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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

But for North America, it’s the big dog, the quintessential Jeep 4×4. He bought the 4xe, he said, because it was more powerful than the rest of the range, and with the federal income-tax credit, it hadn’t cost him any more. Much of that may have been due to very attractive pricing offered by Stellantis.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

I got my first taste of the Air in the Sonoran Desert, a few hours from Lucid's $700 million factory in Casa Grande, the first from-the-ground-up EV plant to open in North America. The spacious sedan actually exceeded expectations, combining shelter-magazine interior luxury, slick handling and boggling acceleration.

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Is America’s Electrician Shortage Hurting our Ability To Get Away from Fossil Fuels?

Clean Fleet Report

The director of a regional apprenticeship program of the Laborers’ International Union of North America said to David Owen of The New York Times that, despite union members earning more than $50 per hour (in wages and benefits), one challenge “is overcoming the hesitation of parents who worry that “laborer” means “sweeper.”

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Most Americans do not have that saved and do not have the credit to do that. And the issue here is that you get a federal income tax credit.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Most Americans do not have that saved and do not have the credit to do that. And the issue here is that you get a federal income tax credit.

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Obama embraces PHEVs

Plug In Partners

The Grist Magazine blog has posted the complete speech here. 28, 2006 In this year's State of the Union address, President Bush told us that it was time to get serious about America's addiction to foreign oil. In his plan, he calls for all government cars to be plug-ins. But we can do them one better. more Become a Partner today.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. and Chrysler. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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