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1980 Electravan in Minneapolis

DIY Electric Car

My wife and I just purchased a 1980 Electravan from a friend in New Orleans and towed it back home to Minneapolis. 1980 Electravan in Minneapolis. We're in love with it. Short version of the Electravan story: Jet Industries in Austin TX bought the empty chassis of a few hundred Subaru Sambars and installed GE electric motors in them.

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Minneapolis Uber and Lyft drivers due for USD 15 an hour under council’s plan but mayor vows a veto – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Many of the drivers in Minneapolis are African immigrants who have been pushing for higher wages at the state and city levels since 2022. “Minneapolis is not an island,” Rainville said, noting that ride-hailing customers often travel between Minneapolis and other parts of the state. per mile and USD 0.51

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car2go pulls plug on car-sharing service in San Diego, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Green Car Congress

Daimler’s car-sharing service car2go is suspending its operations in San Diego, California and in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. In San Diego, car2go faced a lack of use, the company said. In the Twin Cities, the issue is the high state car rental taxation rates.

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Electrifying Transportation Equitably: All-Electric Carshare

CleanTechnica EVs

Minneapolis and St. To wrap up September, there is positive news coming out of Minneapolis and St. Paul residents logged 25,000 trips and nearly 250,000 miles on the nation’s first renewably powered all-electric carshare program. Paul, Minnesota, where they are reporting the first six months of usage data for Evie Carshare.

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Minneapolis gets EV Ready

Plugs and Cars

Minneapolis will be getting 18 electric cars from Ford, and stimulus funding will be used to install charging points, as reported in the Twin Cities downtownjournal.com.

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Help! Air Canada Ruined Our Trip to Ireland but Won’t Take the Blame.

Baua Electric

Our $2,132 itinerary took us from Minneapolis to Toronto to Dublin on tickets booked on United Airlines through Expedia but ultimately operated by Air Canada, a United partner. Eventually, we were offered two options for the next day: Fly to Dublin via Newark, or return to Minneapolis.

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Cummins investing more than $1B in US engine manufacturing network

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million square feet full-service facility, concentrating on design, product, service engineering and manufacturing located just north of Minneapolis. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1 This is a $10-million investment that will support 100 new jobs by 2024.