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2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range: first drive review of 310-mile electric car

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” That pair of sentences perfectly summarized the several hours we spent last month with the 2018 Tesla Model 3 kindly loaned to us by reader Jeff Southern of Atlanta. “The Tesla Model S was a moment. The Model 3 is a product.”

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Porsche launches carbon offset program in US

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million miles of driving this year by 425 vehicles in its fleets at the Porsche Experience Centers in Atlanta and Los Angeles, as well as cars in the Porsche Passport subscription service and Porsche Drive short-term rental programs. PCNA estimates it will offset more than 3.5

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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In 2018, Lyft started a carbon-offsets program to make rides on the Lyft platform carbon-neutral. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver. Lyft expects these savings to increase over time as the cost of EV batteries continues to come down.

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018. and Salt Lake City, Utah.

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All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

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The Xcelsior CHARGE, New Flyer’s next-generation battery-electric bus, debuted at the triennial American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO in October 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. New Flyer currently employs 610 people in Alabama, and is expected to add approximately 60 people to the Anniston team in 2018.

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Blue Bird, Fulton Co. Schools join Audi, Applied Information on connected vehicle deployment to boost school bus and school zone safety

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The Fulton County School System, located in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area, has also joined the deployment, lending its expertise in school transportation and infrastructure. Blue Bird Corp., to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology aimed at helping reduce vehicle hazards that school children face every year.

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GM’s Cadillac set to eliminate 40% of dealerships in $274M restructuring project

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network by the end of the year, a sharp decrease from the 920 locations the brand operated in the United States in 2018. While the number of locations will dwindle to just 560, Cadillac will open new showrooms in well-established areas and cities like New York City, Beverly Hills, Atlanta, and San Francisco. Credit: Cadillac.

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