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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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Its origins go back to 2011 when Zan Dubin-Scott, the co-founder of EV advocacy organization Plug In America , and longtime EV driver Jeff U’Ren came up with the idea of holding a coordinated series of national events to espouse the benefits of transitioning to EVs.

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Hagerty's 2024 Bull Market List Has a Few Surprises

The Truth About Cars

Hagerty’s list is meant to highlight cars that can be good values with enough research and time on the purchase side. The Pajero Evo is a cool choice as this year’s lone JDM entry, but it’s been aggressively climbing in price for a while now.

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Hagerty Canceling Detroit Concours d'Elegance for 2024

The Truth About Cars

John's in Plymouth in 2011. So the insurance company, which produces similar shows throughout the country, purchased the show from Concours d'Elegance of America in March 2021. "We The show's core is a design competition between dozens of vintage vehicles throughout the Midwest.

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Auto Loan Delinquencies Reach Record Levels

The Truth About Cars

That’s an annual decline of nearly 10 percent against 2021 ( which was another bad year ) and the lowest seen since the country was exciting the Great Recession in 2011. Americans have taken on significantly more debt to purchase vehicles in recent years.

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SEC issues cease-and-desist order against split-cycle engine developer Scuderi Group for violations of Securities Act

Green Car Congress

In its order, the SEC noted that between 2004 and 2011, Scuderi Group sold more than $80 million worth of securities through offerings that were not registered with the Commission and did not qualify for any of the exemptions from the Securities Act’s registration requirement. million in Scuderi Group spending on such purposes.

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

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If electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft do manage to revolutionize transportation, the date of 5 October 2011, may live on in aviation lore. After his front-yard flight in 2011, there followed several years of refining and rebuilding all of the major components until they achieved the specifications Leng wanted.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

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Further amplifying Volvo’s commitment to electrification, this report sought to provide new insights on the evolution of electric vehicles (EVs), the current barriers to purchasing, and the future of the EV economy. Would increase likelihood to purchase EV. Base: Non-EV drivers. 1 More charging stations (61%). Base: Non-EV drivers.

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