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Editor’s Note: This is a guest contribution by the Founder and President of Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV). This past week I have spent considerable time traveling throughout California, Oregon and Washington discussing the transformation of fleet vehicles to electric. My company, Vancouver-based REV (Rapid Electric Vehicles), has created... 

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