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Elio 84-MPG Three-Wheel Prototype: Driven In Parking Lot (Video)

Green Car Reports

It''s not uncommon for small cars to get 40 mpg these days, or hybrids to hit 50 mpg. Elio Motors claims its three-wheeled car does 84 mpg on the highway, far exceeding that of any car on sale. ALSO SEE: Why Tesla''s Elon Musk Must Sell 6 Million Electric Cars To Make History Now.'

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Crowdfunded Aptera super-efficiency EV will use in-wheel motors

Green Car Reports

Aptera, self-proclaimed builder of the world's most efficient passenger vehicle, is partnering with Elaphe Propulsion to bring in-wheel motor technology to its 1,000-mile electric two-seater.

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SONDORS unveils $10K, 3-wheel, 3-seat EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show; Protean in-wheel motor

Green Car Congress

SONDORS Electric Car Company unveiled its three seat, three wheel, all electric vehicle at the 2017 LA Auto Show. With an anticipated retail price of $10,000, Sondors hopes to create the tipping point necessary for mass adoption of electric vehicles.

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Triac Electric Car - Three Wheels, 100 Miles And $25,000

All Cars Electric

With the focus naturally going towards some of the big electric car launches we've had this year or established players like Tesla Motors, it's all too easy to forget that there are a wealth of smaller companies out there producing their own, unique take on electric transport.

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Shockwave three-wheel electric roadster revealed

Green Cars News

An electric sports car has to be the ultimate motoring thrill. Able to make the most of the instant torque of a battery drivetrain, we’ve seen a few electric roadster concepts in recent years. Electric cars' Over in Tennessee, in the US, one new concept has caught our eye.

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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

Cars That Think

Because of that form factor, battery swapping for e-bikes is a quick and simple method for staying powered up, whereas for a traditional four-wheeled EV, swaps are a more involved process for doing the equivalent of filling a gas tank. The Japanese conglomerate Yamaha Motor Co., billion industry in 2022.

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Aptera Answers Our Questions, Shares No New Information

All Cars Electric

Last week we told you that Aptera Motors had temporarily halted its online reservation system for its three-wheeled, two seat, ultra-efficient 2e electric car.

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