Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2011
Source: EPRI. The report does not include tax credits and loan guarantees in the estimates of capital and LCOE, with the exception of accelerated depreciation under the US Internal Revenue Service Modified Accelerated Capital Recovery System (MACRS). Source: EPRI. Source: EPRI. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. The EPRI says lithium-ion batteries are ready now.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Kwong said Toyota is concerned PHEVs might just replace gas problems with more coal emissions, since the cars will require more electricity from utilities.
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