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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

Blink Charging

In the EV world, there is a concept called “well to wheel emissions,” which considers fossil fuel emissions during the charging process depending on the electricity generation itself. It is important to remember that even if you have an EV that does not emit any tailpipe emissions, your charging process may generate well to wheel emissions.

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Proterra introduces 2nd generation electric bus

Green Car Congress

The new model also features a fast-charge system that keeps the bus on the road with no requirement to take them out of service for long charging periods, one-step access for ease-of-maintenance and industry-leading ergonomics.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description. City of Fairfield. Antelope Valley Transit Authority.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

During our time at the Crown media launch program in Nashville, the difference between the two felt larger as the Hybrid Max has the makings of a sports crossover, while the Hybrid will be more at home as a commuter and running errands in-town. As the power, torque and transmissions indicate, the Hybrid Max does 0-60 mph runs in 5.7

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

In the fall of 1980, Lowe moved on to a new job at IBM, so Estridge was now in charge. The deal ensured that IBM's global customers had familiar support while providing a stable flow of maintenance revenue to IBM for five years. Cortada was then head of a sales team at IBM's Nashville site.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

Battery and Charging. All ID4 models are charged through a plug-in port offering three charging speeds. Using an onboard 11 kW charger with an increased maximum charge rate of 170 kW, charge times are estimated to be: Just passing through. 240V (Level 2) – Full charge is 7.5 hours for the 82 kWh battery; 6.15