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Double trouble

Electric Auto Association

Nebraska EVA chapter works in tandem with the Sierra Club. Outreach event sponsored by Eastern NE EVA and the Nebraska Sierra Club. NE Nebraska EVA event. According to Lierz, parade participation works well because “you can get your cars in front of people who have no experience with EVs. We’re a great fit for each other.”

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

That shouldn’t surprise anyone since it parallels what we know about conventional car ownership. What makes having an electric car a positive experience is not only financial aspects, but a functional ones, something the folks at Jerry have taken into account when they did the research behind their Top 10 list of the best states to own an EV.

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

Green Car Congress

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. Metropolitan Energy.

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How Rural Towns Can Prepare for EV Charging And Why Do It

EV Connect

How Rural Towns Can Benefit From EV Charging Installations The future of EV charging relies heavily on expanded access to charging stations. This means rural towns will have to start preparing to adopt EV technology and make plans to install EV charging stations.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. Just as conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars measure fuel by the gallon, EV owners measure their energy consumption in kWh. Although much cheaper than putting gasoline into a ICE car, charging an EV is not necessarily free.

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Aventine sends first unit-train shipment of ethanol from Nebraska to Alabama

Green Car Congress

a leading producer, marketer and supplier of ethanol, announced its first BNSF unit-train shipment of ethanol produced at its two ethanol facilities in Aurora, Nebraska. A BNSF ethanol unit train may consist of 96 ethanol tank cars, 2 buffer cars (62' in length) and 4 BNSF locomotives (75' in length).

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The Case for EV Charging in Every City - Big or Small

EV Connect

Car manufacturers need to better cater electric vehicles to consumers in smaller communities where pickup trucks are the vehicle of choice. The goal, according to the study, is for the country to have 56 DCFC stations per 1,000 square miles in order for any fully battery-powered car to have reliable access from anywhere. If the U.S.