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car2go carsharing expands to Seattle

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car2go North America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America, will start its carsharing service in Seattle on 19 Dec. I welcome car2go to Seattle. Carshare systems, like car2go, are a convenient, affordable option for people who want to reduce or eliminate the costs of car ownership.

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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Although the upfront cost of EVs today is higher than gas-powered cars, EVs have lower fuel and maintenance costs that mean lower costs for drivers over the life of the vehicle. Lyft said that drivers renting cars through Express Drive currently save an average of $50-70 per week on fuel costs alone.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

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The expansion to Brooklyn marks the company’s first expansion beyond the West Coast of the United States; the service currently operates in Seattle and Portland. ReachNow’s Ride on-demand service will launch as a pilot program in Seattle on 8 Dec. ReachNow Share service will begin in Seattle on 15 Dec.

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Stretch 3 Brings Us Closer to Realistic Home Robots

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Meanwhile, over at Hello Robot , they’ve been focused on making their Stretch robot do useful things while also being affordable and reliable and affordable and expandable and affordable and community-friendly and affordable. And impressively, they’ve managed to do it without forgetting about that whole “affordable” part.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. CEO Elon Musk recently advised the company to cut costs in any way possible or it could face potential closure. That affordability threshold is very important,” Musk said in June. “It

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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The supplement also adds the Fresno metro area as a focus for community charging investments; outlines an education and outreach proposal targeted at the unique barriers to ZEV use in low-income and disadvantaged communities; and presents a new strategy to explore the use of more affordable pre-owned ZEVs.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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At that rate, the cost to operate an electric vehicle is 2 cents per mile. Hydropower in Seattle will push you around for the same price. It is generous to say that an acre of Iowa can provide 12,500 miles per year at a cost of 10 cents each. What this country needed was a good 5-cent kWh, and now we have it.

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