** Shares of the Canadian EV firm ElectraMeccanica Vehicles
SOLO.O pared some gains in morning trading after short-seller
Citron Research set a PT for $2
** The PT implies a ~79% downside to stock's last close
** "SOLO is a COMPLETE JOKE", Citron says in a tweet https://twitter.com/CitronResearch/status/1329832257452838912
** "Under $6 mil R&D last 12 months and 6 cars delivered in
2 years this stock will be the first to trade back to $2 when
frenzy over" - Citron
** Stock is currently up ~19% at $11.47; some EV stocks
gained on Thursday as General Motors Co GM.N boosted planned
spending on future electric models by 35% to more than $27 bln
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** SOLO has gained more than five-fold this year
(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru)
((Ayanti.Bera@thomsonreuters.com;))