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BMW Group Research unveils innovative concepts for cargo e-bike and e-scooter

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group has presented a number of innovative micromobility solutions to the public in the past, including the BMW Motorrad X2City, the Personal Mover Concept and the BMW Vision E³ Way elevated road concept. BMW Group engineers are now unveiling the electrified bicycle Concept DYNAMIC CARGO and the e-scooter Concept CLEVER COMMUTE.

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Aptera claims enough crowdfunding to make solar EV

Baua Electric

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. Elio was once valued at $1 billion, but never got its original gasoline three-wheeler into production. billion in potential revenue.

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Volkswagen showcasing its micromobility offerings in Geneva with Streetmate and Cityskater electric scooters

Green Car Congress

At the Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen is showcasing two concept electric scooters to address the need for micromobility solutions: the compact Cityskater, a production-ready surfer for the last mile of a journey, and a larger e-scooter, the Streetmate. Cityskater – Electric mobility for the last mile. This lightweight 33.5-inch

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Toyota unveils i-ROAD 3-wheeled electric personal mobility vehicle concept at Geneva

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Toyota unveiled the new i-ROAD three-wheeled electric personal mobility vehicle (PMV) concept at the Geneva motor show. Seating two in tandem and under cover, i-ROAD has a range of up to 30 miles (50km) on a single charge. i-ROAD concept showing Active Lean in action. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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Much of the growth in transportation energy use is projected for the non-OECD nations, where rapidly expanding economies are expected to see strong growth in liquids consumption as transportation systems become motorized and rising per-capita incomes increase the demand for personal motor vehicle ownership. per year from 2006 to 2030.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

The Truth About Cars

Despite having seen them around for years, they were models I had long assumed would be marginally better than the atrocious three-wheeled motorcycles offered by Harley-Davidson. Can-Am’s three-wheeled products turned out to be some of the best touring vehicles I’ve ever ridden sans air conditioning.

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News: Pizza Delivery Goes Electric

Clean Fleet Report

Mountain Mike’s Pizza has placed an initial order of 20 of the three-wheel Solo Cargo EV, manufactured by Canadian company ElectraMeccanica. With a 259-mile all-electric driving range and the ability to hold a large quantity of pizza, sides and Coke , the Bolt will be delivering one of America’s favorite foods emission-free.

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