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Model S Plaid, Ford Maverick hybrid pickup, Lexus NX plug-in hybrid, Aptera solar car: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which EV startup sent out an SOS? Which upcoming full-size pickup has the operating footprint of an 85 mpg gasoline vehicle? Hint: It just might be electric. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 12, 2021. Last weekend Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the cancellation of the.

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Karma GS-6 review, Aptera performance, EQS reveal, MX-30, hybrids before Prius: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which plug-in hybrid isn’t staying on dealer lots because demand remains so strong? Which automaker has a Canadian compliance car with just 94 miles of range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 16, 2021.

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BREAKING: Aptera Founder Steve Fambro Gives First Interview Live Today

Green Car Reports

Steve Fambro, the man behind the revolutionary and futuristic design that was the Aptera 2e electric car, 2h plug-in hybrid and 2g ultra-high mpg gasoline car, is breaking silence and giving his first public interview today on the online green transport show TransportEvolved.

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Popular Mechanics Takes Aptera for a Drive

Plugs and Cars

Well, Popular Mechanics asked and the Aptera folks let them in. And plans for a serial plug-in hybrid. Tags: aptera. I thought I could smell the vapor. The magazine's Ben Stewart took the all electric car (3 wheeler) for a 20 mile spin in Carlsbad CA. And he came back impressed. 300mpg, they say.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

A demonstration of plug-in hybrids and full battery electrics at an HEAA meeting. What’s so great about our meetings is the action they can inspire,” Hanson said, referencing a recent gathering that featured a representative from Aptera who spoke about the company’s plans to build a 3-wheeled, solar-powered vehicle.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. So far, most start as hybrids.

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