Spokane Police: We Need Better Police EVs

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:55:47 +0000

Last month, there was a story out of Spokane, Washington that we can learn from. The City of Spokane wants to make its fleet all-electric to save on costs to both its budget and to the environment, but things didn’t go so well when the first two electric police cars went into service. Who would […]

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No Need to be Freightened of Electric Trucks

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:11:27 +0000

Even though only 10% of vehicles on US roads are medium- and heavy-duty trucks, they are responsible for the majority of hazardous air pollutants and nearly 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. This pollution disproportionately burdens low-income communities and communities of color and leads to deadly diseases such as asthma, cardiac impairments, and cancer. Thankfully, six states — California, Oregon, […]

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King County (Washington) To Get 120 Electric Buses

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:47:27 +0000

For years, we saw North American cities order 3 or 4 electric buses at a time while Chinese cities ordered hundreds or thousands. It was frustrating and annoying, especially considering that electric buses had become cost-competitive with all other options 7 years ago in some places. Well, time marched on, and we’re finally seeing large orders of electric buses

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Electrify America Appreciation & Suggestions From A Frequent EV Charging Friend

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:50:16 +0000

BMW i3 Electrify AmericaI absolutely appreciate the network of charging stations that Electrify America is providing. I used the network almost exclusively in a 4 state drive with a short-range electric vehicle (EV). I  drove the 2015 BMW i3 from Electrify America charging station to charging station from deep in Florida to the Appalachians and then back. I had some problems, some small delays, but never had to leave any group of stations without a charge. Yet, I think my suggestions should be taken seriously

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Washington State Ferries — Second-Largest Ferry Network — Switching From Diesel To Batteries

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:54:11 +0000

Washington State Ferries will be following Ellen’s example near the Danish island of Ærø. Washington often leads and succeeds where other states hover, discuss, and are quite too slow to transition. Washington also runs the second-largest ferry system in the world, so switching from diesel to batteries in the early part of a trend toward electrification in shipping is vital to set better standards in marine shipping

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Washington State Ferries, Second-Largest Ferry Switching From Diesel To Batteries

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:54:11 +0000

Washington State Ferries will be following Ellen’s example near the Danish island of Ærø. Washington often leads and succeeds where other states hover, discuss, and are quite too slow to transition. Washington also runs the second-largest ferry system in the world, so switching from diesel to batteries in the early part of a trend toward electrification in shipping is vital to set better standards in marine shipping

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