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

Electrek

However, the USPS decided to unfortunately still mostly buy inefficient gas trucks as part of the 50,000-vehicle fleet refresh. The post USPS doubles its order of electric vehicles but sticks to mostly buying inefficient gas trucks appeared first on Electrek.

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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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Italy’s hard-right government may buy a stake in Stellantis

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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Stellantis has been at odds with the Italian government for its lack of support in EV adoption and not backing home-grown brands Fiat and Alfa Romeo. But now Italy says it is open to buying a stake in Stellantis, Reuters reports , using the same model France uses for its beloved Renault.

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Vinfast electric truck, Hertz selling EVs for gasoline, by-wire firsts: Today’s Car News

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Hertz is selling its EVs for more gas vehicles. The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet—about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline. Vinfast previews three EVs. And the first EV that goes completely by-wire has been U.S.-certified.

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

Electrek

As the USPS struggles with its own delivery van ordering scandal, the latest example of alternative lightweight and efficient electric four-wheeler delivery vehicles sees yet another European country demonstrating the effectiveness of switching away from gas-powered mail trucks. appeared first on Electrek.

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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.