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FVT eVaro Electric Sportscar at the Vancouver Epic Expo


The Vancouver Epic Expo had some interesting eco-vehicles but the one that stuck out the most for us was the Future Vehicle Technologies’ (FVT) eVaro (pictured above).

The eVaro is a 3-wheeled, electric sports car packing an impressive drive system which was designed to power any car or small truck.

While the eVaro is just a prototype at this point, it has some pretty impressive stats like: 275 mpg in the city, 165 mpg on the highway, 150km electric-only range, 0-60 in six seconds and a range extending generator that puts the total range up to 250km.

FVT claims the eVaro is so efficient that it would only cost $13 to travel 1,000 miles. This should come in handy as the eVaro is one of the 11 vehicles that has qualified for the next stage of the Automotive X-Prize competition for $10 million. Apparently Popular Mechanics Magazine thinks the eVaro has a shot as they listed it as one of the top 10 contenders to win the X-Prize.

Find out more about the FVT eVaro electric car at their website.

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