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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

Green Car Congress

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. The pilot program will include up to 600 EV customers in Colorado.

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Junkyard Find: 1995 Subaru Legacy L Wagon with 366,223 miles

The Truth About Cars

When it comes to junkyard cars with impressively high final odometer numbers, Toyotas , Hondas , Volvos and Mercedes-Benzes seem to be the most likely to have driven better than 400,000 miles during their lives. 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon with 360k miles in Colorado junkyard. 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon with 360k miles in Colorado junkyard.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Maintenance Three years/36,000 miles. Road Test: 2017 Honda Ridgeline. Road Test: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado. All prices include the mandatory $1,245 freight and handling fee. The 2022 Santa Cruz comes with these warranties: Powertrain 10 years/100,000 miles. New Vehicle Five years/60,000 miles. Road Test: 2019 Ford Ranger.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.”

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The customer will only pay a monthly fee about $240 (US Dollars) which includes a full maintenance service agreement; carbon offset payments and in some countries even all electricity used, and insurance. The reality is that those ships in our harbors…yeah…those are the real polluters – (University of Colorado at Boulder (2009, February 27).