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Google.org Invests $2.75M In Aptera Motors

Posted by kdawson on from the hoping-for-a-smooth-ride dept.

Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, has just invested the first funds from its RechargeIT program: $5.5 million for plug-in electric vehicles. Half of the money goes to Aptera, whose 230-mpg, 3-wheeled electric we have discussed before. The other half bolsters the efforts of ActaCell, a Texas company working on li-ion battery technology developed at UT Austin.

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  1. Remind me: by FooAtWFU · · Score: 4, Insightful
    is that 230mpg in gasoline-only operation, or 230mpg when you're cheating by pre-charging it electrically?

    Not that precharges are useless but it's not really effective to compare otherwise, and they seem all vague about the pure-gasoline figure.

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  2. Re:I said it once and I'll say it again by k_187 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Prius might be the trendy car to own, but its still ugly.

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