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0Video: Toyota i-Road happily cruises the streets 1362852060
This video might rank up there with Katrina & The Waves' "Walking On Sunshine" when it comes to putting the viewer in a good mood. Toyota does the honors by showing off a quartet of its all-electric i-Road concept vehicles literally sashaying through what appears to be a French seaside town ...
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Official: Arcimoto will build 15 EVs for more testing 1347399960
Now, more on whether Arcimoto will become the little electric motor that could. The Oregon-based maker of three-wheeled battery-electric vehicles, is planning to build a pilot fleet of 15 vehicles, the company said in its newsletter last month. The company said it benefitted from exhibiting the ...
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Report: Sparrow 2, the updated three-wheeled EV, on the drawing board for late 2012 1330390080
An updated version of the Sparrow, the entirely quirky three-wheeled battery-electric vehicle that sold around 300 units before its parent company went bankrupt almost a decade ago, could make a comeback later this year, Wired magazine reported. This new vehicle, the Sparrow 2, is the latest ...
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Congress approves three-wheelers for DOE funds 1255727100
Aptera 2e final design rendering - Click above to enlargeFollowing months of debate, Congress has approved a bill that will pave the way for three-wheeled vehicle manufacturers like Aptera to qualify for funding from the Department of Energy. Next step: President Obama's desk, and the ... -
Russian taxi company adds Carver to fleet 1244062020
Carver One for taxi duty - Click above for a high-res image galleryWe don't often hear about the Carver One here in the United States, probably because it's not actually available for sale in this country. Apparently, that's not the case in much of the European Union and Russia, where a taxi ... -
Piaggio Ape reintroduced to UK market 1238261160
Perodua UK Limited, the importer of Piaggio Commercial Vehicles, has just announced that it's bringing the classic three-wheeled Ape back to the UK market. First introduced way back in 1948, the Ape (pronounced, ap-ey, FWIW, which is Italian for "bee." Vespa is Italian for "wasp") is based on the ...
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Editorial: Why make three-wheeled vehicles? Are they legal? Should they be? 1219104180
Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 eGasoline prices in the United States are helping push along the development of many new vehicles such as the Volt from General Motors. Such game-changing vehicles as the Volt and the original Toyota Prius demand a huge amount of research and, even ...
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Colorado: Should there be a distinct license for three-wheelers? 1203724920
Since three-wheeled vehicles come up on AutoblogGreen so often, we thought it would be prudent to inform you that Colorado is considering adding a distinct license requirement for three-wheeled motorcycles. Generally, if you have a motorcycle license, the state you live in allows you to ride a ...
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Take a look at the new Triketec X2 Arrow, with optional diesel engine 1189974120
Vehicles with three wheels have the unenviable reputation of being inherently unstable. This reputation was earned by the Honda ATCs from long ago, which had two wheels in the rear and one wheel up front. This design is not as stable as having two wheels in the front. Because vehicles are ...
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2 Stroke Buzz takes on the Piaggio MP3 - their take? Read on! 1182280740
"The extra wheel is a welcome novelty and could accurately be described as a "benefit," but is that benefit equal to the cost, weight, and technical complication?" That is how the last paragraph from 2 Stroke Buzz's short take on the Piaggio MP3 after riding it briefly. I won't steal their thunder ...
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In-progress pictures of a diesel\electric plug-in XR3 hybrid from Robert Q. Riley 1175705580
I have a brief update from Robert at Robert Q. Riley Enterprises about the status of the XR3 diesel\electric hybrid prototype. I can also share with you a few pictures of an XR3 body under construction. The process of creating a body from scratch requires building up a foam core that is larger ...

