I am not privvy to any of the details of the AC agreement with Hi Tech, the manufacturer, so I will not comment on the pricing or distribution details.
As to the previous version (Perana Z-One) "not selling", it was not offered for sale in the EU as the certification was not completed. The Can-Bus electrical system took much longer than expected to develop and the help from General Motors was less trhan was was anticipated.
The big hold up was the distribution was committed to a Swiss "businessman" who never followed through on his commitments, both financial and distribution wise.
Hi Tech has had a tough couple of years and the productionization of the car has taken longer and cost more that expected.
It is a hell of a product, I had the US demonstrator in my shop for a while and I am very impressed with the design and execution. There are many bespoke parts on the car that on other low volume cars would be parts bins specials.
If we get the "small volume exemption" law passed in the US that is under consideration, this will sell well here when offered as complete car rather than as a "rolling chassis" for owner completion as the law currently requires
Despite my previous experiences with "AC", I would distribute this in a heartbeat.