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Average gasoline prices in US up 13% in 2017 from 2016, but lower than in 2015

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US regular retail gasoline prices averaged $2.41 Higher crude oil prices in 2017 contributed to higher gasoline prices. In 3 of the 10 cities for which EIA collects weekly retail price data, gasoline prices exceeded $3.00/gal gal at least once in 2017, and prices in every city except Houston exceeded $2.50/gal

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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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In 5 of the 10 cities for which EIA collects weekly retail price data, gasoline prices exceeded $3.00/gal Rising crude oil prices and high levels of gasoline demand contributed to rising gasoline prices from January through May. West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle). gal to $3.01/gal

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

I also have a gas-guzzler for when I want to go up to San Francisco or drive up to Colorado. Q: When gas prices went up, people started driving less, and interest in EVs soared. But now, gas prices have fallen below $2 in some places. A: Certainly, when oil prices are down, it makes it harder for the competition.

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September '06 - Tesla Roadster Unveiled, Electric Cars NOT DEAD YET!

Plugs and Cars

While priced dearly at $100,000 for the first 100 vehicles, the car’s specs are so impressive and the company so well capitalized that it received prominent coverage across the nation, including the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. Oil prices peaked once again at over $75 a barrel.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

SAN FRANCISCO — The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network. “I Hawaii Endorses Plan for Electric Cars. By JOHN MARKOFF. Published: December 2, 2008.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. Let the Interstate trucks and farm equipment stay on oil until the residential is done and slowly begin to move them as their fleets age out. Carbon trading vs t. Cleantech blogs founder is Neal Dikeman. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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