The City of Albuquerque accepted a $192,000 rebate check Friday for the electric city buses it has rolled out over the past five years. “We want to lead by example, and there are very few better examples than our Transit Department embracing EV technology,” Mayor Tim Keller said in a written statement. The check, which […]
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