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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

With the support of the Sierra Club and other organizations, the ordinance was challenged legally and eventually landed in the Kansas Supreme Court where it was ruled illegal last April. “It It’s theoretically supposed to make up for loss of gas tax revenue, but it’s just not fair,” said Schwanke. “I

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Time to shake-up EV outreach?

Electric Auto Association

I’d been in charge of the Ashland Lions Club website for many years and I learned quite a lot about what you can do through Wordpress,” Jorgenson said. Launched by EV hobbyists The idea to establish SOHEVA grew out of EV shows organized as Ashland Lions Club fundraisers. I had two conversions at these shows,” Jorgensen remembered. “I

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There’s No Place Like Sin City for the Holidays

Baua Electric

“I got it,” he said softly, as the 10 of clubs completed his royal flush in video poker — his first ever, he believed, after many thousands of lesser hands across the decades — prompting an appearance from a casino attendant for the best kind of logistics: big-winner paperwork. Trust me, he can offset it,” my mom said of the tax implications.)

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Eco real estate

Electric Auto Association

“There were no realtors bringing sensitivity to environmental factors into their jobs back then,” said Matos-Rogers, a member of the Electric Auto Association’s EV Club of the South chapter. “I Soon, this included conversations with his clients and fellow real estate agents about smart home technology, energy efficiency, and solar PV. “I

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. Depending on where you live, the Pacifica Hybrid qualifies for federal and state tax credits, so your final price could be significantly lower than sticker.

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ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

Green Car Congress

United Kingdom); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). For governments, the growing gap causes significant losses of tax revenues. This is because vehicle taxes are based on laboratory test results instead of real-world data. For the Netherlands alone, the loss in tax revenues could exceed €3.4 billion (US$4.3

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Most of us just did our own conversions. But there are others of us who still have an interest in the conversion aspect and the more technical end of things.” “The Hornet was considered a luxury EV because of its size. David McNeil’s electric conversion 1971 AMC Hornet. They want to know what their car will do.