Elio Motors Brings Popular Car Prototype to Nazareth College to Unveil Unique Partnership

ROCHESTER, NY (10/08/2015)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College is excited to welcome Elio Motors to campus to announce a special partnership between Nazareth and the popular American start-up automaker. Elio has taken the world by storm, with more than 46,000 people on a list to purchase the three-wheeled car when it goes into production at the end of 2016. This is Rochester's first look at the Elio prototype car as it arrives on campus along with a visit from Elio's Vice President Jerome Vassallo.

WHO:

Nazareth College and Elio Motors develop music competition for Nazareth students to produce a musical score to accompany the Elio car commercial.
WHAT:

Nazareth’s partnership with Elio began when Music Department Associate Professor Nancy Strelau reached out to Elio and developed a competition for Nazareth students to compose an original piece of music with the winner being selected for the Elio ad. The winners will be chosen Oct. 30.

Elio Motors is based in Arizona and is preparing to manufacture its vehicles in Louisiana?. The first vehicle under development, a three-wheeled model (two wheels in front, one in back) with an 8-gallon fuel tank, has a planned fuel efficiency of 84 mpg and a projected MSRP ?of $6,800.

***MEDIA OP to see Elio Car driving into position at 12:30p.m.***

12:30-1:10 p.m. - Interviews availability with Elio VP, Nazareth professor and students

1:10-1:40 p.m. - Presentation by Elio & Nazareth about the car and

commercial competition

1:45 - 6 p.m. Elio car on display in Arts Center Courtyard

(open to public)
WHEN: Tuesday October 13, 2015 at 12:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Nazareth College
Arts Center Courtyard
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14618
NOTES:

MEDIA: Park in Arts Center Parking Lot (off East Avenue - entrance with stop light)

PULL up to front of ARTS CENTER main entrance, there are spots reserved for media

If you want to see the car IN MOTION, be here by 12:30 p.m.