This is the e-mail I sent to my congressional rep.
The Alternate Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program has money to loan. They have loaned over $8 billion to Ford, $5 billion to Nissan and $425 million to Tesla. Tesla is the only one to pay it back. Elio Motors (which is based here in Phoenix) has asked for a small portion of that. They submitted their application in 2014 and still have not been given the loan. Elio will change the face of transportation. They are going to mass produce a 2 person vehicle that costs $7300 and gets 84 miles per gallon. The vehicle will be made in the USA employing American workers and using parts from American companies. Please if you do not already know the full story of Elio Motors go to their web site and see the wonderful idea to change transportation for so many.
Please let me know the status of their loan, who I can write to too support them, and let me know if YOU can do anything to help move this company forward. Thank You!
I believe if every Elio deposit holder sent this or something similar to their Rep. they may take some notice.
I will post the response, if I get one.