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bp invests in free local electric transit business Freebee

Green Car Congress

bp ventures has invested $6 million in all-electric ride-hailing business Freebee , a Miami-based company that provides free, on-demand transportation to local communities through their mobile app Ride Freebee. Freebee owns a fleet of more than 150 electric vehicles and employs more than 230 drivers on a full-time basis.

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Florida “State Fire Marshal” Tells Crazy Lie About EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

Not only was a complete lie being told, but the person telling the lie is using a political technicality to pretend to be an expert in a field he has no […]. When I saw this tweet, it was clearly complete bull, but the more I looked into it, the deeper the poop proved to be.

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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

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The vehicle, dubbed “Olli,” will be used on public roads locally in Washington DC, and late in 2016 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. Olli was unveiled during the grand opening of a new Local Motors facility in National Harbor, MD and transported Local Motors CEO and co-founder John B. Rogers, Jr.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

Participation in the 2021 National Drive Electric Week , hosted by the Electric Auto Association (EAA) along with the Sierra Club , Plugin America , and EVHybridNoire , reflected the growing nationwide interest in electric vehicles (EVs), as well as the emphasis placed on expanding diversity in the EV marketplace.

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Ford Used Its Lightning Trucks, Sent Them To The Rescue For Hurricane Ian

CleanTechnica EVs

Personally, I’d […]. It happened enough times that many people on social media started to suspect Ford was staging the power outages just to show off the Lightning’s ability to power things.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Louis, and north of Florida. He has been working with electric vehicles (EVs) since 1986, when he was involved with electric and hybrid development in the bus industry. Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St.