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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive. The average Californian drives 14,435 miles every year.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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We’re not sure how much maintenance cost you are going to incur and quite frankly you many need to replace the battery pack after 3-4 years and it may cost between $3,000-$5,000. fuel tax); and there needs to be assurances regarding OEM viability—all of which may involve government action.

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