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Aptera raises $40 million to bring the first solar electric vehicle to market

Green Authority

What if you never had to fill your tank with gas or plug in your car to charge with electricity? Lastly, having only three wheels means less friction on the ground. As for how far you’ll get, the Aptera can coast for over 250 miles on a small battery pack or up to 1,000 miles with bigger battery packs.

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Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

Green Car Congress

To achieve its goals, Peugeot is relying on a new products strategy that includes electric propulsion (the i0n i-MiEV-derived electric car) and E-Vivacity scooter from 2010; diesel hybrid in the 3008 from 2011 ( earlier post) ; e-HDi (microhybrid) from 2011 on the entire diesel range; and a plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012. HYbrid4 Plug-in.

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"Spirit's" Afternoon Rambling 'Round Yuma in the Sunny & Bright. Before Cruising Back to Tucson on Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Pixs at left showing the "Spirit" at the gate entrance to the Historic Yuma Territorial Prison and above parked right smartly in front of the Yuma County Administration Building Merry Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After some 240 miles a'trucking Alas! being a fairly new Rotarian himself. Stay tuned.

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

Green Car Congress

billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV).

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Are You Plugged In? Some of the first plug-in electric passenger vehicles are slated to roll onto U.S. How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. By Mara Lemos Stein.

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EU-Live project unveils electrified 3-wheeler; designed by Groupe PSA

Green Car Congress

On 30 November, the European EU-LIVE consortium unveiled a new L5e-category (3-wheeled vehicles one can use at a speed above 50 km/h and on any road) electrified mobility solution. Its tilting mechanism offers superior handling, making the vehicle as easy to drive as a three-wheel scooter. The vehicle’s small footprint (2.4

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How Federal and State Government Incentives Make It Easy to Become an EV Owner

Blink Charging

Must not exceed a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of: $80,000 for vans, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), crossovers, and pickup trucks $55,000 for all other vehicle types. The EV or Plug-In Hybrid EV (PHEV) must have an external charging source. Note that PHEVs cannot use DC fast chargers.) Must be sold by a licensed dealer.