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Lightning Systems electric shuttle buses now offered on CALACT purchasing contract

Green Car Congress

Communities throughout California can now purchase all-electric shuttle buses and ADA-equipped vans from Lightning Systems on a new California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT) cooperative purchasing contract. Nonprofits or government agencies can use the new agreement to purchase electric buses once they join CALACT.

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Bank of America introduces residential EV charger financing

Teslarati

Bank of America made a drastic step forward today to make at-home residential electric vehicle chargers an easier purchase for car buyers. The option of letting consumers finance the chargers will ultimately fall into the hands of dealers and manufacturers, the company said. This was a $3,594, or a 5.5

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Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

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As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date. Service is performed by Lightning eMotors’ network of Ford QVM-certified service centers, upfitters, and dealers, and spare parts are readily available worldwide. Last week, Lightning eMotors and GigCapital3, Inc.,

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Pencil-Necked Finance Dweebs Suggest Anyone Making Six-Figures Should Only Buy a $15,000 Car

The Truth About Cars

Setting some variables in this equation, they propose a monthly insurance rate of $147, fuel costs of $260 per month, and maintenance pegged at $95.50 In fact, I feel my headline figure of $15,000 is actually generous, since the $16,687 estimate includes dealer fees and taxes. per month (about 10 cents per mile). for a car payment.

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President Obama announces $1B National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of alternative-fuel vehicles; new purchasing incentives; new EV Everywhere research grand challenge

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The President is also proposing a new tax incentive for commercial trucks that provides a credit for 50% of the incremental cost of a dedicated alternative-fuel truck, including trucks powered by natural gas or electricity, for a five-year period.

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Lease Buyout Offers Loophole to EV Incentive Restrictions

EV Life

Household income limits, vehicle price restrictions, assembly locations, and battery component requirements all factor into whether your EV purchase qualifies and how much you can save. Commercial vehicles can exceed $80,000, be assembled outside North America, and have far fewer battery provisions. Now, you might be thinking, so what?

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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Volkswagen of America, Inc. Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships. 3Degrees and carbon offsets.

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