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Indianapolis plans to add 425 PHEVs and BEVs to municipal fleet by 2016

Green Car Congress

The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police-pursuit sedans in its muncipal fleet to plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles by early 2016, cut the size of the fleet by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard. million over ten years.

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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

Green Car Congress

Promote electric vehicle adoption by increasing access to charging infrastructure and supporting the development of plug-in electric vehicles that are as accessible, available, and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA). Eversource Energy.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). The SF90 also holds the lap record for production cars on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

Setec Powerr

At the UN climate conference in November 2021, six major automakers, including Ford and General Motors, pledged to stop selling new gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040. Canada, the UK, France, Spain, the Nordic countries and California have also announced a phasing out of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2040.

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

“She’s put gasoline into a car twice in her life now.” And, while Cardona had to travel to Indianapolis to find a used EV, he’s proof that we’re not all long-haired Pelosi-worshiping wing nuts from Granola Central. The photos of Kyra, the tot, and Kyra today, blow me away. . So here’s the serious part.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Recently, DEVC Education Outreach Coordinator Dave Pence established an EV Club at the Horizons K-8 School in Boulder, where students are given hands-on experience converting the internal combustion gasoline engines of scooters, minibikes, bicycles and tricycles to electric.