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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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The Midwest covers a large geographic area consisting of many semi-connected markets. In addition, gasoline taxes in the region are among the lowest in the country. West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle). San Francisco gasoline prices peaked in October at $3.76/gal. gal to $2.91/gal

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Toyota 2017 Mirai fuel cell vehicle remains $57,500; 312-mile electric range

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Mirai customers also may qualify for an $8,000 federal tax credit and $5,000 potential California rebate along with access to the California HOV carpool lane. Costs above exclude official fees, taxes and dealer charges. Three years complimentary Safety Connect and Entune, including hydrogen station finder app.

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Cruise announces staff reduction efforts that affect 24% of employees

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In August, Cruise received approval to deploy its self-driving robotaxis 24/7 in San Francisco. By late October, the California DMV advised Cruise to halt all its operations in San Francisco. Tax obligations for these January 15th vested shares will not be incurred until we provide you liquidity for these shares.

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The EV Battery Wish List

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In a marketplace starving for what they see as their rightful share of kilowatt-hours, smaller or less-connected automakers especially may go hungry. It will help if those chargers actually work: A 2022 study showed nearly 25 percent of public chargers in the San Francisco Bay area—itself a mecca for EV ownership—weren’t functioning properly.

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

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The A3 e-tron can cruise at up to 80 mph in all-electric mode; a spec we confirmed—with enjoyment—last week during a media drive in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have a clutch that engages and connects the two, that gets the engine going. Connected and safety technologies. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

Green Cars News

A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. For further information about Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility, visit [link].

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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PG&E services the San Francisco area and Northern California. The average peak electric demand for a house in San Francisco is 1.8 In other words, adding an electric vehicle at 220 is like adding another home to the network or to the system, and that would be a home in the San Ramon area. —Peter Darbee.

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