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Drive a truck? Just 5 tanks of gas could buy you an electric bike. Or 7 tanks for everyone else.

Electrek

With average national gas prices passing $5/gal in the US, there’s no time like the present to find a cost effective alternative to driving. Just 5 tanks of gas could buy you an electric bike. Plenty of people have saved thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars by replacing their car or truck with an e-bike.

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Rising gas prices influence Tesla and electric car purchases: survey

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There are numerous factors to consider when one is looking to purchase an electric car. As the results of a March 2021 survey shows, rising gas prices are also an apparent factor for consumers when they are deciding to purchase an electric vehicle. . At $5 a gallon, 57% of respondents said they would be willing to buy an EV.

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With outrage over the USPS’s gas-guzzler plans, should it buy these electric cargo bikes instead?

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Electric cargo bikes, especially four-wheeled versions that function as mini delivery vans, are becoming an increasingly common solution for mail delivery around the world. The post With outrage over the USPS’s gas-guzzler plans, should it buy these electric cargo bikes instead? appeared first on Electrek.

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USPS doubles its order of electric vehicles but sticks to mostly buying inefficient gas trucks

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it updated its plan to upgrade its fleet of delivery vehicles to double the number of electric vehicles as part of the order. However, the USPS decided to unfortunately still mostly buy inefficient gas trucks as part of the 50,000-vehicle fleet refresh.

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Hertz CEO Leaves After Buying 100,000 Teslas

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But few are notable as the debacle at Hertz, a company which most gearheads know decided to buy tens of thousands of electric vehicles only to bin them at severely subvented prices. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by & subscribing to our& newsletter.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

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Earlier this week, New Jersey officials announced plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The ban is New Jersey’s effort to improve the air quality in the state. The state Department of Environment Protection announced that it will prohibit the sale of new gas-powered cars precisely on January 1, 2035.

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Greenworks’ 80V cordless electric mower has ‘gas-like power’ without the mess at $373 in New Green Deals

Electrek

Mowing the lawn is never a fun task, but having to go to the gas station to get fuel just to mow is probably one of the worst parts. Well, now that we’re heading toward summer of 2023, it’s time to upgrade your mower and bring it into the new age of.