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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

Green Car Congress

Hertz will begin renting eight CNG Honda Civics and two CNG GMC Yukons at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early next month. Oklahoma City is serving as a pilot program for Hertz’s CNG airport rentals program. The fuel also typically costs half the price of gasoline and is produced domestically.

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A 147.5 MW wind farm is breaking ground in Oklahoma – a first for Avangrid

Baua Electric

Photo: Avangrid Orange, Connecticut-based clean energy giant Avangrid just made its first leap into Oklahoma with a new wind farm project. Avangrid, which is part of the Iberdrola Group, is setting up the Pontotoc Wind project in Pontotoc County, southeast of Oklahoma City.

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Canoo (GOEV) stock surges after OKC EV facility gets key approval

Baua Electric

Shares of American EV startup Canoo (GOEV) are surging after its Oklahoma City facility received approval as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Electrek’s Take Like other EV startups (or any growth company), a higher stock price makes it easier to raise funds (via debt) and attract new investors. million in cash and equivalents.

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

Teslarati

These folks are all talking now for the first time ever to work on a plan of regulation going forward that ensures competition and improves customer satisfaction under the purview of the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission,” Dobrinski wrote. . A Price for Compromise? Credit: Tesla).

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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

Baua Electric

The list now includes nine models with factory offers that rival lease terms on low-priced ICE vehicles such as the Toyota Camry LE, Chevy Equinox LT, and Honda HR-V LX. If a three-year commitment is too risky, Vinfast’s online payment estimator says that a 24-month, zero-down lease is priced at just $299/month.

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3 of Oklahoma’s first NEVI EV charging stations will be Tesla Superchargers

Baua Electric

This first round of awards will complete the buildout of I-35, I-40, and I-44 as Alternative Fuel Corridors: In addition to Tesla, the other two participating private companies are Oklahoma City-headquartered Love’s Travel Stops and Tulsa-based DC fast charger installer Francis Energy.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

The bill, sponsored by Representative Frank Hornstein of Minneapolis, would require that the State of Minnesota begin buying PHEVs once they are commercially available and when the price is no more than 10% higher than similarly equipped vehicles.