Chinese technology company LeEco has backed from an investment partnership with British automaker Aston Martin to build more of its RapidE electric car. Reuter reports the broken deal will scale back production of the vehicle to 155 making the cars more exclusive to buyers with more expensive tastes. Available for pre-order next month with, the all-electric will fetch a pricetag of $250,000 is based on the Rapide S sedan. And here I am stuck driving a Chevy Volt once in awhile in LA’s terrible traffic. A man can dream or just watch Bond pull some nifty driving in a DBS.



Unveiling the alliance in February last year, LeEco and Aston pledged to launch an all-electric version of the Rapide S sedan in 2018. But the Chinese conglomerate has since slashed its electric car investments, including its U.S. startup Faraday Future’s planned $1.3 billion factory in Nevada

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