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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

Target features for the hybrid roadster include a 600 cc internal combustion engine and 20 kW continuous power electric motor powered by a Li-ion battery pack that delivers similar acceleration to the Spyder 990 RS roadster. Its mandate is to develop advanced technologies in the field of motorized recreational vehicles.

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Aptera delays 2e until 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the blog post, and the Press Release from Aptera Motors: [link]. Source: Aptera Motors]. 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.

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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. In December 2008, Aptera’s financing application for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) funding program was denied by the Department of Energy. Its front-wheel-drive car can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.5

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