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Can You Plug an Electric Car into a Regular Outlet? & Other Charging Questions Answered

CleanTechnica EVs

By Samantha Houston If you’re in the market for an electric car, then you are probably also in the market for an electric car charger. A major part of your electric car-buying research is figuring out what your refueling (which is to say charging) routine will be. […].

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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New Flyer to start development of first 60' fuel cell hybrid bus in North America; introduces 40' battery-electric bus

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The electric propulsion system being integrated into New Flyer’s Buy America-compliant Xcelsior X60 heavy-duty transit bus platform includes a combination of batteries, a fuel cell, and hydrogen storage. The bus, which is expected to be completed in the middle of next year, will meet the FTA’s Buy-America requirements.

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The First Things You Must Do After Purchasing a New EV

Clean Fleet Report

Get a car accident lawyer in Houston, TX , to protect yourself and your finances on the road! Buying a new car can feel overwhelming at first, but following these simple tips and steps should make the experience simpler and smoother.

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Vroom’s Tom Shortt: Enlargement needed to gradual in 2022

Baua Electric

2, we began hiring crowd in Houston to recovery the name and registration procedure. [Vroom agreed in June 2022 to pay $87,000 to settle a complaint brought by Florida regulators about title transfer delays]. When did Vroom get started in large part executing on that? [On] That was once early days.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Gulf Coast Corridor (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta). Earlier post.)

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Yeah, go buy a 59k Tesla that can go 200 miles… then your screwed, sure go park and get a hotel and charge it for 8 hours… then go another 200 miles, great for long trips i’m sure. Most people would have bought a new car years ago, but I didn’t because nothing worth buying was on the market. — Ken Smith 4.

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