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Electric Vehicle myth busted (again) in recent Tusker data analysis

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Lloyds-owned Tusker recently analyzed data from its over 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) fleet. It busted two EV myths after analyzing data from its electric vehicle fleet. Nothing has been caused, at least from our data, as a result of any issue with an electric vehicle,” Tusker’s Managing Director Kit Wilson told Fleet News.

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Vermont introduces gas vehicle buyback program

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Vermont has started a gas vehicle buyback program, “Replace Your Ride,” giving owners $3,000 for their old gas vehicles. According to VTDigger , the State of Vermont has introduced a gas vehicle buyback program called “Replace Your Ride.” What do you think of the article?

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Tesla Model 3 crushes gas vehicle competition in reliability study

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Thanks to the incredible mechanical simplicity of electric vehicles, it should come as little surprise that EVs are, on average, significantly more reliable than their fossil-fuel-powered counterparts. Comparatively, the average gas vehicle had 6.9 What do you think of the article? 3, and Renault Zoe. breakdowns per 1,000 units.

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

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Photo by Jeremy Thompson on Flickr Disney’s Autopia ride has been making headlines recently, after a park spokesperson told the LA Times that the park was considering ditching gas engines soon. Late Thursday, those activists got their wish , and Disney announced that it would go all-electric with the ride within the next 30 months.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% of electric vehicle sales in the US.

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VW to ‘de-ICE’ its most popular model

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Volkswagen (VW) has revealed that it will not develop a new generation of gas-powered Golf hatchbacks. Perhaps the most significant step in that direction is not only increasing the number of EVs it sells but also cutting back on the development of new gas-powered vehicles as well. What do you think of the article?

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Elon Musk calls for an EV vs. hybrid vehicle race at Formula 1 event

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Elon Musk is attending this weekend’s Formula 1 Gran Prix in Miami and has called for a race between pure EVs and hybrid-gas vehicles. The racing series recently switched to hybridized engine technology and will increase the amount of electric output in the next generation in 2026. I proposed a pure EV vs gas/hybrid F1 race.

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