Esta moto eléctrica de 120.000 euros ya no existe

esta moto eléctrica de 120.000 euros ya no existe

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Las startups no son siempre exitosas.

Fabricar un vehículo en 2024 es difícil y hacer realidad una empresa lo es aún más. Por eso, en muchas ocasiones, proyectos de este tipo no acaban con un final feliz. Es el caso de Arc Vehicle, la marca que producía la motocicleta eléctrica Vector, que costaba 128.000 dólares, unos 120.000 euros al cambio.

Hablamos en pasado porque, según MCN y Visor Down, la compañía ha entrado en liquidación, citando al Company House del Reino Unido, que afirma que Arc V LTD ha presentado una “resolución extraordinaria para liquidar” y nombrar “un liquidador voluntario”.

Los artículos explican que sólo se entregaron 11 motocicletas a los clientes en el momento de la declaración de quiebra, incluyendo una al famoso actor Ryan Reynolds. Ese número tan bajo de máquinas no ha sido suficiente para mantener una compañía a flote.

Proyectos de startups

MCN habló con el fundador y director ejecutivo de Arc Vehicle, Mark Truman, quien afirmó: “En última instancia, cuando vendes productos a medida de alto coste y bajo volumen, no hace falta que mucha gente te falle para ponerte en una situación difícil”.

Y añadió: “Las cosas habían ido muy bien, pero los problemas de distribución en EE. UU. afectaron mucho a nuestros ingresos, lo que nos obligó a buscar inversión. Actualmente estoy trabajando con socios y estoy decidido a intentar sacar a flote a Arc. También haré todo lo posible para apoyar a los clientes de motocicletas en el futuro”.

Y para ello, Truman declaró que se había puesto en contacto con esos 11 clientes y les había explicado la situación. “Lo primero que hicimos cuando nos dimos cuenta de que esto iba a ocurrir fue ponernos en contacto con todos los clientes”, dijo.

Otras motos eléctricas

Sin embargo, Arc ya ha vivido antes esta situación, ya que la empresa comenzó su andadura en 2017 y entró en concurso de acreedores en 2019. Truman compró la empresa y la ‘resucitó’ en 2020, y estaba en conversaciones para recibir más financiación con el Departamento de Negocios, Energía y Estrategia Industrial y la Oficina de Vehículos de Bajas Emisiones del Reino Unido. Eso, obviamente, no ocurrió o no sucedió lo suficientemente rápido. Sin embargo, ¿podría Arc sacarse otro conejo de la chistera?

Como Truman declaró antes, está trabajando para resolver el asunto y quizá pueda volver a hacerlo. El tiempo dirá si esta carísima moto volverá a ver la luz del día.

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