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Coltura: Federal & state EV policy & incentives must target gasoline superusers to achieve carbon emissions goals

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Louisiana, Wyoming, and Mississippi are the states with the highest concentration of superusers, while Houston, Detroit, St. Louis have the highest concentration of superusers among US metro areas.

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5 Top Destinations for a Spring Break EV Road Trip

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One scenic stretch after another Detroit – The Motor City There are plenty of chances to see the best American culture offers between the coasts. and Detroit is where it all began for the automotive industry. The great American road starts in Chicago and takes you through cities like St.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

The Truth About Cars

The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. Louis on November 7, 1963. Sadly, big Detroit four-doors of the 1946-1975 era just don't have much of a following among American car aficionados, even when they have hardtop roofs, big-block engines and generous helpings of chrome. Why did this car meet such a fate?

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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Markets include California (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Fresno); Colorado (Denver); Florida (Orlando, Tampa); New York (Albany, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester); Oregon (Eugene, Portland); Texas (Austin, Dallas, Houston); Atlanta; Boston; Detroit; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; St. Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision is replacing five short-haul trucks and one crane. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management is repowering two unregulated fishing boats each with a new Tier 3 engine. New Jersey and New York.

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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). The ten corridors outlined for potential funding are: - California Corridor (Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego). Empire Corridor (New York City, Albany, Buffalo).

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

The Truth About Cars

Customized Detroit vans from the 1960s and 1970s , of course ! Perhaps it started out in St. Louis or Salt Lake City and moved to Colorado after its delivery days were over. What kind of discarded vehicles look like they'd have the most interesting stories to tell? The build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio.

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