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Rivian showroom to open in luxury Chicago neighborhood

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Rivian plans to open its first showroom in Chicago’s Gold Coast. in Chicago’s Gold Coast area. Charming homes on picture-perfect streets, high-end boutiques, and restaurants favored by celebrities past and present all give this neighborhood its star power,” stated Choose Chicago.

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Enterprise Holdings acquiring IGO CarSharing in Chicago

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Enterprise Holdings is acquiring the business of IGO CarSharing , a non-profit organization serving more than 15,000 members, with more than 200 locations in more than 40 neighborhoods. The company also offers Enterprise CarShare with a suite of products and policies specifically geared to the car-sharing customer experience.

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Peapod adds two LH hydraulic hybrids delivery trucks to fleet

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The vehicles, existing Workhorse walk-in vans with GM gasoline engines and equipped with the Lightning Hybrids Energy Recovery System (ERS), are in service on the streets of Chicago and were partially paid for by the Drive Clean Chicago voucher program for clean vehicles. Peapod, by design, is a green company.

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Chicago’s Latest Attraction? A Rat-Shaped Hole

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“Had to make a pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole,” he wrote in a social media post this month, including a close-up photo of the concrete cutout. It has the big hips of a squirrel,” he said, “but ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ is just a great band name.” Even a local politician, State Representative Ann Williams, got in on the joke.

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Retraining Electricians to Install EV Charging Stations – Verde Energy Efficiency Experts

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EVmatch and Verde Energy Efficiency Experts are excited to announce a new partnership to deploy more EV charging stations in the Chicago area. Below, the founder of Verde, Jamie Johnson, describes his company’s added focus on EV charging to complement their work in energy efficiency. . Available to the public at [link].

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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The rental car company Hertz reported a 3,000 percent increase in advanced bookings for car rentals in cities along the eclipse path compared with the previous year. Neighborhood locations, she said, may have better availability. But if you’re hoping to rent a car, you might have some trouble.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

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3 New Community Electric Vehicle Chargers in Chicago. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. John’s charging station comes on the heels of two chargers recently installed at Plant Chicago , a collaborative community organization focused on cultivating circular economies. Illinois is all in.