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

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC. per rental to fund certified offset projects through TerraPass.

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Unraveling Electric Car Insurance Costs in 2023

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Unraveling Electric Car Insurance Costs in 2023 Checking Out All the Options To Get the Best Deal This article may contain affiliate links. As the world pivots towards a greener future, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming the vehicle of choice for an increasing number of drivers.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Florida and South Carolina. Delaware and Virginia. North Carolina. Puerto Rico.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Driving Nissan’s Trial EV

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Photo by Antuan Goodwin, from the CNET Article: Test-driving the Nissan EV-02 electric car. This is the same with gas cars, too, but so much energy is wasted with internal combustion that most people don’t care about the loss from extra weight. I got invited to go to Dodger Stadium this afternoon to test drive the Nissan EV.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. AMPLY developed an interactive map to compare gas and electric fleet fueling costs.