Tag: Ev
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Commerce City to become largest Colorado city with fully EV trash-collection fleet
Starting in January, Commerce City will roll out a fully electric recycling and waste collection fleet, making it the largest Colorado city to adopt such a fleet, a city news release announced. In partnership with Republic Services, Commerce City officials will roll out the first phase of the electric waste collection in January. By the…
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Colorado steps up EV rebates as federal credits vanish
With the national electric vehicle incentives having expired on September 30 due to new federal legislation, Colorado is revving up its Vehicle Exchange Colorado program to keep EVs affordable, but only for buyers whose income is below 80% of their area’s median income and who have a qualifying gas or diesel vehicle.…
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End of federal EV subsidies will hurt Colorado sales
With a ticking clock on Gov. Jared Polis’ 2019 aspirations to put 940,000 electric vehicles on Colorado highways by 2030, his plan hit a major pothole when President Donald Trump ordered cancellation of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act Clean Vehicle Tax Credits. On Sept. 30, the federal tax credits worth up to $7,500 per…
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Colorado granted another $17.3 million by the federal government to add more EV fast-chargers
The electric vehicle charging network in Colorado just got another $17.3 million boost to add 168 fast-charging ports at 29 sites across the state from the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Network. The federal contribution averages just under $600,000 in public funds for each site and more than $103,000 per charging port. “Colorado’s nation-leading adoption…
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Louisville, Colorado claims to be first city in America with 100% green trash collection
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Louisville will be the first in the nation to use a 100% electric fleet of trash and recycling collection vehicles after renewing a contract with Republic Services. But you likely won’t hear the new vehicles coming until they slam a neighbor’s waste…
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Starbucks partners with Volvo to boost EV charging stations from Denver to Seattle
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Starbucks customers traveling cross country from Denver to Seattle are now being offered an extra jolt — for electric vehicles. Initiated in August of 2022, the coffee retailer has installed multiple electric vehicle charging stations at its locations along the route between its headquarters in Seattle and the Denver metro area, according to a press release…
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Xcel wants to bill customers $140 million to build massive, company-owned EV charging network
As part of its state-mandated transportation electrification plan, Xcel Energy is seeking permission to bill ratepayers $140 million to build a statewide company-owned, high-speed EV charging network. “We’re looking at about 460 charging stations that represents about 10% of the need that the state’s going to have by 2030 to support those 940,000 EVs,” Nadia…
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South Metro prepares for electric car, scooter fires with new training
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After reports of electric cars catching fire across the country and the vehicles’ growing popularity, some Denver metro area firefighters are preparing for this new danger. While electric vehicle fires are not common, they are much harder to put out. “As we have been doing…
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Pueblo offers free EV charging stations
The City of Pueblo wants to incentivize its residents to buy electric vehicles and reward those who already drive them by offering free access to publicly-owned EV charging stations in the city. The incentive could save electric vehicle owners $1.35 per hour of charging through September 2024. The city received a $80,000 grant award from…
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Colorado office mentions equity over 500 times in new study of vehicle electrification
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Energy Office called for equity in transportation electrification in a new report, insisting it must be a priority in eliminating gasoline and diesel cars and trucks from highways. Gov. Jared Polis has called for putting at least 940,000 electric vehicles on the highways…