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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. Chang & Jessika E.

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This legacy school bus maker just delivered its 1,000th electric school bus

Baua Electric

Photo: Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses, founded in 1916, has delivered its 1,000th electric school bus to a school system in Georgia. The company announced today that it’s delivered its 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus to Meriwether County School System , Georgia, as part of a larger order. Get started here.

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The first entirely US-made crystalline solar panels are coming to market

Baua Electric

Canada-headquartered Heliene , which makes solar panels in Minnesota, will incorporate Georgia-based Suniva’s US-made monocrystalline silicon solar cells into its panels, and those “Made in the USA” panels will hit the market in mid-2024, thanks to a new three-year strategic sourcing contract between the two companies. Get started here. –ad*

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Qcells to supply Microsoft with a whopping 12 GW of solar panels

Baua Electric

billion to build a solar supply chain in Georgia – the largest-ever investment in clean energy manufacturing in the US to date, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Qcells expects to bring its total solar panel production capacity in Georgia to 8.4 GW this year. Get started here. –

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The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV has a quirky $4k discount for Tesla drivers

Baua Electric

All of that adds up to a nice price reduction for an EV with a base price in the mid-$50s. Read more: Chevy Blazer EV first drive – is it worth its $56k base price? If you want to make sure you’re finding a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage. Get started here.

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Mercedes-Benz just opened more DC fast chargers at Buc-ee’s in Texas

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The first Mercedes DC fast charging station came online last November at its headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia. In order to find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. Texas is the US’s No. Get started here. –

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VW says ‘most’ 2023, 2024 ID.4s will get full $7,500 EV tax credit

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SK On is the battery division of South Korea’s SK Innovation, and its SK Battery America plant is in Commerce, Georgia. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. VW 2023 and 2024 ID.4s