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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.” When the meetings are in person, it gives me an excuse to go to Kansas City.”

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Non-stop car insider 

Electric Auto Association

Previously serving as the election commissioner, treasurer, and secretary of the EVA, she spends even more time and energy in her role as Vice President of Business Development with Electric Car Insider (ECI). We’re not selling the cars. I put my older car on the market, 40 people wanted it, and it sold in 3 days. “I

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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

Electric Auto Association

Each stop will different but some will include press conferences, local speakers on no-emission or EV topics, and informal EV car showcases. The White House has a goal for 50% of all auto sales to be electric by 2030 under its EV Acceleration Challenge. Specialist grantgerke@myeva.org. Be sure to follow on Twitter; information to come.

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UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With All Detroit Automakers, Striking Ends

The Truth About Cars

The United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement with all three Detroit automakers. billion for Louisville Assembly (with some slated for new EVs and hybrid models of existing cars); $1 billion in Kansas City Assembly; and $900 million set aside to maintain localized F-Series production.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

The 1960 model year saw a trio of brand-new compact Detroit cars ( the Corvair , Valiant and Falcon ) appear to do battle with increasingly popular small imports. Sales were strong, and the Detroit Big Three plus the Kenosha One got busy preparing midsize cars to slide between the compacts and the full - sizers. The 289 is long gone.

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid to start at $28,645; 47 mpg combined

Green Car Congress

With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway, and 47 mpg combined (4.9, l/100 km, respectively)—leading figures in the mid-size car segment. Official EPA estimates are pending.

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Equity: More important than ever

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This is in addition to underserved population exposure to tailpipe pollution from high concentrations of car and truck traffic. In Detroit, Memphis, and Kansas City, multiple deaths in underserved areas have been attributed to toxic emissions, and in Tennessee and West Virginia, residents are subject to toxic ash due to blasting for coal.