist in processing the ATVM paperwork...Elio had to know what their chances of approval were...obviously they didn’t qualify...
End of...
The hope seems to be that the proposed ElioCoin would have liquidity on the tZERO crypto currency trading platform that Byrne is trying to launch...
The ElioCoin would not be directly redeemable with Elio Motors... but would have to be processed through a trading platform...much like a share...
Since Paul seems to be hanging his future on a Securitized token offering (ElioCoin)...here’s more clarification on that subject...
And I quote from my research...
Equity tokens are a subcategory of security tokens that represent ownership of an asset, such as debt or company stock.
By...
Here’s a great article with regards to the future of electric cars in the United States...
Some very surprising conclusions...
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/business/electric-car-adoption.html
The High-performance EV market is starting to ramp up...lots of new products showing up the next several years ...
This new technology should trickle down to EV’s in all price ranges...
Great article on Porsche technology...