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NewsDecember 23, 2013

City of Houston Saving $110,000 a Year With EVs

The City of Houston expects to save about $110,000 a year in fuel and maintenance costs by issuing 27 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles to city workers as part of a broader sustainability initiative that also includes car sharing.

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NewsDecember 16, 2013

Washington City Leases Nissan Leaf EVs

The City of Olympia, Wash., is the first city in the state to join Nissan’s Leaf electric vehicle lease program by leasing six Leafs. This helps the city comply with state law, with requires local agencies to use biofuels or electricity for fleet vehicles by 2018.

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NewsAugust 30, 2013

Mill Valley, Calif., Leases New EVs and Opens New Charging Station

The City of Mill Valley, Calif., has purchased four electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV vehicles and recently completed the construction of a $28,000 project to install a new publicly accessible EV charging station.

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NewsJuly 1, 2013

4 Northern Calif. Fleets Collaborate to Deploy 50 EVs

The Cities of San Jose, Campbell, and Mill Valley, and the Town of Los Gatos secured the i-MiEVs under highly favorable lease terms, removing the up-front cost barrier and risk of traditional vehicle procurement.

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NewsJune 7, 2013

Murfreesboro to Install EV Chargers at City Facilities

The City of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is installing 14 Blink Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at four City facilities for public use. The Level 2 charging systems like those being planned citywide charge EVs in four to six hours.

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NewsMarch 21, 2013

Ann Arbor, Mich., Planning to Add EVs to Fleet and Build Charging Stations

Ann Arbor, Mich.,’s city council approved a resolution in early March that directs the municipality’s city administrator to review upcoming fleet purchases in order to potentially add more electric vehicles (EVs), according to City documents.

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NewsMarch 11, 2013

Canyon County Pilots EV for On-Campus Use

Canyon County, Idaho, purchased an electric vehicle to study the effectiveness and cost saving measures of EVs compared to traditional gas-powered vehicles for on-campus use at the Juvenile Detention Center. The EV replaces a pickup truck.

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NewsFebruary 19, 2013

New York City’s Mayor Wants to Add 50 EVs to Fleet

In his final State of the City address, New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted a plan to increase the number of electric vehicles operating in the City’s fleet.

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NewsDecember 17, 2012

City of Sacramento to Test Wireless EV Charging

SACRAMENTO, CA – The City of Sacramento, Calif., has joined the Evatran Apollo Trial Program to test wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology on its own EVs. Trial participants will test the system for three months.

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NewsDecember 12, 2012

Indianapolis to Require Plug-in Hybrid or EV Purchases for Its Non-Police Passenger Vehicle Fleet

INDIANAPOLIS – Beyond plug-in hybrids and EVs, the City’s goal is to have all of its sedans, other light-duty vehicles, its heavy-duty units, and its police vehicles equipped with alternative powertrain types by 2025.

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