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Bombardier Recreational Products and Government of Canada funding C$11.3M project to develop plug-in hybrid Can-Am Spyder roadster with target of 50% reduction in fuel consumption

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Maquette of the Can-Am plug-in Hybrid Spyder. million) in financial support to develop a plug-in hybrid version of BRP’s (Bombardier Recreational Products) Can-Am Spyder roadster. Creating a three-wheel vehicle as opposed to a hybrid car poses significant design challenges that require a very high degree of innovation.

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Quicke sidenote: PHEV3A as an acronym now encompasses the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around Arizona (PHEV3A) EVducational Tour (tho it could change, depending on sponsorship to AAA Tour de AZ, or even eTour de AZ). The general theme (and purpose) is: Plug-in Arizona!

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

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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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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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The Piaggio MP3 is a three wheeled maxi-scooter already being sold in the USA! Minus three when people realize that there already are cars like that: The Swatch Car, Hyundai Getz, i10, etc. The PUMA looks like it might sell well in university and corporate campuses and those large empty subdivisions in SoCal and Vegas.

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