Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Consumers’ expectations around the performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so divergent from the actual offerings available today, that no more than 2–4% of consumers worldwide would have their expectations met, according to a new survey from Deloitte. Click to enlarge. —Craig Giffi.

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Fuel Economy Buy Global Gasoline-Electric 210

Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

The only all-electric “highway-capable&# vehicle available today is the $109,000 Tesla Roadster. California offers a $5,000 rebate through the state Air Resources Board, which reduces the price to $20,280. The only all-electric “highway-capable&# vehicle available today is the $109,000 Tesla Roadster.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Even though most of the key fuel economy technologies are available today, additional breakthroughs and cost reductions would help, including lighter materials, advanced combustion systems and better lubricants. Fiscal measures can have a strong influence on vehicle-purchasing behavior. Policy package. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

EPA and NHTSA worked closely with the California Air Resources Board (ARB) in developing an Interim Joint Technical Assessment Report (TAR) of potential 2017-2025 scenarios. costs, future regulatory fuel economy/GHG requirements, and government incentives for vehicle purchasers and owners such as the existing tax credits for EVs and PHEVs.

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EV Connect

APRIL 6, 2021

The Challenge When Sunnyvale’s school buses began to show the typical signs of aging the repair costs began to exceed the cost of purchasing new vehicles. The shift to an all-electric future is no longer in the realm of futurism, but the tools and resources are ready and available today.

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Transportation Electric Electrical Connect 68

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The goal was to develop a significantly lighter-weight, heavy-duty bus design that yields superior fuel efficiency to conventional buses at a lower lifecycle cost. Since 2005, FTA issued $5.1

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