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The City of Rochester will take extra steps to combat climate change by expanding its electric vehicle fleet and installing more public charging stations. The city received nearly $100,000 in state funding through the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Municipal ...

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Sales of new vehicles in Monroe County in September fell to its lowest point since April, Rochester Automobile Dealers’ Association Inc. reported recently. Area car dealers sold 3,974 new vehicles last month, down nearly 9 percent from 4,350 in August ...

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Monro Inc. on Thursday reported record second-quarter sales and earnings, beating Wall Street estimates. The Rochester company also reported two new acquisitions expected to add $17 million in annualized sales. For the second quarter ended Sept. 29, the undercar repair ...

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Monro Inc., the local automotive undercar repair and tire services dealer, has expanded its collaboration with Amazon.com. Monro will provide tire installation services at more than 330 additional service locations in 10 states across the Eastern U.S., company officials announced ...

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Uber Technologies Inc. has been ordered to pay a record $148 million penalty for its 2016 data breach. New York State’s portion amounts to more than $5 million. Uber settled allegations that it intentionally concealed a data breach in violation ...

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Gasoline prices in Rochester have fallen 5 cents since Sept. 15, when stations made the switch to winter-blend gas, but consumers continue to balk at prices that are nearly 20 cents higher than what they paid at the pump last ...

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The State of New York has made $5 million available as part of the first rebate designed for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the new Charge ...

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Rochester is one of 19 founding cities and two counties nationwide to form an electric vehicle purchasing collective. The Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative has committed to the purchase of 376 electric vehicles (EVs), representing more than $11 million in ...

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The Bob Johnson Auto Group has acquired two of the Doan Family of Dealerships franchises. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. John Love and Gregory Stahl, owners of the Bob Johnson Auto Group, announced Monday the purchase of Doan ...

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 New York will invest its portion of the multimillion-dollar Volkswagen emissions settlement in clean transportation policies and programs, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week. The 2016 settlement, led by then state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, amounted to nearly $128 million. ...

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A number of jobs at General Motors Corp.’s Rochester Operations facility could be on the line, as GM has opted to use another supplier for its fuel systems. On Aug. 14, GM announced it will award next generation fuel systems production to ...

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New car sales across Monroe County in July continued to trail year-ago numbers, Rochester Automobile Dealers’ Association Inc. reported. Some 4,022 new cars and trucks were sold by Monroe County dealers last month, down 6 percent from 4,287 in June ...

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The New York Power Authority has issued a request for information (RFI) to identify potential public and private partnerships to address key barriers to electric vehicle (EV) expansion statewide. The RFI also will help maximize the impact of NYPA’s recently ...

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Moser Services Group LLC’s PowerCharge division has released a series of electric vehicle charging stations for home use. The Energy Series line of chargers follows the successful launch of the Pro Series line of commercial charging stations in the spring ...

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Monro Inc., formerly Monroe Muffler Brake, last week reported record first quarter sales and earnings, but missed Wall Street expectations. For the first quarter ended March 30, Monro reported sales of $295.8 million, up more than 6 percent from $278.5 ...

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