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ElectraMeccanica Solo prototype without a centre headlight Rear view of the ElectraMeccanica Solo Interior of the ElectraMeccanica Solo. Initially, at the time ElectraMeccanica was founded in 2015, the concept of a three-wheeled small electric car was intended to take the form of implementing an existing project.
The Aptera [b] is a two-seat, three-wheeled solar electric vehicle under development by the crowd-funded American car manufacturer Aptera Motors.The stated design goal of the car is to be the most energy efficient mass-produced vehicle ever.
[3] In 2006, the company announced it had a three-wheeled car design, classified as a motorcycle, that would get an estimated 330 miles per US gallon (0.71 L/100 km) at 65 mph (105 km/h). [ 2 ] In 2008, Aptera Motors hired several industry veterans to oversee engineering and production as well as marketing, and raised $24 million from Google ...
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In 2009, the company was developing the Duo, a two-passenger 3 wheeled EV with a similar design, but using more advanced battery technology. [ 2 ] In 2018, Myers Motors changed its name to Myers EV and started taking pre-orders for the 2-passenger "half-car" with tandem seating, the Point5 , planned for a late 2024 start of production.
The design targeted a curb weight of 1,350 lb (610 kg); three-wheel anti-lock disc brakes; an inline 0.9-liter three cylinder (designed especially for Elio by IAV), 55 horsepower (41 kW) engine; and front-wheel drive, with a top speed of 107 mph (172 km/h) and an acceleration of 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in approximately 10.8 seconds. [9]
The vehicle has three wheels, two at the front, each containing an electric wheel-motor, and one at the rear. Its batteries are fitted underneath the vehicle in a reinforced composite battery box. The performance announced in 2008 was 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 5.7 seconds, with a top speed of 156 mph (251 km/h) and a range of 100 miles (160 ...
The Cree SAM, designed and developed by the Swiss company Cree [1], is a prototype zero emission battery electric vehicle. It is a tadpole three-wheel car, with two seats in a tandem arrangement. [2] About 80 vehicles were produced for public testing in the Zurich and Basel area, in 2001 (SAM Electric Vehicle). In 2003 the company laid off all ...