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Electra Meccanica Solo three-wheeled electric car unveiled

Green Car Reports

Canadian firm Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation is the latest to try to market a small, three-wheeled commuter vehicle. Unveiled today, the Electra Meccanica Solo features an all-electric powertrain, and seating for one person.

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In India, BEVs Are Starting To Take Off

CleanTechnica EVs

Although most vehicular traffic in India is two- and three-wheeled, it is still exciting to see the numbers of four-wheeled personal vehicles going electric on India’s roads. India is an economic force to be reckoned with, even though the promise of Chindia in the ’90s has not come to pass.

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Honda to Debut New One-Person EV Concept at Geneva Along with European Intro of EV-N

Green Car Congress

The Honda 3R-C, a new one-person battery electric vehicle concept, will make its world debut in Geneva alongside the EV-N concept, previously shown at the Tokyo Motor Show ( earlier post ), which will be displayed for the first time in Europe. Two of Honda’s U3-X, electric personal mobility devices are attached to the inside of each door.

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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.

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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

Cars That Think

E-bikes are powered by relatively small batteries that can be wrangled by the average person who can handle a carton of milk. Battery swapping also addresses the infrastructure issues that come along with the growing presence of two- and three-wheeled vehicles.”

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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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ABI forecasts global electric vehicle revenue to hit $58B in 2021; multi-modal smart mobility

Green Car Congress

Similarly, Tier 1 companies, such as Continental, are designing and manufacturing batteries and engines that can better accommodate small, personal electric vehicles. Personal mobility companies VeloMetro and EcoReco, for instance, are embracing the shared fleet mentality. —Susan Beardslee.