Elio Motors plans to launch a three-wheel vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg with a targeted base price of $7,300, announced it has shipped one of its E-Series testing and engineering vehicles to RedDOT Corporation in Seattle for heating, ventilation and air conditioning testing. Soon after officially announcing RedDOT as its HVAC partner last week, Elio Motors loaded a recently completed E-Series vehicle onto a vehicle transport trailer and shipped it from its Pilot Operations Center in Livonia, Mich., to RedDOT in Seattle. This week, RedDOT will begin testing air-flow, defrost, refrigerant charge, air conditioning and heater performance tests at extreme temperatures ranging from 0 degrees F to 110 degrees. Elio Motors Finalizes Second Engineering Vehicle, Ships it to RedDOT to Launch HVAC Testing (/figcaption)(/figure) Elio Motors is planning on building 23 vehicles, dubbed the E-Series, for engineering and testing purposes. The company is currently conducting Anti-Lock Brake system testing on an E-Series vehicle at Continental Automotive in Auburn Hills, Mich.