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DOE: plug-in vehicles in US displaced 323M gallons of gasoline in 2018; ~0.25%

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In 2018, plug-in light-duty vehicles on the road displaced 323 million gallons of gasoline—about one quarter of a percent of all gasoline used in the United States, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Gasoline displacement from plug-in vehicles is about 42% more than it was in. 2017 and about twice as much as it was in 2016.

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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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The state’s cap-and-trade program, which began in 2012, was re-authorized and improved in 2017 to ensure California continues to meet its ambitious climate change goals and that billions of dollars in auction proceeds keep flowing to communities across the state through California Climate Investments.

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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. Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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Pike Research forecasts annual sales of electric bicycles to surpass 47M units by 2018; Li-ion battery share to climb to 12%

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Electric bicycle sales by region, world markets: 2012-2018. between 2012 and 2018, resulting in global sales of 47.6 million vehicles in 2018, up form more than 30 million units in 2012. billion revenue in 2018, Pike suggests. billion revenue in 2018, Pike suggests. Source: Pike Research.

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Lamborghini confirms SUV, launch in 2018

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Lamborghini, a Volkswagen Group company, confirmed that a luxury SUV will join its product range as its third series model, with market introduction planned for 2018. A concept of the car was first presented as the Lamborghini Urus in 2012 at the Beijing auto show. 2012 Lamborghini Urus. Click to enlarge.

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Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

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As part of my mission to improve our air quality and drive innovation, I’m making a firm pledge to Londoners that from 2018 all taxis presented for licensing should be zero emission capable. The new zero-emission capable taxis being developed include both plug-in full series hybrid vehicles and full electric models.

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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

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This analysis adds new calculations for 2018. by 2012 (to 0.745 vehicles), and then increased by 3.0% by 2018 (to 0.767 vehicles). Vehicles per person has been on a rebound since 2012, but it is still down from 2006 by 2.4%. In the previous analysis , I examined the data from 1984 through 2017. population).

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