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Hertz launches ‘electrified’ fleet push in Denver

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Following enormous investments into electric vehicles, Hertz has launched its first planned electrified fleet in Denver, Colorado. “Our goal is to reduce Denver’s carbon emissions 80% by 2050, and expanding the use and availability of electric vehicles will play a major role in helping us achieve that goal.

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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Although the upfront cost of EVs today is higher than gas-powered cars, EVs have lower fuel and maintenance costs that mean lower costs for drivers over the life of the vehicle. Lyft said that drivers renting cars through Express Drive currently save an average of $50-70 per week on fuel costs alone.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk calls for an end to TSLA’s end-of-quarter vehicle delivery blitzes

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As per the message, Musk noted that the current quarter is all about minimizing the cost of vehicle deliveries. Per my email several weeks ago, our focus this quarter should be on minimizing *cost* of deliveries, rather than spending heavily on expedite fees, overtime, and temporary contractors just so that cars arrive in Q4.

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Commercial Space Stations Approach Launch Phase

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Orbital Reef will be relying on some technologies developed for and spun off from the ISS project, which was completed in 2011 at a cost of $100 billion. Finally, Boeing is developing a research module, which will include a science cupola, akin to that on the ISS, external payload facilities, and a series of laboratories.

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Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

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The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. Propane autogas, a domestically produced fuel, costs the company an average of $1 per gallon, versus their $2 per gallon cost of diesel.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Ford Escort LX 4-Door Hatchback

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Here's one of those first-year Mazdafied Escorts, found in a Denver-area car graveyard. You did get an AM/FM radio at no extra cost in the '91 Escort LX, but adding the ability to play cassettes cost another $155 ($352 now). Hey, if you wanted to listen to your new Jane's Addiction tape in 1991, you had to pay.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Stanza Altima GXE

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Finally, in a Denver-area boneyard , I found this battered '93 GXE sedan. Only the Stanza Altima GLE came with an automatic transmission as standard equipment for 1993; a five-speed manual was the base transmission for the lesser trim levels and the optional automatic added $825 ($1,755 today) to the cost of those cars.

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