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0Official: Elio Motors buys old GM plant in LA, plans to build 84-mpg, $6,800 trike [w/video] 1357320360
The story of Elio Motors goes back many years, but it has managed to stay well below the radar, mostly because there hasn't been much news. This has changed. Back in 2009, a reader pointed out that Elio was looking for DOE funds, but since then we haven't hears much about the company that ...
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Development of plug-in hybrid Can-Am Spyder underway [w/video] 1294095000
Can-Am plug in hybrid Spyder – Click above to watch video after the jumpThe Centre de technologies avancées BRP at the Université de Sherbrooke (CTA) was granted C$11.3 million ($11.3 million U.S. at the current exchange rate) to develop a plug-in hybrid powertrain for the ... -
SAM begins rebirth as Re-Volt in Poland 1257376080
SAM Re-Volt - Click above for high-res image galleryIf you harbor a fondness for bizarre-looking three-wheeled electric vehicles and are looking for a good excuse to visit Poland, this may be your lucky day. The re-engineered SAM is now for sale in that Central European Republic and has been ... -
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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Friday video! How NOT to design your electric three-wheeler 1228496040
Whilst perusing the internetz for the latest and greatest green-go-gadgets, we happened across a somewhat mysterious video that we think might offer our readers something in the way of both amusement and a free physics lesson. The clip features several different three-wheel electric vehicles ...
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Three wheels + 60 Mpg = EMC3 1227138960
It's been a while since we've posted about a 60 mpg three-wheel car but when a reader let us know about the EMC3 appearing at the recent Seattle Autoshow (thanks, Troy!), we had to make a little room for it. According to the Eco Motor Company's website the tricycle began its life as a summer ... -
ZoomiLife drives the Zuumer, loves it, buys it! 1223933760
A couple of weeks ago we were telling you about the 600-mile inaugural run of the Zuumer from ZuumCraft. While it's one thing to have a company representative talk about their product, it's often more illuminating to hear a review from an unassociated party and so we bring you news of a test drive ...
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MDI's AIRPod coming to New Zealand 1223833800
Looking like just about every other three-wheeled, joystick-controlled, compressed air-driven car we've ever seen, the AIRPod by MDI will be available to lease in New Zealand soon. MDI has an agreement with IndraNet Technologies to market them in the land of the M?ori and, according to an article ...

