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Jeep adds new Willys 4xe to PHEV lineup

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Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is assembled at Stellantis’ Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio. Vehicles are scheduled to start arriving at dealers in the fourth quarter of 2022. liter engine, saving the battery charge for later use such as EV off-roading or urban areas where internal combustion propulsion is restricted.

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GM announces 1.8MW solar project at Toledo Transmission plant

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megawatt rooftop solar array at its Toledo Transmission plant in Ohio would be completed next month. The project, which will generate nearly 3% of the plant’s overall electricity consumption, will be the largest rooftop array in Ohio. General Motors announced that a 1.8-megawatt

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Committed to EV equity for all

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EVA member Rap Hankins of Trotwood, Ohio has been a VW guy since he married his wife 50 years ago. “My But then Hankins received a wake-up call from his VW dealer at Evans Volkswagen in nearby Dayton. “He I called my VW dealer and I called VW corporate to see if I could get them to loan me an ID.4 Rap Hankins.

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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana starts production of 2012 Civic Natural Gas model

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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) marked the start of mass production of the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas as it moves to increase production of the alternative-fuel Civic to support an expanding network of certified Civic Natural Gas dealers across the US. Earlier post.).

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

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Trotwood, Ohio: Sparking EV interest “I’m a very big believer in promoting economic and racial equity,” said Rap Hankins, the organizer of the National Drive Electric Week event in Trotwood, Ohio, a majority African-American middle-class community near Dayton. Participant at the National Drive Electric Week event in Trotwood, Ohio.

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One EV enthusiast leads to anothe

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They are all connected in common cause to accelerate the adoption of EVs, either due to the belief that EVs are simply better than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, or because EV adoption would, on balance, reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change. I named the chapter “Drive Electric Dayton (DED).” Talks are ongoing.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

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Trotwood, Ohio: Sparking EV interest “I’m a very big believer in promoting economic and racial equity,” said Rap Hankins, the organizer of the National Drive Electric Week event in Trotwood, Ohio, a majority African-American middle-class community near Dayton. Participant at the National Drive Electric Week event in Trotwood, Ohio.