Damien Somerset talks with Marques McCammon from the Aptera Team about the design and market viability of the Aptera 2e. The Aptera 2e is a three wheeled vehicle and was designed for efficiency. This all-electric vehicle can achieve over 100 miles on a single charge. Plug into any standard 110 Volt household outlet for 8 -10 hours and you are ready for your next 100 miles. The shape was inspired by nature so that the vehicle seamlessly slips through the air as opposed to pushing air like most traditional vehicles. This when combined with the lightweight, high-strength composite body, and an estimated annual charging cost of less than $400 makes the Aptera 2e quite possibly the most energy efficient production vehicle in the world. For more information: http://progressiveautoxprize.org
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Team Leader: Marques McCammon
Powertrain: Battery Electric
Fuel Type: N/A
Design: New
Class: Alternative (Side by Side)
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Damien Somerset is a video blogger, environmentalist, and efficient vehicle enthusiast. Damien is very active in both online media and environmental advocacy, and hopes to use both to help reshape the face of modern environmentalism.
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ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE AUTOMOTIVE X PRIZE
Our goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel efficient vehicles that people want to buy.
$10 million in prizes will be awarded in September 2010 to the teams that win a rigorous stage competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). We are proud to announce that the on-track Competition Phase will be hosted at Michigan International Speedway.
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The electric car charging company and OUC plan to install 300 to 500 stations around Orange County over the next 1 1/2 years, and nearly 5,000 will be coming to eight other regions. This will make Central Florida the leading market to test the initiative.
“Now we’re starting to see the vehicle manufacturers make these vehicles, and we need to be able to support that,” OUC spokesman Tim Trudell said. “So that’s the infrastructure we’re investing in right now.”
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The new Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid car was presented in Strasbourg.
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Dan Reicher, director of climate change & energy initiatives at Google.org, talks about the RechargeIT program and Google’s investments in plug-in electric vehicles.
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Video created for Plug-In Electric Vehicles 2008. Our RAV4EV Electric Car crushes a hydrogen fuel cell car on energy efficiency and for the greater good. May the Force be with electric cars – now!
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Globe 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Larry Hutchinson, Director, Toyota Canada Inc. announces the 2010 Toyota Prius PHV Canadian Partnership program.
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ZAP Alias Electric Car Debuts at North American International Auto Show Electric Avenue
DETROIT (January 8, 2010) Electric transportation pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) of Santa Rosa is previewing its Alias 100 percent electric sports car at the North American International Auto Show, January 11-24 in Detroit, Michigan. The display is part of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a competition with a $10 million purse for production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 miles per gallon or energy equivalent.
The ZAP Alias will be located in the auto show debut of Electric Avenue, a section on the main floor that will showcase electric vehicles and technology. The exhibit area will feature nearly 20 vehicles as well as symposiums and special events. For more information, visit http://www.naias.com.
The Alias was designed by ZAP and European engineers. Powered by an array of large-format lithium batteries, the base model Alias can top 85 miles per hour and travel over 100 miles on a charge. The drive system uses a compact, high-efficiency, air-cooled, AC-induction motor and carries an expected list price of around $35,000.
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This proves that the technology is available right now! So lets all stop paying $3to$4 for gas and lets all plug in. If GM&Ford don’t want to do it that’s fine we will all buy a car from whoever produces one. I drive a GM right now but the next car we buy will be a plug in EV (electric vehicle) or plug in hybrid (PHEV — plug in hybrid electric vehicle)
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http://MPGomatic.com gets the lowdown on the Nissan Leaf plug-in electric car at the 2010 Washington Auto Show from Nissan’s Director of Product Planning and Advanced Technology Strategy, Mark Perry. The Leaf will be the first affordable mass market highway-capable pure electric vehicle (based on Lithium battery technology) from a major manufacturer.
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BYD F3DM. BYD F6DM. At this years NAIAS, BYD introduced the worlds first mass-produced plug-in electric vehicle the BYD F3DM already being sold in China. Also shown was the larger F6DM which is slated to go on sale next year in China and possibly in Europe and North America sometime thereafter. The F6DM is said to travel up to 62 miles under pure electric power after which a gasoline engine kicks in to generate electricity, extending the total range to around 270 miles. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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