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You Probably Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Buy A 2-Wheel Drive EV

CleanTechnica EVs

People are starting to see increasingly cheap EV crossovers, and the low prices are getting their attention. After the tax credit (assuming you owe enough taxes for […] .” I’ve seen this on social media and in a few in-person conversations.

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NJ electric-car advocacy group launches as gas tax soars

Green Car Reports

New Jersey was always the place for residents of neighboring states—Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania—to buy cheap gasoline. That era ended two days ago, when a political deal struck between its legislature and the governor raised the state gas tax by a whopping 23 cents a gallon.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline. EVs Improve Public Health Transportation emissions are the leading source of air pollution in the U.S. EVs Improve Energy Security The transportation sector is responsible for about 70% of U.S. petroleum consumption.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

Driivz

The ultimate promise: vehicle-to-grid Many see V2G, where the EV receives power from the grid when it is cheap or plentiful and gives power back to the grid to balance and supplement the grid as needed, as the ultimate game changer. California has buying power behind its proposed V2G mandate to the EV industry.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

In the key area of transportation, we submit our Drive Star proposal. For $100 million in one year, we’ll demonstrate how to rapidly reduce use of oil in transportation with safe, warrantied retrofits of tens of millions gas-guzzlers. And oil only seems cheap. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. The charging infrastructure area will be a difficult one for businesses, noted Mark Duvall, Director Electric Transportation, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), in his session. Earlier post.).

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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