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DOE estimates EV battery pack costs in 2022 nearly 90% lower than in 2008

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The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022 (using 2022 constant dollars). That compares to $1,355/kWh in 2008. 2008–2015 – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017.

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Used Car of the Day: 2008 BMW M5

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This Chicago-area 2008 BMW M5 with a manual (!) has belonged to the seller since 2016, when he or she brought it up from Dallas. Today's UCOTD comes from my backyard (well, sort of -- it's within the metro but a bit of a trek). In addition to a row-your-own gearbox, this M5 has just over 60K miles on the clock.

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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

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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. The average price for cars in 2016 was $25,774—similar to $25,750 in 2015 and $25,747 in 2014, and down from a high of $29,808 in 1999.

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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US demand for petroleum, gasoline rose in January; highest January deliveries since 2008

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These were the highest January deliveries in eight years, since 2008. in January 2016 compared to January 2015 to average 4.6 Total petroleum deliveries, a measure of US demand, rose 0.8% in January from the prior year to 19.4 million barrels per day, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute (API).

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978. Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles.

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