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PEUGEOT charges ahead with revised pricing and finance offers for PEUGEOT e-2008 and e-208

Drive EV

With revised pricing for all e-2008 models and enhanced deposit contributions for the e-208 range, Peugoet is latest manufacturer to respond to the recent overhaul of the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant. The grant has been reduced to £2,500 and is now only available on new electric vehicles costing less than £35,000.

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Average price of new light vehicles in US hit high in 2016; driven up by trucks; cars moving in opposite direction

Green Car Congress

The average price of a new light vehicle (including both cars and light trucks) was up to a record $31,790 in 2016, up from the most recent low of $28,243 in 2008. Light truck and all light vehicle data are not available before 1987. Finance charges or finance incentives are excluded. Light trucks include classes 1-3.

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CNG Ford Focus Available in Florida

Green Car Congress

and Altech-Eco have signed an exclusive agreement to bring EPA-certified dedicated and bi-fuel (gasoline/compressed natural gas) retrofitted Ford Focus vehicles (MY 2008 and 2009) to Florida consumers. The Ford Focus with CNG option is now available in Florida through Wise Gas, Inc. Wise Gas , Inc. Wise Gas, Inc.

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Plug In 2008

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T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. The entire PHEV environmental assessment is available on the EPRI website. million in series A financing led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and including Google.org, Applied Ventures, and Good Energies. " Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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Daimler starts production of new smart fortwo electric drive; buy or lease the vehicle, rent the battery

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The new “sale&care model” offers customers an opportunity to buy, finance or lease the vehicle and to rent the battery for a monthly fee. Purchase, financing or leasing of the vehicle including the battery is also possible. The one millionth smart fortwo was built in September 2008, coinciding with the tenth birthday of the brand.

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USDA seeking applications for loan guarantees for biomass fuels and energy programs

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These three USDA Rural Development renewable energy programs are authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). Under the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA), USDA is making approximately $463 million in program level available for loan guarantees in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.

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Elon Musk, Twitter reach agreement for sale of social media platform

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billion of fully committed debt and margin loan financing and is providing approximately $21 billion in equity commitment, the release said. There are no financing conditions to the closing of the transaction. Musk has secured $25.5 ” Twitter was advised by Goldman Sachs & Co. Morgan, and Allen & Co.,

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