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Orders beginning for Ford F-150 Diesel; best-in-class torque, towing, targeted EPA-est. 30 mpg

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The F-150 Power Stroke diesel features a targeted EPA-estimated 30 mpg (7.83 In testing along the Davis Dam in Arizona, F-150 equipped with the all-new 3.0-liter Ford dealers will begin taking orders for the 2018 F-150 with all-new 3.0-liter liter Power Stroke diesel engine ( earlier post ) this month. Deliveries begin this spring.

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EV Road Usage Fees: A 3-Step Guide for States

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For example, in Figure 1 we look at a 30 mpg sedan in Arizona. Based on average annual miles traveled, the estimated fuel economy, and the gas tax rate, we can determine that the average car in Arizona contributes about $82.90 a year in gas taxes. We think the average EV should pay the same. This is our baseline.

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Toyota reduces pricing on 2014 Prius Plug-In in US

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The Prius Plug-in is available in 15 states (California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Hawaii). The 2013 Prius Plug-in Hybrid is EPA rated at 95 mpge (combined), with a 50 mpg combined rating for conventional hybrid operation.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Average fuel efficiency in the US is 22 miles per gallon (mpg). New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.) An acre of corn that provides 500 gallons of ethanol, at 22 mpg, gives you 11,000 miles, or would, if such gallons had the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline. Agua Caliente PV Plant: Yuma Arizona. Click to enlarge.

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Chrysler Group launches second phase of PHEV minivan project

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Other deployments are in Arizona, North Carolina and Michigan. The minivans have an electric drive range in the city of 22 miles, and charge depleting fuel economy (city) of 53 mpg US (4.43 The plug-in hybrids will be subjected to temperature extremes and variations of drive cycles.

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Prius Plug-In eligibile for a $1,500 California consumer incentive plus $2,500 Federal tax credit

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In hybrid mode, it has an EPA combined mileage rating of 50 mpg. At launch, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid will be available in the following 14 states: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

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"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

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It initiated the start of the "Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" for educating one AZ County at a time! A plug and a pack can make a car a 101 MPG vehicle aided by electricity. ! Plug-ins can be moving the USA to regain its energy independence with good ole homegrown American, if not Arizona solar, electrons!

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