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1,000-mile electric car unveiled: Aptera returns 10 years later

Green Car Reports

The world's auto industry seems to have settled on 200-plus miles for North America and 300 kilometers (160 miles) or more for European and Asian markets. What's the minimum necessary range for an electric car? The longest-range 2019 Tesla, the Model S Long Range, gets an EPA range rating of 370 miles.

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

Green Car Congress

100 km) three-wheeled vehicle with a target date of 2016, unveiled its engine prototype: a 0.9-liter, We are literally trying to reinvent the auto industry, so why go the conventional route and rework someone else’s engine? Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100

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Tokyo 2023 revisited: Every electric concept debut from the best motor show in years

EV Central

Maybe Tesla and the Chinese aren’t just going to just roll over the rest of the auto industry after all. A rebuttal of autonomous driving, the three-wheel open-top electric autocycle (Yamaha’s own description) includes three-wheel steering – with a manual mode for the rear wheel to add to the challenge.

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