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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

Green Car Congress

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). Midwest (Chicago and Cleveland). gal to $2.91/gal

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Ohio EV Tour stops for a day of Dayton hospitality 

Electric Auto Association

Green Energy Ohio (GEO), promoting sustainable energy policies, technologies, and practices for many years, recently organized a state-wide electric vehicle (EV) tour of Ohio that began in Cleveland on June 7 and ended in Columbus on June 11. Museum plque i depicting John L. Baker and the 1911 Dayton Electric.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Conventional gasoline vehicles only convert about 30% of the energy stored in gasoline to power at the wheels—the balance (~70%) literally goes up in smoke. In light of the current spike in gasoline prices, the savings on fueling costs with EVs are even greater. Vehicle safety is very important to me and many others.