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

Green Car Congress

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. Other novel technologies or battery components.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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The electric car from Strom Motors, the Strom R3 is a three-wheel electric car. The Lithium in the battery might cause water and soil pollution if not disposed of properly. A battery scrapping station can be set up to reuse the old battery parts and dispose of the waste. Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Piaggio MP3 is a three wheeled maxi-scooter already being sold in the USA! by jsargent April 8, 2009 11:29 PM PDT >Is it just me or does this thing actually have four wheels? No, if you look at the picture it actually has 6 wheels but drives on 2 to waste energy. A steering wheel would save big bucks.

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