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No regrets: A Phoenix mom moves beyond her gas-powered car and doesn’t look back

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Written by Amanda Goebel – During daily pick-up and drop-offs at her daughter’s elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, Jazmin L.’s The answer was simple for Jazmin, a researcher who works for the City of Phoenix. Jazmin has driven her preowned, fully electric 2019 Nissan Leaf hatchback since 2021. I have no regrets.”

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Uber and Wallbox to expand partnership to all of the US

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Phoenix, New York and Boston in February. The partnership is being supported by an Uber program that makes drivers of fully electric vehicles (EVs) eligible for a Zero Emissions incentive, so they can earn an extra $1 on every Uber trip (up to $4,000 annually). The Midwest and Southeast in March.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. But things are looking up for electric. By Haden Kirkpatrick.

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Top 5 Truck Companies in the World With the Potential to Revolutionise the Logistics Sector

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This involves a Class 8 Day Cab with a long-range battery, a Class 6 truck, a terminal tractor, and two all-electric refuse trucks. What makes the BYD the first in the list of top five electric truck companies in the world is their amazing truck portfolio. Chanje Electric Van. Volvo Electric Truck. Nikola Motors.

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

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A key goal of the Obama administration is to have one million ‘PHEVs’ or a fully electric vehicle on the road by 2015. Introductory and discount rates are available. For further information about Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility, visit [link].

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