Elio Motors Brings Popular Car Prototype to 91快活林最新版 to Unveil Unique Partnership
91快活林最新版 College is excited to welcome Elio Motors to campus to announce a special partnership between 91快活林最新版 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鈥檚 first look at the Elio prototype car as it arrives on campus along with a visit from Elio鈥檚 Vice President Jerome Vassallo.
91快活林最新版鈥檚 partnership with Elio began when Music Department Associate Professor Nancy Strelau reached out to Elio and developed a competition for 91快活林最新版 students to produce a musical score that will accompany the Elio car commercial. 听A number of 91快活林最新版 students entered the competition to have their original piece selected for the Elio ad. 听The winners will be chosen Oct. 30.
Elio Motors is based in Arizona and is preparing to manufacture its vehicles in Louisiana鈥�. 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 鈥媜f $6,800.
WHEN: 听听听听 Tuesday, Oct. 13, 12:30 p.m.
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12:30-1:10 p.m. - Interviews availability with Elio VP, 91快活林最新版 professor and students
1:10-1:40 p.m. - Presentation by Elio & 91快活林最新版 about the car and
commercial competition
1:45 - 6 p.m. 听Elio car on display in Arts Center Courtyard
(open to public)
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WHERE: 听听听听听 91快活林最新版 College Arts Center & Courtyard
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Contact
Julie Long, 91快活林最新版 Chief Public Relations Officer: (585) 389-2456; jlong2@naz.edu
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Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, 91快活林最新版 graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
