Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

Another three are on the West Coast and in Hawaii: Seattle (4), Portland (5), and Honolulu (6). EVs fit into a larger energy-independence initiative in Hawaii since the state can make its own energy and become less reliant on shipping in fuel. —Erik Gottfried, Nissan director of EV Sales and Marketing. Washington D.C.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

For instance, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that one auto dealer just outside the city specializing in used EVs actively discourages renters from buying them unless they have access to at-home chargers because of the unreliability of public chargers. Rebecca DeWhitt charges her electric vehicle in the driveway of the Portland, Ore.,

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Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 84

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. A gasoline-powered car that gets 20 miles to the gallon - say, a Chevy Impala or a BMW X3 - will have annual fuel costs of $1,200 and generate about 6.6 Electric cars will be one answer.

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