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Park City Transit deploying six Proterra electric buses; battery-lease financing model

Green Car Congress

Nicknamed the “Electric Xpress,” the free transit service will provide clean, quiet, and efficient transportation to residents and tourists throughout several neighborhoods, including Park City Resort, Canyons Village, Silver Springs, Silver Lake Village, Empire Pass and Park Meadows. buy the bus, lease the battery.

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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes

Teslarati

“Even if all lights go out in the neighborhood, you will still have power. Energy from solar panels has caused volatility in local power prices. According to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), average daytime power prices in South Australia fell below zero, hitting negative AU$9.28/MWh

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Just about every reviewer laughs at the current Mirage (I think it's a perfectly serviceable little car for the price) and the Outlander is all about easy financing. The Lancer finally got the axe after 2018 , while the Galant disappeared here after 2012. Did anyone ever sit back here? Was it a runner? We can't know. Are you in?

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Elon Musk’s sale of Gene Wilder’s Bel-Air home paints a remarkable story

Teslarati

But while he was in the neighborhood one day with his wife, the filmmaker was pleasantly surprised to see the house still standing. However, there was just one issue: the home had appeared on forsalebyowner.com with an asking price of $9.5 million to finance the home. And so four months of negotiations started.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

EV Life

That’s why it’s no surprise that the high sticker price of many electric vehicles, particularly Tesla models, has long been one of the main deterrents for people looking to buy a new car, truck, or SUV. Which brings us to Tesla. Tesla’s electric vehicles are by far the most popular EVs in the country.

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Mobility Choice Coalition Launches 10-Point Policy Blueprint to Move US to a Competitive Transportation Market

Green Car Congress

The four principles are: Align price signals to consumers closer to a full and transparent reflections of the costs—i.e., as much as possible pricing goods so users pay true costs and are not subsidized by or subsidizing others. Deploy HOT lanes and Congestion Pricing. Allocate transit dollars to optimize oil savings.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo drew stares, which is saying something in car-crazy Southern California, where every exotic is roaming free on the highways and can be found tucked away behind gates in tony neighborhoods. The four metallic colors range in price from $1,200 to $6,500, while the 18 custom colors cost $6,500 to $17,000.