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GM’s Maven car-sharing reaches 1M miles driven in <4 months; Boston, Chicago, and DC joining lineup

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and is adding Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. In Chicago, the Maven City car sharing program is now in operation, with pricing starting at $8 an hour including insurance and fuel. Express Drive allows Lyft ride share service drivers in the Chicago area to rent Chevrolet Equinox crossovers for $99 a week. and Chicago.

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City of Chicago and 350Green announce city-wide Network of EV charging stations, 73 DC fast and 207 Level 2

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The City of Chicago has selected 350Green, a developer of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks ( earlier post ), to design, build and operate a network of 280 EV charging stations—73 DC Fast and 207 Level 2 charging stations—throughout the Chicago area. —City of Chicago Mayor Richard M.

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BMW i and EVgo expanding ChargeNow DC Fast program; 500 more fast chargers in US; no-cost DC and Level 2 for BMW i3 drivers

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. ChargeNow DC Fast also includes two years of no-cost charging for qualifying BMW i3 drivers in those areas. Earlier post.) —Rob Healey, Head of EV Infrastructure for BMW of North America.

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Infographic: 5 Largest US Public Transit Systems

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The graphic showcases the history and development, ridership and key metrics, and current and upcoming improvements of the transit systems in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC and San Francisco: Brief Infographic'

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Coulomb Technologies and Carbon Day Automotive Unveil Solar Plug-In Station in Chicago

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Carbon Day Automotive and Coulomb Technologies unveiled a solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago. The Solar Plug-In Station will be used daily by the City of Chicago to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. The station features a 2.4 kW solar panel array and a 5.5 Click to enlarge.

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Cummins claims to power first vehicle-to-grid school buses in North America, 2 years after Lion

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These buses are manufactured by Blue Bird and powered by Cummins to include DC fast charging and V2G capabilities. hours south of Chicago. Even though Lion Electric started testing the same V2G tech years ago. The two electric school buses are operational in school districts in Peoria, Illinois, about 2.5

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Zipcar and the City of Houston launch municipal car sharing program; hybrids and EVs

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Zipcar’s FastFleet technology has already been adopted through similar initiatives in Washington, DC, Chicago and Boston. In 2009, Washington, DC became the first city to use Zipcar technology in their fleet, allowing fleet operators to eliminate cars, save money and reduce emissions.

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