Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LionEV

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Coredesat 06:21, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] LionEV

LionEV (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Article is written almost entirely by one user -- ElectricOne. Almost all of ElectricOne's contributions to Wikipedia have been to add in references to LionEV and to defend the company. LionEV is Kenneth W. Curry, of Virginia Beach, Virginia[1][2][3], a convicted scam artist.[4]

• Delete no sources provided to establish notability. --Daniel J. Leivick (talk) 18:49, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete, nonnotable company. NawlinWiki (talk) 22:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete, and also tagged as a possible hoax due to some highly unlikely claims (supplier to Ford and Hyndai???). Blueboy96 22:26, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Looking at the article's history, it's obvious that this guy has deliberately tried to disrupt the AfD process by either removing the tag from the article or redirecting the discussion. Yes, he used an IP for the redirect--but come on, "quack". Good faith can no longer be assumed. Blueboy96 02:41, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

• Keep. Alternative propulsion vehicle.--Mac (talk) 06:58, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Some clarification is needed here. First of all we don't claim to be suppliers to Ford or Hyundai, we clearly state on our website that we convert Vehicles provided to us by Ford and Hyundai under fleet arrangements. Our wiki entry lists the vehicles and manufacturers that we convert, and have converted to full electric and PHEV. As to the hoax issue, I am not sure where that came from. Our formal site at http://www.LionEV.com shows full images of our conversion process and images of the battery packs we produce. Page 6 of the DIY Ranger series shows several of our vehicles on dyno testing devices, and out for road tests. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, I imagine a video is worth even more. This appears to be a matter of drive by texting by one of our competitors supporters, primarily eeStor. I can't imagine why they would protest an entry on wiki, but they sure seem intent on bringing it down. Our site also contains links to school projects that we are funding involving alternative fuel vehicles. Any information you require from LionEV just drop us a note. We would love to put this to rest. ElectricOne (talk) 14:13, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

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