Rubin: 84-mpg Elio’s back at Cobo – and still far away Always a show-stopper, the 3-wheeled, tandem-seat torpedo remains a longshot to ever hit the road Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2iGk0IC Jerome Vassallo, Elio Motors VP of sales, racks up 80,000 miles per year escorting the Elio prototype to auto shows like the North American International Auto Show. Here, he shows off the Elio E1C, a gasoline-powered vehicle slated to get 84 mpg on the highway with a top speed of more than 100 mph.