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Elio update: Overstock gives 84-mpg automaker a shot, with a cryptocurrency twist

Green Car Reports

Fledgling automaker Elio Motors said it has good news this week for its three-wheeled car, which has been delayed for several years.

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Plug-in hybrid price guide, 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT, Elio woes: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have an updated plug-in hybrid price guide, the debut of the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT hatchback, and an update on Elio Motors and its "84 mpg" three-wheeled vehicle. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What would Nikola Tesla think of the Tesla Model S?

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3-Wheeled, 84 MPG Elio Moves A Step Closer To Reality

Green Car Reports

If you''re one of their 17,000 or so Facebook fans it''ll be hard to forget, as the company''s little green three-wheeled vehicle will be a regular fixture on your timeline. As The Detroit News reports, Elio has just released a new prototype of the tiny gasoline-powered vehicle, set to be built at an ex-GM facility in.'

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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. Tags: Production News Aptera Aptera 2e.

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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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Aptera Unveils Pre-Production 2e, Suppliers

Green Car Congress

In a press conference in Carlsbad, California, Aptera Motors unveiled the pre-production version of the electric three-wheel, 200+ mpg Aptera 2e along with 23 strategic suppliers , including GE; A123Systems for the Li-ion battery pack; Remy International for the drive motor ( earlier post ); and BorgWarner for the single ratio transaxle.

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

This Educational Tour will be in, as mentioned, the All American "Spirit of DC" - Toyota Prius PHEV, which has been demonstrating the goal of 101 MPG, assisted by electricity. CALCars News not copied]. Currently, we're in need of human resources in staging the Tour de AZ.

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