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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance. million all-electric miles since February 2017 and have saved an estimated 250,000 gallons of gas. Pricing starts at $229 per week plus taxes. Bolt EVs in the Maven fleet have driven 6.5

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Maven Gig begins expanding geographically; Bolt EV the most popular

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Future cities include Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance. More than 100 Bolt EVs are available in Los Angeles and that number will double by the end of 2017.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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From 1996 to 2017, annual capital investment by these utilities for electric distribution systems nearly doubled, which was similar to increases in transmission investment over the same time period. Annual spending on customer expenses and operations and maintenance by these utilities also increased slightly.