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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. T Not always a win On another front, the Mid-America chapter was on the losing side in a challenge to a tax leveled on electric and hybrid vehicle (EV) owners in Kansas.

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Non-stop car insider 

Electric Auto Association

I love attending events around the country connecting with attendees, our presenters, networking with our sponsors, and educating folks on what it’s like to own electric.” That’s why we have a 30% conversion rate from gas to electric, which is very high,” Kirsch continued. “We It’s still very exciting for me,” she said. “I

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

The gas version wins on payload, too, holding 700 to 1,500 pounds more cargo than the EV’s maximum of up to 3,020 pounds. After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The gas version wins on payload, too, holding 700 to 1,500 pounds more cargo than the EV’s maximum of up to 3,020 pounds. After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The stations will provide additional CNG fueling in cities and along the Interstate corridors that pass through Kansas City – East to West on I-70 and North to South on I-35.