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Decarbonized Buildings & Vehicles Create Good Missouri Jobs

CleanTechnica EVs

By Gabrielle Habeeb & Ashok Gupta Eliminating carbon emissions from our building and transportation sectors will be critical to maintaining a healthy and livable climate. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.

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Kansas City Power & Light To Build 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Sites

Green Car Reports

Kansas City, Missouri, will become the latest municipality to gain an electric-car charging infrastructure this year. A local utility company is leading the effort to build a comprehensive network of charging sites for drivers of plug-in vehicles.

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Forth and Mobility Development partner to launch national EV carsharing program; affordable model for underserved communities

Green Car Congress

AMP was awarded $5M over three years and seeks to reduce the barriers to electric vehicle adoption facing underserved communities, particularly residents of affordable housing. The first states included in the program are: Oregon, Washington State, North Carolina, Missouri and Michigan.

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Electric utility in Kansas leads push to get electric cars on roads

Green Car Reports

When it comes to promoting electric cars, California is rightfully viewed as the most active. If one electric utility has its way, more electric cars will soon be plying the roads of America's heartland. CHECK OUT: Kansas City Power & Light To Build 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Sites (Jan 2015) A.

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Tesla owner gets ticket for parking “foreign” car in GM plant’s “domestic” lot

Teslarati

In what could be one of the most notable EV-related gaffes in recent months, a Tesla Model 3 owner at General Motors’ (GM) Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri received a ticket after parking the electric car in a spot designated for “domestic” vehicles, or cars produced in the United States.

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Ford Delivers More Electric Vehicles With A Heaping Side Of Healthcare

CleanTechnica EVs

Something must be afoot when a leading US auto maker like Ford Motor Company highlights its healthcare benefits alongside the rollout of a new multi-state, multi-billion dollar manufacturing investment plan with a heavy focus on electric vehicles.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. Most of the members were much more interested in building one,” Garver said, explaining that some of the early members worked as engineers for McDonnell Douglas and NASA. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I