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Final Aptera 2e Styling Leaked, We Drive the Electric 3-Wheeler

Green Car Reports

Think the late, lamented EV1 from General Motors, subject of the controversial documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? But for more than 4,000 people who've put down deposits on the 2011 Aptera 2e, the EV1 just seems so. To green-car fans, the idea of an ultra-aerodynamic electric two-seater sounds pretty familiar, right?

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Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

Clean Fleet Report

Vincent Keromnes, a leader of dynamic benchmarking at our partner A2MAC1 , took a Tesla Model S Plaid (they 3D scanned the whole car down to the last detail) and then covered the rear wheels (like on the Lightyear One—or GM’s original EV1). The impact on C d ? A note on C d values.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 17, 2009 3:14 pm Link Goodbye GM is right, they h ad an electric car called the EV1 what happened to it? Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15. They are evidently conspiring with the oil companies otherwise why else would they destroy the EV1s.

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