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First 4 of 41 Electric School Buses Delivered in West Virginia

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Electric vehicles can be quite useful as delivery vans and buses because they are energy efficient, and fleet vehicles in. continued] The post First 4 of 41 Electric School Buses Delivered in West Virginia appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Toyota investing $240M in new, dedicated hybrid transaxle line in West Virginia plant

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Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $240 million to add a dedicated production line of hybrid transaxles. One important result of the new line is that it will allow TMMWV team members to diversify their skillset and to play a larger role in Toyota’s future production of electric vehicles in North America.

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research The overall advantage of battery electric over gasoline vehicles, in terms of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases, has been well documented. However, the emissions of electric vehicles depend greatly on the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them.

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Nitro, West Virginia, Joins Police Forces With Tesla Patrol Cars

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The City of Nitro, West Virginia, has joined other cities across the nation that have added a Tesla vehicle to their fleets. The city bought its Tesla Model 3 for around $40,000 and will invest another $10,000 to modify the vehicle for use by the police force — lights, sirens, and other equipment must be […].

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EXCLUSIVE: West Virginia Wants To Ban Tesla & Others From Sending OTA Updates To Customer Cars

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West Virginia wants to ban Tesla and other automakers from sending out over-the-air updates, among other things, to vehicle owners. The […].

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GreenPower Deploys First Purpose-Built ADA-Compliant Electric Type A School Bus In The US In West Virginia

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GreenPower Motor Company, the leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicles, has deployed the first purpose-built Type A, all-electric, zero-emission, ADA-compliant school bus in Clay County, West Virginia. The all-electric school bus called […].

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The table below shows the top 10 states in terms of the percentage of electricity generated from coal in 2008, 2018, and 2020. West Virginia. West Virginia. West Virginia.

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