Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Under last year’s stimulus package, nearly $200 million will support Nissan’s introduction of the Leaf by permitting the installation of 13,000 charging stations around cities in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona and Tennessee in the next year or so. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. The initial batch of vehicles include a pair of right- and left-hand drive versions, and the total fleet will include a mix of both.

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Minivan Chrysler Dodge Circuit 2009 46

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. Equip those cars with electric motors, and fuel costs drop to $400 a year and emissions are reduced to about 1.5

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I spent years in blissful blindness, never thinking about tailpipe emissions unless I was trying to tune an engine. For example, when a historic downtown area is undergoing a revitalization, I make sure it’s widely known that EV charging stations bring more tourism to town and provide economic stimulus. Am I making progress?

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Texas Gas-Electric Grid Climate 71