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Bombardier Recreational Products and Government of Canada funding C$11.3M project to develop plug-in hybrid Can-Am Spyder roadster with target of 50% reduction in fuel consumption

Green Car Congress

Our goal is to develop completely new electric hybrid technology for a three-wheel vehicle that uses 50% less fuel and reduces CO 2 emissions by 50% while maintaining its speed, power and performance. The CTA currently employs more than 70 researchers and students, and expects to become self-financing as of 2011.

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Aptera delays 2e until 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

During the past 12 months, the company’s initial offering – the aerodynamic Aptera 2e, an all-electric, three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200-plus mpg – has evolved from concept to near reality. “However, we now have to adjust our production schedule to align with financing realities. About Aptera.

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“Never Charge EV” -1000 km Range Aptera Solar Car

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Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony founded Aptera in 2006, two years before Tesla began selling its Roadster. In December 2008, Aptera’s financing application for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) funding program was denied by the Department of Energy. Its front-wheel-drive car can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.5

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