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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

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The repurchase rates of hybrid vehicles are an indication that consumers are continuing to seek alternative solutions to high fuel prices. Polk’s research also indicates that volatility in fuel prices between 2008 and 2011, which ranged from just under $2.00/gallon —Brad Smith, director of Polk’s Loyalty Management Practice.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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With demand for electric vehicles surging and used prices getting pushed sky high, some may think that the idea of a sub-20,000 dollar EV with more than 70 miles of range is just a fever dream. On top of that, the Oregon and the Portland areas already have great access to charging infrastructure; including CHADEMO, which the Leaf still uses.

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Buying Heavy Battery Cable

Open Source Civic EV Kit

For those in the Portland, OR area, I highly recommend United Welding Supply up on MLK for 2/0 cable. The price is based on the commodity price of copper and was $2.90 I already have 13 feet, so I purchased 33 more feet to have a little extra. a foot today. This compares to $4.75/ft ft from Electro Automotive, $6.00/ft

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

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To help you save days or weeks of research, here is our guide to using a tool like EV Life to simplify your journey to buy an electric car. Searching by Body Type or price range may open up surprising options for you like the fact that Hyundai and Kia make some of the best affordable electric SUV crossovers on the market.

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EEI encourages utilities to spend at least 5% of fleet acquisition budgets on plug-ins

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By leveraging the utility industry’s collective buying power, utility operators could contribute to a boost in production volumes with a concomitant reduction in price, the white paper suggested. The Return on Investment (ROI) will continue to improve as the incremental cost is reduced, EEI said. Source: EEI.

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Alaska Airlines launching 75 flights powered by 20% biofuel blend in the US; SkyNRG the fuel supplier

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and Portland, Oregon. They will enable us to fly cleaner, foster job growth in a new industry, and can insulate airlines from the volatile price swings of conventional fuel to help make air travel more economical. To the biofuels industry, we say: If you build it, we will buy it. Two flights will leave Seattle on 9 Nov.

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Non-stop car insider 

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In fact, when contacted for this profile, Kirsch was test driving a Rivian through the mountains of Oregon and Washington in anticipation of the display of the vehicle at ECI’s events in Portland and Eugene. Now, conversations with people are less about ‘if you will buy’ and more about ‘when will you buy.’”