Posted on 10/19/2009 5:59:36 PM PDT by kingattax
Congress has approved a measure that will allow makers of three-wheel cars to receive funding for fuel-efficient auto technologies, according to published reports.
The bill, which still needs to be signed into law, could be a boost to companies developing alternative car designs, notably Aptera Motors and Elio Motors. Both companies have argued that their three-wheel cars deserve federal funding meant to promote more efficient vehicles.
The legislation, passed late last week, would overturn an Energy Department rule that limited funding to four-wheel vehicles meeting emissions and fuel-economy benchmarks, Automotive News reported on Friday. The new guidelines will now allow vehicles that get an average of at least 75 miles per gallon and can carry at least two adults, according to the report.
Vista, Calif.-based Aptera plans in the middle of next year to start producing its 2e, a three-wheel electric vehicle that it says will be able to go at least 100 miles on its battery charge.
Elio, based in Tempe, Ariz., is developing a narrow, three-wheel gasoline car it says gets more than 70 miles per gallon. It intends to sell the vehicle for less than $7,500.
General Motors, which is applying for DOE funds to promote electric vehicle production, has opposed changes in the rules in the past, Automotive News said.
You can buy a moped for less than that and get about the same or better mileage.
$7500??? for that death trap?
I bought a 1989 Jeep Wrangler for 4K. 35 MPG. Heavy guage steel body. On and off road. Idiots.
Fuel Type Regular
MPG (city) 15
MPG (highway) 19
MPG (combined) 16
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/6321.shtml
Not even close to 35 ... and jeeps have atrocious aerodynamics ,, highway mileage stinks if you go too fast.
How do you like being squeezed for taxes by the Feds so that they can help the millionaire finance his new "energy efficient" toy!
GDMF Creeps!
why are we paying for someone to make a profit?
Can’t a person just be buried in the car?
Go figure.
Sorry comrades, I’m keeping my Cadillac, you filthy Communist slobs!
Above 65 MPH becomes a real adventure.
Yep, the same govt that outlawed 3 wheeler ATV’s used off road and now gettting behind a 3 wheeler to go out on the road. Mobile death panel.
The Left likes to call SUV’s “dangerous”. In fact, the driver of an SUV has excellent protection in the event of a crash. All the cars that the Left likes to promote? Flaming death on wheels when hit by a real car — but I guess that doesn’t make them “dangerous”.
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