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CarMax leads unutilized used-vehicle tally

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EchoPark, of Charlotte, N.C., The corporate operates shops in Texas and all over the Southwest. Shift consolidated its bodily operations to Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; CarShop, of Chester Springs, Pa., bought 71,242 older cars in 2022, up 12 p.c from the former presen. bought 64,107 older cars in 2022, unwell 18 p.c.

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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Sacramento will round out the previously announced list of Apollo participants including Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Duke Energy, Google, DTE Energy, and The Hertz Corporation. Evatran plans to have over twenty installations as part of the Apollo Trial Program.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to improve service efficiency to the cities of Palmdale, Lancaster and Northern Los Angeles County. Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). New Jersey Transit Corporation. Colorado Department of Transportation. 793,420.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). over the past six months.

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FedEx boosts fleet with hybrid-electric trucks

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The hybrid conversions took place in Charlotte, North Carolina over the last six months and were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation. The vehicles are expected to go into service in California, and primarily across San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California). Electric Power Research Institute (Charlotte, North Carolina). Kairos Power (Alameda, California). First Solar Inc.