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EIA: US retail diesel prices increase to >$6 per gallon in the Northeast; nearly equal to California

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On 16 May 2022, the average US on-highway retail diesel fuel price was $5.61 Although retail diesel prices have increased across the entire United States, prices in the Northeast have increased the most and are now among the highest in the country. On 16 May, the average retail diesel price was $6.43/gal

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EIA expects summer US real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014

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After adjusting for inflation, this summer’s forecast national average price would mark the highest retail gasoline and diesel prices since 2014. US gasoline and diesel consumption continue to remain below their 2019 averages. gal and the average diesel price surpassed $5.00/gal. gal in July and to $3.68/gal

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Pike Research forecasts annual global sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles to reach 3.2M in 2019

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between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2 million vehicles sold in 2019, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. million LD NGVs on the road by 2019. Ukraine and Italy. NGVs offer lower emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG), particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxide (NO x ) than gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

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Despite efforts to continue stimulating the US economy in the wake of the pandemic, high inflation put a damper on economic growth, which was exacerbated by a spike in oil prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Consequently, the US economy grew 1.9% in 2022, down from a 5.7% GDP increase in 2021. compared to the previous year.

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Why Electric Vehicles Are the Future of the Automotive Industry

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Even were we to skirt around the hard limit of fossil fuels by switching to biofuels like diesel, pollution would be a severe problem…especially given that diesel emits anywhere between 25 to 400 times the level of many pollutants. Cars are an even greater producer of pollutants with direct toxic effects on human health.