Have you thought about just sourcing an alternative electric motor? It won’t be a motor made specifically for that unit, I’m sure there are any number of alternatives that could be sourced for significantly less cash.
He is just saying the same thing, if you sell controlling interest to a different company then they own the brand, you just become a minority share holder.
Busy right now, I will see if I can find it later, article said that the new owners plan to take the brand in a different direction, more trikes and lower capacity machines for the International market.