The idea for the SOLO spawned when CEO Jerry Kroll, founder of KleenSpeed Technologies first started developing advanced electric race cars at the Nasa Research Park in Mountainview California in 2007. Enthusiastic about the potential to change the way vehicles dominate people’s lives by creating a more efficient, clean, and cost-effective vehicle, Mr. Kroll was joined by long time automotive friend Henry Reisner, President of Intermeccanica Inc. Coupled with Mr. Kroll’s idea for an innovative EV and Mr. Reisner’s years of expertise and experience in the automotive manufacturing industry, the first Electra Meccanica prototype was completed in January of 2015.