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Apr 22 2024
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Rivian targets gas-powered Ford and Toyota trucks and SUVs with $5,000 'electric upgrade' discount
Rivian is offering discounts up to $5,000 on its EVs — and a year of free charging — to customers willing to trade in their gas-powered trucks and SUVs. The deal, which kicked off April 22, is aimed directly at some of the best-selling and most ubiquitous gas-powered trucks and SUVs on the market today, including the Ford F-150, Toyota Tacoma and Jeep Wrangler. Rivian is even going after
TechCrunchApr 25 2024
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Lake Worth Beach's new Electric System Operations hub looks like something out of 'Star Trek'
LAKE WORTH BEACH — The first glances of the city's new Electric Systems Operations Center conjure up a few visual comparisons: an air-traffic control center, an NFL production studio, a sports bar or even the command center of the Enterprise ship in "Star Trek." But aside from the wow factor, there is a purpose to the upgraded modernization of the sleek-looking system that was recently put
The Palm Beach PostApr 24 2024
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Maine wildlife center saves bald eagle struck by vehicle
The Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick performed surgery on the five-year-old bird whose wing broke after being hit on the highway. YORK COUNTY, Maine — The Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick swooped into action after a community member brought in a bald eagle who was struck by a vehicle on the highway. Believed to be five years old, the bird suffered a compound humerus fracture (broken wing
News Center MaineNov 28 2023
Fact Check
PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has criticized the shift to electric vehicles, an effort that has been encouraged by his potential 2024 opponent, President Joe Biden.
Trump told a Nov. 11 crowd in Claremont that electric vehicles "don’t go far," using their state of New Hampshire as an example.
"You can't get out of New Hampshire in an electric car," he said
PolitiFactApr 07 2024
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Man stabbed to death in vehicle
ST. LOUIS — A 31-year-old man was stabbed to death late Saturday in a vehicle in north St. Louis. St. Louis police say the man was driving with his girlfriend, 29, when an argument broke out just before midnight. The man pulled into North Riverfront Park and began assaulting the woman by repeatedly punching her in the face and choking her while on top of her. The woman then pulled out a knife
St. Louis Post-DispatchApr 19 2023
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Biden's push for electric vehicles hits deep in the heart of Texas
At Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) sprawling factory here, just 16 miles (26 km) from the Alamo, a new gasoline-fueled Tundra pickup truck or hybrid Sequoia SUV rolls off the assembly line every 60 seconds.
"We can't produce enough of the Sequoias and Tundras today," said plant manager Kevin Voelkel. "There is a waiting list."
Less than two hours to the north in Austin, the Tesla
ReutersApr 16 2024
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Lonestar Electric Supply debuts 3rd Dallas-Fort Worth location in McKinney
Community ImpactMar 19 2024
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Pictures: Electrify Expo features electric cars, bikes, scooters
• None Rivian EV Adventure Vehicles stood out with the bike, kayak, surfboard, and tent racks on top of the electric American-made SUVs during the Electrify Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel) • None Tesla’s Cybertruck was a highlight for many of the EV enthusiasts. There was an everpresent line around
Orlando SentinelApr 16 2024
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Columbus Division of Power electric customers with solar or wind can sell power back
The Columbus Division of Power, the historic, city-owned electric utility that still serves about 17,000 mostly residential customers, will finally allow "net metering," which allows homes with solar panels or small windmills to sell power back to the grid in order to reduce electric bills. The program was approved Monday by Columbus City Council, a move which closes the only remaining gap in
The Columbus DispatchApr 15 2024
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Singaporean ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge had electrical problems at port, source says
Hours before leaving port, the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical problems, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday, the same day FBI agents boarded the vessel amid a criminal investigation into the circumstances leading up to the catastrophe. The Dali departed Baltimore’s port early
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