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Gasoline Prices – “It Won’t Last,” says Obama

Benji Jerew — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:21:13 +0000

One might think that we, as a species, have an excellent collective memory, but every time that gasoline prices fluctuate, everyone goes nuts, in one way or another. For example, when gasoline prices shot up in the mid-1970s in the United States, everyone went crazy. There were gasoline shortages and rationing, and suddenly everyone thought […]

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Falling Gas Prices Not Affecting Electric Vehicle and Plug-In Hybrid Sales

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:00:11 +0000

For the latter half of 2014, gasoline prices have dropped precipitously, some 40% lower than just six months ago, which some feel may suppress the sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. Interestingly, this hasn’t turned out to be the case. Last week, I wrote a piece on gasoline prices vs Tesla Motors’ electric vehicles, […]

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Tesla Motors vs Falling Gasoline Prices – This Won’t Hurt a Bit

Benji Jerew — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:27:25 +0000

We have a question for all buyers of Tesla Motors and Toyota Prius high-efficiency vehicles: “Why did you buy your electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle?” There seems to be two schools of thought on this. One might say that people buy these cars because they are better for the environment. Tesla Motors, for example, […]

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Could Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Slow if Gasoline Falls Below $3.00/gal?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:42:29 +0000

Every year, the short cycle of gasoline prices goes up and down, “winter blend” gasoline prices typically up to 15¢ cheaper per gallon than “summer blend” prices. Do sales of hybrid and electric vehicles reflect this trend? Currently, the national average is $3.25/gal, a far cry from the 99¢/gal I recall from a decade ago, […]

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