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Bangor

  • ExxonMobil wants out of airport fuel deal

    July 3, 2008

    ExxonMobil Corp. says it wants to end its agreement to supply fuel to Bangor International Airport because of the state's high tax burden, according to the Bangor Daily News.

  • Maine railroad trims service, cuts staff

    July 7, 2008

    The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, a Bangor-based freight railroad that operates roughly 500 miles of track in Maine from Fort Kent to Searsport, said last week that it has trimmed its ser

  • Bangor racino sets record

    July 7, 2008

    The new $132 million Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway in Bangor drew an estimated 9,000 visitors during its opening day Tuesday.

  • Plan nixed for former seminary campus

    July 14, 2008

    A large-scale plan to redevelop the former campus of the Bangor Theological Seminary has been dropped after the nonprofit behind the project said it would cost too much.

  • Gamblers wager $5.6M on casino's first day

    July 11, 2008

    Roughly 9,000 visitors to Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway in Bangor dropped $5.6 million into the new facility's 1,000 slot machines on its opening day last week, according to the Bangor Dail

  • BIA gets fuel supply extension

    July 16, 2008

    The city of Bangor has negotiated a three-month extension with ExxonMobil Corp., giving the city more time to explore its options if the fuel supplier ends its contract with Bangor International Ai

  • FairPoint adds Bangor jobs

    July 18, 2008

    FairPoint Communications this morning announced it would add 38 jobs at its call center and finance department in Bangor.

  • Red Shield approved for new loan

    July 18, 2008

    A U.S. bankruptcy court has approved a $1.25 million loan from Chittenden Bank of Burlington, Vt. to help Red Shield Environmental LLC pay its laid-off workers.

  • Auto parts maker plans temporary layoffs

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 22, 2008

    Auto industry shutdowns have forced a second Brewer auto parts maker to lay off 45 employees for three to four weeks.

  • EMDC former head to reprise role

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 19, 2008

    Eastern Maine Development Corp. has chosen Michael Aube, the organization's former leader, as its new president and CEO.

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Sales of electric vehicles rose by 25% last year, with 17 million sold worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency's recent "Global EV Outlook." The trend is led by China, where half of the new cars sold were EVs. 

In the U.S., sales of EVs increased by 10% last year, but that was off the pace of 2023, when a 40% gain was recorded.  

The report noted a plateauing of sales in Europe, where some countries are rolling back incentives offered to EV buyers.