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Boston is going is going big on installing curbside EV chargers

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Photo: Itselectric Boston is EV-friendly, but it needs more accessible chargers, so it’s going to install hundreds of public curbside EV chargers. I’ve had to use my credit card to get into a parking garage in Boston to fast charge, and it’s a real pain.) They can then plug and charge at any Itselectric charger in Boston and beyond.

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If $50,000 EVs still lose $6,000, when will EVs become profitable?

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Legacy automakers are still losing thousands of dollars on many EV sales, according to newly published analysis from the Boston Consulting Group.

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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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US regular retail gasoline prices averaged $2.72 However, a rapid price decline beginning in October led to US average regular gasoline prices ending the year lower than they began for the first time since 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). East Coast (Boston, New York City, and Miami).

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Hyundai, Tesla pave the way for long-range (+300 mi) EV prices falling below average gas cars

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Electric vehicle prices have fallen significantly in the US after a series of aggressive price cuts led by Tesla over the past few years. According to the latest Kelley Blue Book data , average transaction prices for a new EV were down 9% in the first quarter compared to Q1 2023. Are you ready to drive off in a new electric car?

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US-made Watt Wagons Helios e-bike unveiled: high quality, high performance, high price

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Watt Wagons is the Boston-based electric bicycle company behind some of the most highly specced electric bikes in the country. more… The post US-made Watt Wagons Helios e-bike unveiled: high quality, high performance, high price appeared first on Electrek.

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GM’s Maven car-sharing reaches 1M miles driven in <4 months; Boston, Chicago, and DC joining lineup

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and is adding Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. In Chicago, the Maven City car sharing program is now in operation, with pricing starting at $8 an hour including insurance and fuel. As previously announced, Express Drive will expand to additional markets including Boston, Baltimore and DC by the end of the year.

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Boston-Power unveils EV battery module family for Swing cells

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Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc. The configurable Swing Key block is a series of interconnected Swing cells ( earlier post ) in a robust mechanical enclosure that combines the safety and performance of Boston-Power’s Swing cells with the capacity and ease of implementation of traditional large format cells. Click to enlarge.

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