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Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

We envision a quick-charging network that links communities and neighborhoods where people live, work, shop and socialize. —Brendan Jones, Nissan’s director of electric vehicle marketing and sales strategy. Having a robust charging infrastructure helps build range confidence, which boosts interest in and use of electric vehicles.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

California’s plug-in vehicle sales tally is impressive: 663,014 battery electrics (62.9%). Sales just topped a quarter-million with Tesla’s four models accounting for more than half of the overall sales. The cars Californians choose set the tone for EV sales for 2021. Still turning in max EV miles. Nissan Leaf EV – 4,192.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

EV Life

Yet, despite record sales, they still seem out of reach for most Californians. In addition, if you live in an eligible disadvantaged neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area or Sacramento, you may also qualify for additional financing assistance, including low-interest loans up to $20,000 for clean vehicle purchases. Not anymore.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Car shipping also plays a crucial role in the transition from vehicle sales to transportation services.

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CARB adopts electric truck rule: Advanced Clean Trucks

Green Car Congress

By 2035, zero-emission truck/chassis sales would need to be 55% of Class 2b – 3 straight truck sales, 75% of Class 4 – 8 straight truck sales, and 40% of truck tractor sales. Fleet owners, with 50 or more trucks, would be required to report about their existing fleet operations.

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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

Creative Greenius

Ladies and gentlemen your friendly neighborhood Greenius has hit the wall. But it seemed pretty impossible once I became The Godfather of Community Choice Power in Los Angeles County – The Big Green Mafia Don as the wing nut fossil fuel lovers dubbed me. I am dog tired. I need a break, right now, before I snap.

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

While I was aware of this trend — I see it loud and clear in my own neighborhood — I hadn’t realized how wide-spread this trend actually was in the US. And another UCLA study of 32 Los Angeles-area families found that 75% of them didn’t use their garages for parking. I mpact on Sales In Cold Weather Regions.