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Bombardier Recreational Products and Government of Canada funding C$11.3M project to develop plug-in hybrid Can-Am Spyder roadster with target of 50% reduction in fuel consumption

Green Car Congress

Launched in 2007, the Can-Am Spyder roadster features a distinctive Y-architecture and is he only mass-production, on-road vehicle that is entirely designed and manufactured in Canada. Creating a three-wheel vehicle as opposed to a hybrid car poses significant design challenges that require a very high degree of innovation.

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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. “However, we now have to adjust our production schedule to align with financing realities. About Aptera.

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“Never Charge EV” -1000 km Range Aptera Solar Car

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Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony founded Aptera in 2006, two years before Tesla began selling its Roadster. The founders came up with a futuristic design kind of ones we imagine for what 2100 will look like etc. Because when it came to financing, electric vehicles were still seen as more of a scientific experiment than a proven product.

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