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Where to Start with EV Charging for Convenience Stores & Truck Stops

Blink Charging

To help facilitate this goal, the Department of Transportation is building a network of 500,000 EV chargers to connect the country along its network of interstate highways by 2030. Convenience stores and truck stops are in a fantastic position to take advantage of available federal funding for DC fast charging stations.

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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

In fact, these days, they’re more commonly found zipping through neighborhood streets or joy-riding around beach communities. Here are 10 compelling reasons why golf carts might just be the better choice for your local transportation needs. Golf carts are no longer just for cruising the country club. Speed is the real killer.

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Green Deals: Cruise around town this spring on a Segway electric scooter at $470, more

Electrek

Today only, as part of its Deals of the Day , Best Buy offers the Segway Ninebot ES2-N Electric Scooter for $469.99 With a maximum speed of 15.5MPH, and a range of 15 miles before you need to recharge, the Segway Ninebot ES2-N is a great choice for both cruising around the neighborhood as well as running to the store for quick errands.

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A $275 Bus Ticket to the Hamptons

Baua Electric

Each bus cost about a million dollars to buy and outfit, said Chad Scarborough, the founder of the Jet.) The Hamptons Streamliner is a partnership between Blade and the Jet, a high-end coach service between New York and Washington, D.C., which supplied the two buses being used for the new transit service.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Xcel president Chris Clark told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that four or five families buying EVs noticeably affects the transformer load in a neighborhood, with a family buying an EV “adding another half of their house.” quadrillion Btus (Quads) of energy, with the transportation sector using 26.9 Total U.S.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Niro isn’t plugged in to recharge the battery but does have a very efficient regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. So make sure to compare carefully the features and efficiency to determine which hybrid compact SUV to buy.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

1997 paper in the journal Transportation Research describes how battery power from EVs in people’s homes would feed the grid during a utility emergency or blackout. People are buying more and more electric cars,” says Eerenberg, the alderman. And Utrecht city officials want to get ahead of demand for greener transportation solutions.

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