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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

Green Car Congress

Percent of total miles completed on the Lyft platform in EVs and business-as-usual projection for California, the US leader in EV market share. 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.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Ford Escort LX 4-Door Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

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). This one just squeaked past the 175,000-mile mark during its life.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Stanza Altima GXE

The Truth About Cars

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. You'll see.

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It’s in the powertrain!

Electric Auto Association

The Lucid Air is lauded for efficiency BY Gordon Hrodda, Member of Denver Electric Vehicle Council. Efficiency can be expressed in miles per kilowatt-hour or kwh (common in US; higher is better), or kwh per mile (often done in Europe; lower is better). With a monster battery, efficiency can drop from 5 miles per kwh to around 3.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

Green Car Congress

Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. ZEV access initiatives (under development), and an additional approximately $25 million spent on the operational costs of running Electrify America (e.g., personnel, other business expenses).

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Mayor Menino Adds Boston

Plug In Partners

These vehicles take currently available gasoline-hybrid vehicles to the next level, allowing drivers to plug them in for a few hours to charge the batteries and then drive emissions free solely on electric power for 35-60 miles. The cost of charging the battery of a PHEV is estimated to be just 50-75 cents per gallon equivalent.

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Beep launching autonomous shuttle pilot in 2021 at Yellowstone National Park

Green Car Congress

In a separate study, Yellowstone is partnering with the NPS Intermountain Regional Alternative Transportation Program, the NPS Denver Service Center, and the DOT Volpe Center to analyze the opportunities, risks and costs of local shuttles possibly originating at Old Faithful and Canyon Village.

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