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Why Buy Electric Cars? Iraq Vet Says: For National Security

Green Car Reports

Most Nissan Leaf owners are passionate about their electric cars, especially the earliest ones who've already taken delivery. But not all of them have served three tours of military duty, including service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

Plug Me In

It started in 2016 when I set myself a small challenge: how do you travel without money and in an electric car from the Netherlands to Australia ? It took me 17 days to reach the United Arab Emirates, and my route went through fascinating places like the Kurdish region of Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. ’ Exhausted?

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PT Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year By AUBREY COHEN SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Seattle will be one of the first cities where Nissan sells a new electric car, and the city will help make the vehicles viable here, officials from the city and auto maker said Tuesday.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries.