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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. Further, manufacturers are putting their latest technology into their EVs, and over-the-air software updates keep them current.

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BMW i and EVgo expanding ChargeNow DC Fast program; 500 more fast chargers in US; no-cost DC and Level 2 for BMW i3 drivers

Green Car Congress

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. With BMW’s continued support, EVgo plans to install 500 additional DC Fast Combo chargers by the end of 2018, with more than 600 charging stations in operation. Earlier post.) Austin, TX.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

On Tuesday, in a ceremony that, of course, involved a soccer ball, the Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi pressed a button and a bottle of champagne smashed against the bow of Icon of the Seas, christening the world’s largest cruise ship at its home port of Miami. appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

Baua Electric

Ivan Bauza is the director of sales and marketing at the Setai , a luxury hotel in Miami Beach. In a 2018 study, Chekitan S. appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. “The problem is, it’s one of those things that people have come to expect,” said Heather Smith Winkelmann, the managing director of the resort.