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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. Dallas—and the state of Texas—have become hot growth markets for LEAF.

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BrightDrop Zevo electric vans rolling out in Ryder fleets

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The BrightDrop Zevos are available for rent and come with flexible vehicle insurance coverage, around-the-clock roadside assistance, single-source maintenance, geotagging for tracking/monitoring vehicle usage, and other features. Below are the specific locations where Ryder’s BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric vans are available.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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and Dallas, Texas, will serve its heavy-duty rigs traveling into adjacent states. With the addition of accessible LNG fueling stations, UPS also will add LNG trucks on routes from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas to further extend territory. .; Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

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The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. Deployments in 2016 will include New York City, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Milwaukee and Fort Lauderdale.

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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

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As more EVs hit the roads, the Service & Parts cash engine is at risk because EV maintenance costs are 20 percent to 50 percent lower than gas vehicles. Friendly Chevrolet, in Dallas, Texas, invested heavily in EV Charging infrastructure and after only 6 months in operation, is earning around $60,000/month from public charging.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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—Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS. UPS will test the vehicles primarily on urban routes across the country, including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. The all electric trucks will deliver by day and re-charge overnight. —Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group.

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Microsoft joins Baidu Apollo project to advance autonomous driving; global Azure cloud support

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—,Kevin Dallas, corporate vice president, Microsoft. Companies such as BMW, Ford, Renault-Nissan, Toyota and Volvo are all using or have announced plans to adopt Microsoft’s intelligent cloud technology to help with services like driver assist, predictive maintenance and voice-controlled media.

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