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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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The addition of nearly 5,000 hybrid vehicles more than doubles the amount of hybrids the company owns; already the world’s largest fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles. The new hybrids will be available in 24 major markets across the country, including the 10 busiest airports for business travelers in the United States.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. AMPLY developed an interactive map to compare gas and electric fleet fueling costs.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

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It cites the economic and environmental costs of building roads, traffic accidents, oil exploration, fuel production, material mining, manufacturing, insurance and just about everything else that comes with living in a developed society.& These are conservative estimates, he and his co-authors write. & Make no mistake.