Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last week Elio Motors put a price on a 150-mile, fully electric version of its high-efficiency, three-wheeled car: $14,900. Call the.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

The SOLO is a purpose-built, three-wheeled, all-electric solution for the urban environment, and is engineered for a single occupant. kWh battery pack, the SOLO has a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 80 mph, making it safe for highways.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2022

California’s Aptera Motors today confirmed its battery supplier for its upcoming solar-supplemented, hyper-efficient three-wheeled cars: China’s EVE Energy. It plans to use cylindrical cells, in the same 2170 format that’s been used in the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, as well as the Rivian R1T and others.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Electric three-wheeler to help police be more visible in the community and will be adapted for paramedic first responders and last-mile deliveries. The post Police and first responders to get three-wheel electric motorcycles appeared first on The Driven.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 24, 2021

Three Wheels United partners Piaggio Vehicles to promote electric 3-wheelers in India. The Three Wheels United (TWU) a Bengaluru based tech-enabled financier of light electric vehicles has partnered with Piaggio Vehicles to accelerate the adoption of electric three-wheelers in India.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Aptera, initially known as Accelerated Composites, formed in 2005 to bring highly efficient, three-wheeled vehicles to the market ( earlier post ), went out of business in 2011. The company claims that this will be the first solar vehicle-charging system capable of meeting well over the mileage needs of most drivers.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The three-wheeled electric vehicle is one of the first models in the company’s premium Avvenire EV line. more… The post Daymak Spiritus prototype unveiled as $19,995 electric ‘car’ with 180 mile range appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

a global leader in the development and implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable automation and production, as its automation partner to build its three-wheel, high efficiency vehicle. We are very pleased to be partnering with Elio Motors on the assembly of this unique three-wheel vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2019

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. The longest-range 2019 Tesla, the Model S Long Range, gets an EPA range rating of 370 miles. What's the minimum necessary range for an electric car?

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

Aptera Motors’ says that most drivers will never need to charge its three-wheeled, solar-powered car—offering a driving range of up to 1,000 miles—and that it will be “the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Aptera Motors, the developer of an all-electric, three-wheeled lightweight aerodynamic vehicle ( earlier post ) is shutting down. The Aptera formula: aerodynamics plus light weight design (through composites) delivered efficiency of 206 EPA miles per gallon in tests at Argonne National Labs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2010

The new Sunstang is a three-wheel, fully electric, single-passenger vehicle. The new Sunstang is a three-wheel, fully electric single passenger vehicle with a steel chassis and composite body. Click to enlarge. The car will be powered by a 10.5 kW CSIRO motor designed for solar racing.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 20, 2010

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. One such company is Green Vehicles of Salinas, California.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

The three-wheel Aptera 2e has a novel light-weight design weighing approximately 1,800 pounds. It accelerates from 0-60 mph in ten seconds and has a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h) with a range of nearly 200 miles (322 km).

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InsideEVs

MARCH 31, 2025

The Launch Edition of the three-wheeled EV is supposed to go 400 miles on a full charge. So what gives?

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 17, 2022

Arcimoto along with JOCO, the world’s first light EV sharing platform for delivery drivers, have announced a pilot program in Manhattan to field test the Deliverator, a three-wheel EV designed by Arcimoto for local and last-mile delivery.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2025

"Real-world validation testing" completed on inboard-motor setup Aptera switched to the layout, instead of in-wheel motors, for its future solar EV Per-mile energy consumption remains in line with previous layout Aptera last week announced that it had completed the first round of "real-world validation testing" of its solar-assisted three-wheeled.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

The key component of the three-wheeled Concept DYNAMIC CARGO is the front main frame, which is connected to the rear section via a pivot axle and tilts in corners. They offer flexible usability, zero local emissions and the ability to get city dwellers to their destination extremely quickly over short “last-mile” urban journeys.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2023

Aptera details the first of its three-wheeled solar EVs due to have up to a 1,000-mile range. Lucid offers one of many expected luxury EV leases tapping into federal money. Tesla claims its heat pump is better. And Lightyear bails on its solar-car starting line and skips to the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2010

Due to its three-wheeled design, the GT3 is classified as a motorcycle. Top speed is 70 mph (113 km/h) and the expected range per charge is 80-100 miles. The EV features a multi-link, dual-shock rear suspension. The two-passenger GT3 is driven by an AC induction motor powered by an 18 kWh lithium-polymer pack. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

In a press conference in Carlsbad, California, Aptera Motors unveiled the pre-production version of the electric three-wheel, 200+ mpg Aptera 2e along with 23 strategic suppliers , including GE; A123Systems for the Li-ion battery pack; Remy International for the drive motor ( earlier post ); and BorgWarner for the single ratio transaxle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Toyota unveiled the new i-ROAD three-wheeled electric personal mobility vehicle (PMV) concept at the Geneva motor show. Seating two in tandem and under cover, i-ROAD has a range of up to 30 miles (50km) on a single charge. i-ROAD concept showing Active Lean in action. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2010

Maximum power is 16-20 kW, and range is more than 400 km (249 miles) with a flight time of up to more than 3 hours. The aircraft will be presented in the series version close before the first flight (with the three wheel landing gear and cockpit interior installed). Elektra Two and Elektra Four are in an advanced design phase.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One solar car ( earlier post ), recently arrived in Los Angeles after traveling more than 12,500 miles. The Power of One solar car can travel more than 300 miles on a sunny day, go from 0 to 50 mph in six seconds and has a top speed of 75 mph. The three-wheel vehicle (two-front, one-rear) is 5.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The third-largest emitter globally, India has a strong dependence upon 2- and 4-stroke three-wheel vehicles powered by fossil fuels, which serve as essential last-mile transport yet contribute to the country’s air quality crisis.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

SONDORS Electric Car Company unveiled its three seat, three wheel, all electric vehicle at the 2017 LA Auto Show. The central rear wheel of the demo vehicle at the show is powered by a ProteanDRIVE PD18 in-wheel motor. Battery pack options deliver 75-, 150-, and 200-mile range.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2019

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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

At the Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen is showcasing two concept electric scooters to address the need for micromobility solutions: the compact Cityskater, a production-ready surfer for the last mile of a journey, and a larger e-scooter, the Streetmate. Cityskater – Electric mobility for the last mile. This lightweight 33.5-inch

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2012

ZOE has been homologated with an NEDC cycle range of 201 km (130 miles). Renault suggests that in suburban use, the owner will generally achieve around 100 km (62 miles) in cold weather and 150 km (93 miles) in temperate conditions. kWh Li-ion battery pack provides an homologated urban cycle range of 100 km (62 miles).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One (XOF1) solar car ( earlier post ) arrived in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada after successfully traveling 187 km (116 miles) from the town of Inuvik over one of the longest seasonal ice roads in the world. The expedition took 9.5 hours from start to finish.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

With an Electric Driving Control System and a 48V 8.6Ah battery, users will experience stable acceleration, great braking performance and the ability to ride for up to 25 miles on one full charge (takes 6 hours to fully charge).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

Tesla’s putting its 94-mile Model 3 out in the open, in Canada. Aptera’s three-wheeled. Panasonic expresses some skepticism about the battery format Tesla sees as the future. What did hybrids look like a century ago? And Aptera’s “never charge” solar car goes to the track.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

Among its trials of advanced or alternative fuel technology, the Postal Service is: Delivering mail on a trial basis using three-wheel (T3) electric vehicles in Florida, California and Arizona. The T3 is powered by two rechargeable batteries, has zero gas emissions and costs 4 cents a mile to operate.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2009

The car will average 100 miles to the gallon and will be able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than six seconds. The car will also be available in a three-door four-seat car, and the drivetrain technology will be made available in a fleet vehicle retrofit called a Hybrid Retrofit System (HRS) in mid-2010. C d on the car is 0.20.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2019

A familiar name in electric vehicles, Aptera, is back—with a new version of its three-wheeled EV that can now go up to a claimed 1,000 miles on a. And does smart charging matter as much as fast charging? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The FCV features a cruising range of more than 700 km (435 miles) on the JC08 mode. In combination with the 6-speed manual transmission, the Civic Type R development car set the world lap time record for a mass-production front-wheel drive vehicles at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

During the North American International Auto Show today in Detroit, Michigan, mobility tech company Magna International shared its progress of a novel last-mile delivery robot designed for urban environments. The pilot program follows two additional mobility programs the contract manufacturer is already exploring.

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