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Starting this year, Moscow will only buy electric buses

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Starting this year, by the decision of the Mayor of Moscow, we will not buy diesel buses, except for transportation in a special mode. We will also install about 200 electric charging spots a year for the development of personal electric transport. Only electric buses. —Makim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport.

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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

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The announcement underscores Merchants’ fleet electrification leadership position, as BrightDrop’s first and largest FMC customer, with the highest intent to buy electric vehicles to date. For Merchants clients such as Staples, guidance and support are key to making the transition to EV.

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Frankfurt buys 13 Solaris hydrogen buses

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The company In-der-City-Bus, which is in charge of public transport in Frankfurt, Germany, has awarded a tender for 13 hydrogen buses to Solaris. The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses are to be deployed on target routes in 2022. The Urbino hydrogen buses are powered by a 70 kW fuel cell stack.

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Austin’s Capital Metro to buy 26 Proterra electric buses, with option for 126 more

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Over the past year and a half, the agency introduced its first six Proterra electric-transit buses as well as its North Operations electric bus yard, which utilizes Proterra Energy interoperable charging infrastructure to support the agency’s growing fleet of electric transit buses.

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This Is The Time To Buy An EV — Tax Credits Will Expire Soon And Musk Doesn’t Care

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My guy and I have been gently prodding my brother to buy an EV. continued] The post This Is The Time To Buy An EV Tax Credits Will Expire Soon And Musk Doesn’t Care appeared first on CleanTechnica. My brother owns a home in Boston’s north shore and a Vermont vacation home.

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Moscow plans to buy 500 more electric buses in 2022

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This year the Government of Moscow plans to buy 500 additional electric buses. Moscow stopped buying diesel buses for the surface public transport operator in 2021. Moscow is now actively developing charging infrastructure. Most of them will be purchased with the funds from the green bonds.

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Ford launches zero-carbon electric vehicle home charging initiative in California

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Ford is launching a new sustainable charging program that allows plug-in electric vehicle owners in California to opt into carbon-neutral charging at home, reducing their carbon footprint from energy used to power their vehicles. The FordPass app will automatically tracks the amount of electricity used while charging at home.