Fuel Economy, Motor and Three Wheeled

The Challenges Paul Elio Faces To Launch A Three-Wheel, 84-MPG, $6,800 Car

Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2015

Startup Elio Motors, which needs $230 million to begin production of its radical lightweight, two-seat, three-wheeled fuel-efficient vehicle, is still about $165 million short. CEO Paul Elio, speaking at last week''s New York Auto Show, said it has taken more than 41,000 deposits from eager potential buyers.

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Elio Motors to use Flame-Spray cylinder coating for projected 10% boost in engine performance in 3-wheeler

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

Elio Motors, Inc., which will launch an enclosed, three-wheeled vehicle in 2015, has named Flame-Spray Industries , Inc., The car is powered by an inline, 3-cylinder, 1-liter, 70 hp (52 kW) gasoline fuel-injected, SOHC engine and has projected fuel economy of 84 mpg (2.8 l/100 km) in the city.

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Elio Motors to buy engines, abandons building its own

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Elio Motors, which has been struggling since 2009 to build its own ultra-cheap, small, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car, announced Thursday that it will source an engine from a major automaker. The company did not.

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 100 km) three-wheeled vehicle with a target date of 2016, unveiled its engine prototype: a 0.9-liter, —Paul Elio, President and CEO of Elio Motors. Recently, Elio Motors and Altair simulated a belted occupant and driver airbag in a frontal crash.

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Elio seeks $100 million in IPO; 3-wheeler price raised, production delayed, again

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2017

Entrepreneur Paul Elio's concept for a simple three-wheeled car that would cost only $6,800 has now been with us for eight years.

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You know cars, trucks, and motorcycles, but what's an autocycle? (It's an Elio)

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

To say three-wheeled vehicles are rare in the North American car market would be an understatement. Traditionally, motorcycles have two wheels, and passenger cars and light trucks have four.

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2019 Nissan Altima features VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, AWD, ProPILOT Assist

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

liter V6 engine is the world’s first production-ready variable compression turbo inline 4-cylinder ( earlier post )—which generates the performance of some V6 gasoline engines but with 4-cylinder level fuel economy. In terms of fuel economy, the new 2.0-liter Replacing the previous-generation Altima’s 3.5-liter

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Elio Motors Raises $22 Million From Small Investors, Still Needs $130 Million More

Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2015

As one website put it--in a piece tagged to lure Tesla Motors fans--Elio Motors is "the other automotive startup" to which those fans should presumably pay attention. But even Tesla CEO Elon Musk hasn't proposed "crowdsourcing" his product-development funds.

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Golly, Elio Motors has built. a car! One test car, in fact

Green Car Reports

JULY 1, 2016

Increasingly sophisticated computer modeling software has cut the number of prototypes and test cars that carmakers build. But they must still make dozens of vehicles that will never be sold, to test assembly, evaluate features, conduct durability tests, and wreck them to assess crash-safety ratings. Those vehicles, destined to be crushed at the.

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Will 3-wheeled so-called 'autocycles' break out this year? We're skeptical

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2017

Three-wheeled vehicles have never been remotely popular in North America, but some new makers of these unusual vehicles are hoping for a resurgence of interest.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement.

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Piaggio Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Version of MP3 Scooter

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

The Piaggio Group has introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. With a grid-chargeable Li-ion battery pack, the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid reduces both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50%. The MP3 hybrid. Click to enlarge. Energy flow in the MP3 Hybrid.

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Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

The alternative motor vehicle credit is not allowed against the alternative minimum tax. A credit is also available for each qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle placed in service—qualified being a four-wheel, on-road vehicle equipped with a grid-chargeable battery pack of at least 4 kWh capacity.

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Piaggio launches plug-in hybrid scooter

Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2009

Though occasionally derided here in the UK, scooters retain vast appeal throughout Europe where the Piaggio Group has now introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. There is also an ultra-quiet reverse mode, which can be used for parking or moving in and out of tight spaces.

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The Challenges Paul Elio Faces To Launch A Three-Wheel, 84-MPG, $6,800 Car

Elio Motors to use Flame-Spray cylinder coating for projected 10% boost in engine performance in 3-wheeler

Elio Motors to buy engines, abandons building its own

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

Elio seeks $100 million in IPO; 3-wheeler price raised, production delayed, again

You know cars, trucks, and motorcycles, but what's an autocycle? (It's an Elio)

2019 Nissan Altima features VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, AWD, ProPILOT Assist

Elio Motors Raises $22 Million From Small Investors, Still Needs $130 Million More

Golly, Elio Motors has built. a car! One test car, in fact

Will 3-wheeled so-called 'autocycles' break out this year? We're skeptical

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Piaggio Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Version of MP3 Scooter

Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

Piaggio launches plug-in hybrid scooter

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