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The First Things You Must Do After Purchasing a New EV

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The First Things You Must Do After Purchasing a New EV The Essential Steps To Take with a New Car This article may contain affiliate links. Purchasing one can be both an exhilarating and daunting experience, but it’s also full of important tasks that need to be done before they slip through the cracks. Congratulations!

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A Step-by-Step Guide to EV Fleet Transition

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Are there charging stations? Charging stations deserve special attention because trucks need them for long-distance hauling. has over 168,000 public charging outlets , though not all are appropriate for trucks. Many fleet owners can take advantage of state and federal purchase incentives to ease the burden.

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How To Successfully Manage Business Vehicle Expenses

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If you buy vehicles that will add no purpose or lack functionality, such as vans that are too small to move products, then you will have wasted your money. This will reduce your vehicle expenses as you will not need to pay out for vehicles, nor will you need to fund maintenance, servicing and more.

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BYD delivers first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck to city of Palo Alto

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BYD delivered the first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck to the City of Palo Alto and GreenWaste, the city’s waste hauler service. The electric refuse truck has 76 miles of range and requires only two to three hours maximum to fully charge.

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Proterra beats out BYD for Mineta San José International Airport electric bus contract; 10 Proterra electric buses to be in service by late 2018

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The San José, California, City Council approved the purchase of ten Proterra Catalyst E2 battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure for use at the Norman Y. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport electric bus deployment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC).

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

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customer sentiment survey found that 60-70% of customers are more likely to purchase from businesses that support sustainable packaging and shipping. Manufacturing In the manufacturing industry, using green transportation processes leads to less waste and greater cost savings through increased operational efficiency.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. This grant would allow ConnDOT to upgrade the upcoming purchases of buses and would fund the incremental cost of a hybrid bus compared to a conventional bus.

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