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Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles partner to repower and convert buses and trucks into high-performance EVs; order for 30 MDS vehicles

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Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles are teaming up to develop, convert, and deliver battery-powered and range-extended electric buses, trucks, and specialty vehicles with industry-leading performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership. The powertrains will be manufactured in Wrightspeed’s 110,000 sq.

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Bustech to use new Cummins battery-electric and fuel-cell electric powertrains in next-gen XGi buses

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build the next generation Bustech XDi low floor transit bus using Cummins battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell technologies. We are focused on value for money and total cost of ownership. Cummins shares our philosophy of building a vehicle platform to ease the transition to zero emission vehicles.

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The Big E: July 14, 2024 – Today’s Most Important News

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Electricity at home is usually cheaper than gas The starting point is tallying up the cost of owning a car over five years, in this case—purchase price, taxes, maintenance, residual values, regional gasoline prices and electricity rates as well as zero-emission vehicle incentives.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Bank of America introduces residential EV charger financing

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The option of letting consumers finance the chargers will ultimately fall into the hands of dealers and manufacturers, the company said. billion to build out a national network of EV chargers. This is not indicative of the actual cost of many new EVs, as the Chevrolet Bolt EV costs less than $30,000, for example.

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How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Fleet

Clean Fleet Report

Find a Reliable Dealer Near You In the quest for the perfect fleet vehicle, the importance of partnering with a reliable and reputable car dealer cannot be overstated. This involves a delicate dance with dealerships, manufacturers and the secondary market, each holding potential treasure for the discerning fleet manager.

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How the Chevy Bolt EV became GM’s 1.8 billion dollar problem

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.” The Bolt EV was issued its third recall in a year on Friday, following one in late July and another from November 2020 as defective battery cells were causing some builds of the vehicle to catch fire. 2019 Chevy Bolt EV (Credit: Chevrolet). ” The new recall population includes the following: 9,335 (6,989 in the U.S.

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