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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

Blink Charging

While it’s obvious that the internal combustion engine vehicles are polluting the air outside the buses, what you may not know is that numerous studies show that the pollution from the burning diesel regularly makes its way into the buses. View the Case Study How much funding is available for EV charging at school districts?

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Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

Green Car Congress

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. The open-access paper is published in AGU’s journal GeoHealth.

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Kia Niro EV fast charging, Cheetah Stance, air pollution and the pandemic: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Electrify America cuts fast-charging prices for Kia Niro EV owners. Air pollution is linked to mortality in this pandemic. Lordstown Motors is aiming for the fleet and work-truck crowd with. And the company using a former GM plant in Ohio has released more about orders for its upcoming electric work truck.

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Tesla Semi price at around $250,000 per unit: report

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In the case of Tesla’s Class 8 all-electric truck , the cost was around $250,000, about twice the price of a conventional, but heavily polluting, diesel-powered Class 8 truck. Erica Edwards , Senior Vice President for Manufacturing for PepsiCo, was optimistic about the company’s growing Tesla Semi fleet.

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Not just another van: First drive and price reveal of Ford E-Transit

The Driven EV News

Electrifying last-mile delivery is crucial to reducing air pollution in our cities and cutting greenhouse gases. With electric acceleration, Ford's new E-Transit van could be a much needed addition to Australia's clean fleet. The post Not just another van: First drive and price reveal of Ford E-Transit appeared first on The Driven.

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Oakland is now first in the US to have a 100% electric school bus fleet – and it’s V2G

Baua Electric

Modern student transportation platform Zum has provided Oakland Unified School District with a fleet of 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers. The fleet will be managed through Zum’s AI-enabled technology platform. Utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) supplied 2.7 million tons of greenhouse gases annually.

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EV ride-hailer BluSmart seeks USD 300 mn to expand car fleet – ET Auto

Baua Electric

While BluSmart has consistently maintained an all-electric fleet, its rivals are also rolling out greener options to customers. BluSmart , India ’s biggest electric cab operator , wants to raise more than USD 300 million in three years to add thousands of cars to its fleet in its push to take on the likes of Uber Technologies Inc.

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