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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route

Green Car Congress

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) has awarded New Flyer a contract for four heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses. Trinity Metro’s first Xcelsior CHARGE was unveiled in Fort Worth during a May 2019 event, which previewed The Dash service.

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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. Dallas—and the state of Texas—have become hot growth markets for LEAF. With nearly 115,000 global sales since launch, Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric vehicle.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), the transit provider for Stockton and San Joaquin County in California, will receive funding to purchase five Proterra battery-electric buses and a charging station. The zero-emission buses will replace five diesel buses that are at the end of their useful life.

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How much money EV ownership saves depends on where you live

Baua Electric

EVs were most cost competitive in cities with high gas prices, low electricity prices, moderate climates, high annual mileage, direct purchase incentives, and—for owners with home charging—time-of-use electricity rates. “As battery costs decline, we expect EVs will become cost-competitive in more locations and for more people.”

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Researchers suggest subsidies and policies targeting plug-ins with small battery packs would produce more benefits at lower cost

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Federal subsidies and policies to encourage plug-in vehicle adoption would produce more benefits at lower cost by targeting the purchase of vehicles with small battery packs, according to Jeremy J. Whether larger battery packs offer more benefits on balance depends on their net impacts from cradle to grave. Earlier post.).

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced a new 35-foot vehicle based on the same technology platform as its current 40-foot Catalyst vehicle. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will be the first customer for the new bus, receiving seven 35-foot Catalyst FC buses and two overhead semi-autonomous fast chargers.

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Keeping your Nissan LEAF?

Electric Auto Association

Replacing the battery pack on a decade-old EV By Stanton Zeff : Member, North Texas ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. If I was to keep the car, I would need to replace the battery pack (yet again), and if I were to go to that trouble (and expense), then it would make sense to purchase something larger than the current 24 kWh version.

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