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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. And if they make an EV purchase, they often regret it. has no EV chargers in its five-story indoor parking garage.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Program: Purchase 31 paratransit hybrid buses to replace 31 gas and diesel vehicles.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. Zipcar Zipcar bills itself as the world’s largest car sharing service. In the U.S.

Cars 99
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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

Cars That Think

The Biden Administration, however, has sought to exploit the EU’s high energy costs by actively enticing European automakers to build their plants in the U.S., content requirements to qualify for EV purchasing subsidies. which would also help them meet the Administration’s new U.S.