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Antelope Valley adds 16 more BYD electric buses to fleet

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The K7M seats 22, has a range of up to 150 miles, and can be fully charged in 2.5 AVTA is buying the K7Ms through a State of Georgia statewide contract, which benefits local governments and transit agencies through the convenience and competitive pricing of pre-established contracts. to 3 hours. content.

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Baker Institute-led group to develop nationwide protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon

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As we move toward attempting to avoid, minimize and remove the US’s 7-billion-ton carbon dioxide footprint from the atmosphere, we are going to need a range of alternatives that remove and store carbon. Texas Parks and Wildlife; the Texas Coastal Exchange; the New Mexico Department of Agriculture; GSI Environmental Inc.;

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2023 was a tremendous year for both EVs and Plug In America!

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billion in dedicated funding to build a public charging network across America, Plug In America worked closely with partners, the administration, and the Joint Office to identify a path toward a reliable charging network to build range confidence. New Mexico adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II standard (ACC II).

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

It’s the car I drove this year that I most likely can see myself buying for, uh, myself. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Between a brief drive in New Mexico and a longer loan, I found myself enjoying this EV. The range is real-world friendly, it's relatively fun to drive, stylish, and comfortable. second blast to highway speeds.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles. PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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Unlike the others, however, Audi over the past few years has embarked on a comprehensive approach to developing a range of new CO₂-neutral fuels as part of its overall strategy for sustainable, carbon-neutral mobility: Audi e-fuels. In this way, we will achieve CO 2 -neutral mobility without limiting our cars’ range. Audi e-gas.

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