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Zooming in on Electric Vehicles: How Duluth, Minnesota, Is Preparing for the EV Future

CleanTechnica EVs

Nearly 33 million electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide — that is the number of vehicles the Unites States should be prepared to support through a national charging network by the year 2030, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimated in a recent landmark study. Improving reliable, equitable, and widespread.

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Electric Car Charger Vandalism Continues To Surge Nationwide

InsideEVs

Criminals are targeting Tesla Superchargers and other charging infrastructure in Texas, California, Minnesota and around the world.

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Minnesota Leads Nation, Mandates Off-Peak Electric-Car Charging Rates

Green Car Reports

Government incentives continue to play an important role in electric-car adoption, encouraging drivers to plug in by sending them checks or giving them solo access to carpool lanes. However, despite higher purchase costs, electric cars are attractive due to another major financial factor: home recharging.

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Clean Cars Minnesota: A Win For Public Health, Innovation, & The Environment

CleanTechnica EVs

On Friday, a Minnesota administrative law judge ruled the state can proceed with finalizing new clean car standards that will give Minnesotans more control over air quality improvements and progress toward the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, as well […]. Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.

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Another study confirms electric cars have lower carbon emissions, in Minnesota this time

Green Car Reports

It's a very reasonable question: electric cars themselves have no tailpipe emissions, but what about the power plants used to recharge them? After more than a dozen studies and five-plus years of plug-in car sales, we know the answer.

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An electric car can’t fully replace a gas-powered car in my world

Green Car Reports

Three days earlier, my wife, kids, and I traveled from Minnesota to Reinbeck. Three incredibly long days after my nearly 3-year-old son Seth doubled over and screamed his “tummy hurt” we were finally back on the freeway headed home. My mind wandered because there’s not much else on Interstate 380 in Iowa in December.

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BMW and Nissan partner to deploy dual fast chargers across the US

Green Car Congress

BMW and Nissan are partnering to offer public DC Fast charging at 120 locations across 19 states in an effort to support Nissan LEAF and BMW i3 customers and to promote increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide. Additionally, these chargers are compatible with the Nissan EZ-Charge cards.

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