AZEqualizer
11-11-2008, 12:00 PM
GreenCarAdvisor had this article: (http://http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2008/11/green-solutions---automotive-and-otherwise---highlighted-at-opportunity-green.html)
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The Opportunity Green (http://www.opportunitygreen.com/) conference held at UCLA over the weekend showcased a host of businesses...
The conference also recognized the green efforts of companies that brought us cup holders for carrying those soda bottles around all day, with an automotive panel featuring speakers from Toyota, Mazda, and newcomer Venture Vehicles, which is developing a fuel-efficient three-wheel hybrid (above) scheduled to launch in 2010.
One vehicle maker participating in the panel that definitely captured the attention of veteran environmentalists attending the show was Venture Vehicles (http://www.flytheroad.com/), which is developing a plug-in hybrid three-wheeler that the company says will deliver fuel economy of more than 100 miles per gallon.
http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/assets_c/2008/11/VentureOne2-thumb-325x197.jpg (http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/VentureOne2.jpg)While the VentureOne will be classified as a motorcycle (as is any motor vehicle with fewer than four wheels) the "urban life vehicle," as Venture founder and chief operating officer Howard Levine likes to call it, has a fully-enclosed seating compartment for two- the passenger sitting behind the driver.
Both sit atop the battery pack and electronics and in front of the gas and electric powerplant, accordingto the company's illustration (right).
The company said that 20,000 people had pre-registered for the vehicle that will sell for approximately $25,000. The VentureOne's unique wheel-tilting technology will provide stability for the small, lightweight vehicle.
http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/venture_one_400x270.jpg
The Opportunity Green (http://www.opportunitygreen.com/) conference held at UCLA over the weekend showcased a host of businesses...
The conference also recognized the green efforts of companies that brought us cup holders for carrying those soda bottles around all day, with an automotive panel featuring speakers from Toyota, Mazda, and newcomer Venture Vehicles, which is developing a fuel-efficient three-wheel hybrid (above) scheduled to launch in 2010.
One vehicle maker participating in the panel that definitely captured the attention of veteran environmentalists attending the show was Venture Vehicles (http://www.flytheroad.com/), which is developing a plug-in hybrid three-wheeler that the company says will deliver fuel economy of more than 100 miles per gallon.
http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/assets_c/2008/11/VentureOne2-thumb-325x197.jpg (http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/VentureOne2.jpg)While the VentureOne will be classified as a motorcycle (as is any motor vehicle with fewer than four wheels) the "urban life vehicle," as Venture founder and chief operating officer Howard Levine likes to call it, has a fully-enclosed seating compartment for two- the passenger sitting behind the driver.
Both sit atop the battery pack and electronics and in front of the gas and electric powerplant, accordingto the company's illustration (right).
The company said that 20,000 people had pre-registered for the vehicle that will sell for approximately $25,000. The VentureOne's unique wheel-tilting technology will provide stability for the small, lightweight vehicle.