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Aptera's hyper-efficient, solar-charged car: Does $2 gas change its appeal?

Green Car Reports

Is it a good idea to market an efficiency-focused car around oil dependence when national-average gas prices are headed toward $2.00

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Cleaner EVs, Aptera, cheap gas and ethanol: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Electric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera? A study from the UK has found that electric cars are now cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

The outreach efforts of the Houston Electric Auto Association (HEAA), founded 34 years ago in the heart of American oil country, have not always been met with a positive response. “We For the past two years, there’s been a whole lot more awareness and interest in electric vehicles (EVs),” Douglass continued.

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What's it gonna take?

Plugs and Cars

Aptera went under. Gas prices are at historically high levels, and have become a political football, but haven’t led to a surge in EV purchases. Many of us are driving past gas stations while others gripe and cling to false hopes. Host an Electric Driveway party! ( [link].) Bright Automotive went under. Give rides!

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2024

Cars That Think

Its “deeper, hotter, and faster” strategy will start with old oil-and-gas drilling structures and extend them by blasting radiation from a gyrotron to vaporize the hard rock beneath. Batteries Included” Induction Ovens Now we’re cooking with gas—but soon, we may be cooking with induction. At these depths, Earth reaches 500 ° C.

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Partner Update and Announcement

Plug In Partners

The bill, HR 5351 includes a credit for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. A 15 kwh battery would have an approximate all-electric range of between 40 and 60 miles depending on the configuration of the vehicle operating system and many other factors. The base credit will be $4,000 for a PHEV with a battery of at least 5kwh.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

The 2023 Electric Vehicle Association National Board candidates come from across North America. Members of the Electric Vehicle Association are invited to virtually meet the candidates for the 2023 National EVA Board. As a Board Member for the Electric Vehicle Association in the Chicagoland area. Let’s meet the candidates.