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London gets Ford all-electric ambulances to go with its Mustang Mach-E’s

Baua Electric

Ambulance stations, too, come equipped with 56 charging stations to keep their vehicles juiced and ready to roll. London has the largest emergency fleet of EVs in the UK, with 42 electric fast-response cars (the aforementioned Ford Mach-Es) and three electric motorcycles. In total, the fleet has 160 zero-emission vehicles.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon). In Canada, this car was badged as the Pontiac Firefly. If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. per gallon.

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5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday

Clean Fleet Report

To be safe, you’ll want to charge your car any time it gets down to 25 percent; this leaves you enough juice to find a charging station. You’ll need even more documentation to legally cross if you plan to travel over international borders, like into Canada or Mexico. Canada or Mexico. EV tires take some extra care.

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Fast Food, Fast Charge

Cars That Think

And since even the speediest DC chargers take roughly 30 minutes to juice up an EV, drivers and passengers have time to kill, including enough time for a bite. The company hasn’t cited exact numbers of how many DC chargers it hopes to open, but 7-Eleven operates about 9,400 stores in the United States, and nearly 600 more in Canada.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will also look at other places, such as garages, gyms, movie theaters and museums, to ease consumer concerns about running out of juice, he said. Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. Washington, D.C.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. I had surmised this in my 2002 car design thesis [link] even before anyone was talking about plug in series hybrids.

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