VIA Motors is an American
electric vehicle
An electric vehicle (EV) is a motor vehicle whose propulsion is powered fully or mostly by electricity. EVs encompass a wide range of transportation modes, including road vehicle, road and rail vehicles, electric boats and Submersible, submer ...
development and manufacturing company based in
Orem, Utah
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Utah, Provo, Lindon, Utah, Lindon, and Vineyard, Utah, Vineyard and is approximately south of Salt Lake City.
Orem is one of the pri ...
. It was founded in 2010.
History
VIA Motors was spun off in November 2010 from Raser Technologies, the engineering company that, in 2009, showed a
Hummer H3 said to be capable of returning 100 miles per gallon when fitted with Raser's range-extender plug-in powertrain.
Bob Lutz, former vice-chairman of GM credited as "Father of the Chevy Volt", featuring an extended-range electric powertrain called
Voltec
Voltec, formerly known as E-Flex, is a General Motors powertrain released in November 2010. The Voltec architecture is primarily a Plug-in electric vehicle, plug-in capable, battery-dominant electric vehicle with additional fossil fuel powered Hybr ...
, joined as chairman in 2011.
In 2011, VIA raised $5.3 million from private investors including
Carl Berg. Its fleet customers included Rocky Mountain Power.
In August 2021,
Ideanomics announced their intent to acquire VIA Motors for US$630 million. Ideanomics filed for bankruptcy on December 4, 2024 in Delaware, with plans to sell all of its assets, including VIA Motors.
See also
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Bob Lutz
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