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F-150 Lightning prices, EV tax credit rules, Vermont EV incentive: Today’s Car News

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Ford F-150 Lightning prices rise, again. Vermont will pay residents to retire gas-guzzlers and switch to EVs. Ford has once again hiked the price of the Ford F-150 Lightning. And the IRS is moving fast on sourcing rules for the new EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Toyota reduces pricing on 2014 Prius Plug-In in US

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This price repositioning on the base Prius Plug-in Hybrid is not accompanied by any reduction in vehicle content. Pricing for the 2014 Prius Plug-in Advanced model has also been adjusted to make the model more accessible to consumers with a $4,620 reduction in MSRP to $34,905 (excluding DPH). kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive priced at $41,450 for US; 85-mile range

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The Mercedes-Benz MY14 B-Class Electric Drive ( earlier post )—the first electric offering for the brand in the United States—is priced at $41,450, excluding $925 destination and delivery. The MY14 B-Class Electric Drive. Click to enlarge. 50-state availability will be announced in 2015.

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EGEB: 100 homes in Vermont to get free Gen 2 Span Smart Panel in pilot program

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Vermont’s Green Mountain Power is the first US utility to offer the Span Smart Panel in a pilot program. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

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The participants intend this program to be implemented on a regional basis after a critical mass of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have completed the legal processes to implement the agreed upon pricing mechanism. —Transportation & Climate Initiative Statement.

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Clean Energy Capital to develop first commercial-scale sugarcane ethanol plant in US

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Other states are considering adoption of the same low carbon fuel standard as California, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. This will provide greater stability in profit margins, according to Clean Energy.

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$10-Trillion Investment Needed To Avoid Massive Oil Price Spike Says OPEC

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On the one hand, OPEC does not see oil prices returning to triple-digit territory within the next 25 years, a strikingly bearish conclusion. The group expects oil prices to rise by an average of about $5 per year over the course of this decade, only reaching $80 per barrel in 2020. So what are we to make of this?