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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. The all electric trucks will deliver by day and re-charge overnight.

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Enterprise Rent-a-Car to offer Chevrolet Volt

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along with a new charging station. It also gives customers a chance to learn more about the charging process, Enterprise says. 500 Nissan LEAFs will be available at select Enterprise locations nationwide, and on-site charging stations will be installed to support the vehicles.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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Paris, for example, has mandated that any electric car is allowed to re-charge at the re-charge stations of its car-sharing program Autolib. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge.

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Tesla’s cobalt-free battery strategy is making Elon Musk an actual “iron man”

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While LFP cells use cheaper materials, and while they could be consistently charged fully without much degradation, they tend to be larger, heavier, and generally hold less energy than nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) cells. “It may well be that we will see LFP in a larger portion of the fleet in the medium term.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity.

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

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The Model 3 owner ultimately opted to try his hand at another test in the LA DMV, especially since Teslas are extremely common in Los Angeles. Los Angeles-based Drivers Ed Direct currently operates an all-electrified fleet of cars for its students. Credit: Tesla Inc. Insights from CA’s Clean Air Protectors.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

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Electricity is also more efficient than gasoline, so you’ll get more kilometers out of each battery charge. The average electric car can travel between 100 and 300 miles on a single charge. If you’re planning on taking long road trips, an electric car may not be the best option for you. Charging can be a challenge.