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Morgan launches three-wheeled Morgan EV3 at Geneva

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The Morgan Motor Company is launching the three-wheeled Morgan EV3 , the company’s first production electric vehicle, at the Geneva Motor Show. Following a soft launch of the Phase 1 EV3 mule vehicle in 2015, Morgan is showcasing the final pre-production phase car with restyled body and interior.

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U.Ok.’s Tevva Motors merges with Canada’s suffering EV maker ElectraMeccanica

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have indubitably to a merger that can give the British business truck start-up a North American foothold, pace offering ElectraMeccanica a fresh path next the corporate alone its three-wheeled Solo EV this April. ElectraMeccanica was once based in Vancouver in 2015. -based Tevva Motors Ltd. The all-stock trade in introduced Aug.

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Elio’s crowdfunding campaign attracts $16M in non-binding interest so far

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Capital raised will help fund the 2016 launch of its three-wheel, enclosed vehicle that Elio expects to sell for $6,800. Elio Motors launched the crowdfunding initiative on 19 June and has averaged nearly $1 million in expressed non-binding interest each day.

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Elio Motors set to begin operations in former GM plant in Caddo Parish; 80 mpg highway 3-wheeler for $6,800

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Paul Elio, CEO and founder of Elio Motors, said he expects his company to begin commercial vehicle production in first quarter 2015, with significant hiring at the Caddo Parish facility to begin by the fourth quarter of 2014 and full employment to be reached in late 2015. The three-wheeled Elio is powered by an inline, 3-cylinder, 0.9

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Fujitsu and GMS partner on trial of electric tricycles in the Philippines

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(GMS), a venture company providing mobility services, will partner on field testing to expand the use of electric tricycles (a three-wheel taxi) in the Republic of the Philippines. The trial, which took place in Metro Manila, the capital area of the Philippines, ran from September 2014 through January 2015.

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ECOtality forms JV with Changchun Eco-Power Technology for EV charging products in China

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to manufacture and distribute ECOtality charging products for a range of EVs, including two and three-wheel vehicles, buses, material handling equipment, and airport ground support—all specifically designed for the regional marketplace. ECOtality, Inc. and Changchun Eco-Power Technology Co.,

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Elio Motors selects Comau for powertrain and automated assembly systems for 3-wheel vehicles

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a global leader in the development and implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable automation and production, as its automation partner to build its three-wheel, high efficiency vehicle. We are very pleased to be partnering with Elio Motors on the assembly of this unique three-wheel vehicle.

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