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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

Green Car Congress

per gallon (gal) in 2018, 30 cents/gal (13%) higher than in 2017 and 57 cents/gal higher than in 2016. gal at least once in 2018. The national price for gasoline declined for 12 weeks in a row at the end of 2018, which marked the longest consecutive weekly drop since the 17-week decline from October 2014 through January 2015.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

We routinely drive to see our daughter in Washington, DC and have driven to Cleveland, Boston, New York and Charleston, SC without concern. Because our EVs Internet-connected computer systems know where all charging stations are located, finding one is easier than finding a gas station.