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Teslas are becoming a favorite among Uber drivers

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Uber SVP of Mobility and Business Operations Andrew Macdonald noted that drivers who participated in the program have completed over 5 million fully-electric trips and driven over 40 million electric miles. A number of Uber drivers have shared their experiences with Tesla’s electric vehicles.

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Disneyland announces Autopia will be all-electric within the next 30 months (Updated)

Baua Electric

Late Thursday, those activists got their wish , and Disney announced that it would go all-electric with the ride within the next 30 months. At first, Disney’s statement sounded a little noncommittal and open – they didn’t state a specific timeline, nor specify that the ride would be all-electric.

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Disneyland faces pressure to electrify its stinky ‘Autopia’ ride, and quick

Baua Electric

The news was reported in many outlets suggesting that Disney is going all-electric with Autopia, but unfortunately, Disney’s statement is a little noncommittal and open on that front. Until 2016, Autopia vehicles were noisy, polluting two-stroke engines. Just imagine how much more fun the ride could be if it were electric.

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VW Investigations, Volvo S90 Plug-In Hybrid, First BCTB Nominee: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, two new investigations related to the Volkswagen diesel scandal open in Europe, the 2017 Volvo S90 is slated to get a plug-in hybrid powertrain option, and we reveal the first nominee for our 2016 Best Car To Buy award. Find out why electric cars make sense--even when gasoline is $2.00

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2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia Review - Forget The Touchscreen, Embrace The Windscreen

The Truth About Cars

How do those people figure out what to buy? These buyers have a monstrous task ahead of them, winnowing and sorting all sorts of data and opinions into a buying decision.& These basic vehicles appeared here in 2016, and I last sampled a Giulia in 2017. & How does a brand like Alfa Romeo target either of these buyers?

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Fisker adds to line up with 3 new EVS

EV Info

In a TESLA like presentation Fisker showcased the next 3 cars in the growing Fisker range Henrik Fisker believes the electric vehicle is the most fundamental shift in personal transport since the transition from the horse to the gasoline engine. Henrik and Dr. Geeta Gupta-Fisker founded Fisker Inc.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

Real Driving Emissions Step 2” (RDE2) has likewise introduced new emission rules that require gasoline and diesel driven automobiles to have on-road emissions output effectively match laboratory testing. Cars capable of all-electric ranges surpassing 130 miles will fall into the same 2-percent category as true EVs.

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