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TCEQ offering $37.8M in grants for natural gas vehicle conversions and purchases

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Grant applicants must go through a participating dealer under contract with the TCEQ in order to apply. An updated list of participating dealers and eligible counties is available on the TERP webpage. These Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grants provide up to $37.8

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Comment on Nio's sub-brand Alps may partner with dealers to sell cars, report says by nov22

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One of the fantastic things NIO does is to track the conversion rate between tryout and new customer order. They either don't know how to book a tryout on cellphone app, or don't know how to check order status on cellphone app, or just don't want to make $50k purchase decision based on cellphone app.

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Electric Bike Technologies and AllCell Technologies partner on Li-ion batteries for e-bike conversions

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Electric Bike Technologies LLC (makers of the E-BikeKit electric bike conversion kit) and AllCell Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding jointly to promote and to sell lithium-ion batteries for use in electric bike conversions.

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Texas now offering $2,500 EV rebate for Tesla’s Model 3, Y and S units

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The state of Texas is now offering rebates on select electric vehicle (EV) purchases including some Tesla models, as made available through a limited-time grant program. The state is accepting applications for grant rebates until March 22, 2024, according to its website, though only 2,000 grants will be awarded.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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XL Fleet partners with NFI’s ARBOC to offer hybrid electric bus option

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The wheelchair-accessible buses are built on the GM 4500 chassis and are now available for purchase with an installed XL Hybrid system through the ARBOC North American dealer network. XL Fleet Corp. and ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., Through the partnership, 24 ft.

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Senate Energy Bill Contains $3.8B for Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Purchasing, $400M for Plug-in Vehicle Deployment

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The rebates are primarily targeted at medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; of the funding allocated for rebates, not more than 25% is to be used to provide rebates to qualified owners for the purchase of qualified alternative fuel vehicles that have a gross vehicle rating of not more than 8,500 pounds.

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