Four US cities urge carmakers to boost electric vehicle production

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Mayors from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle moot plans to potentially order 24,000 EVs for their municipal fleets

City mayors from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle have released a joint request for US carmakers to step up EV production in order to meet growing demand for electric vehicles in municipal...

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