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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Aptera Motors, the developer of an all-electric, three-wheeled lightweight aerodynamic vehicle ( earlier post ) is shutting down. Aptera executives had been engaged in exhaustive due diligence with the Department of Energy (DOE) pertaining to an ATVM (Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing) loan.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Auto-rickshaws from Delhi were chosen for the study because (a) they operate on CNG, (b) they are “for-hire” vehicles, and are hence readily recruited, and (c) they all have the same basic chassis design and function (manufactured by one company, but available with different engine types and a wide range of model years). kg 100 km -1 ).

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Gasoline Emissions Fuel India 287

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. The company has recently completed a 110cc production-intent prototype, which it began testing in February. There is no ISFC improvement at high load. Pinnacle Engines’ 4-stroke opposed-piston engine. Click to enlarge. Willcox, M.,

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