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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Bolt EVs in the Maven fleet have driven 6.5 Approximately 9% of daily trips exceed the EPA-estimated range of the car.

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Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

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all have battery-electric vehicles in production. Electric Island – Daimler Trucks North America and PGE – Portland OR Indeed, the Department of Energy lists only nine fast charging stations in the U.S. Reducing emissions from the nation’s commercial truck fleet is a worthwhile goal, though.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” Enterprise, National and Alamo customers can offset the CO 2 emissions of their rental cars by opting to pay $1.25

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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The electric road ahead for heavy trucks is not exactly clear, and there are several roadblocks, some obvious and some far less so. Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. Soon they won’t have a choice.

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Alaska Airlines launching 75 flights powered by 20% biofuel blend in the US; SkyNRG the fuel supplier

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and Portland, Oregon. Alaska Air Group estimates the 20% certified biofuel blend it is using for the 75 flights will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 10%, or 134 metric tons, the equivalent of taking 26 cars off the road for a year. Two flights will leave Seattle on 9 Nov. for Washington, D.C.

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