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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. Serial production will start in the autumn and gradually ramp up.

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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

Baua Electric

The team built an actual AI chatbot, which you can access yourself here , whose main goal is to push all sorts of EV myths and channel consumers seeking a cleaner option into buying one of Toyota’s gas-powered hybrids instead of an actual electric car.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France. The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. Uber-type drivers can do up to five times more kilometers than an average motorist.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

Education is the tool “The more we can educate women on the benefits of driving electric, the more women will buy and lease electric,” Sinclair remarked. They just don’t realize how easy it is to drive electric. I have an 86-year-old mother-in-law with a 20-mile electric range plug-in hybrid and she almost never uses gas.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive funding to execute a second phase of its electric bus program to install charging infrastructure (on-route & charging bank for depot chargers) and buy electric buses. The charging infrastructure is an integral part of PSTA's long-term battery electric bus program.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

4 Trying it for 30 days before buying it (40%). In fact, three-fourths of EV drivers say, “the long-term savings on gas outweigh the higher upfront price tag of buying an electric vehicle (74%),” while only 60% of overall drivers say the same. Would increase likelihood to purchase EV. Base: Non-EV drivers.

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London City Commuting: Why an EV makes sense

Drive Electric

Soon enough, you’ll only be able to buy a new EV in London, or anywhere else in the country for that matter. You can look forward to plenty of benefits from this, which are all great reasons to start driving an electric vehicle right away, that is if you haven’t got one already. Cheaper to run. For example, it only costs £2.50

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