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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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Study: Giant Pickups and SUVs More Dangerous to Pedestrians, Obviously

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A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has claimed that large, blunt-nosed pickups and SUVs pose a greater risk to pedestrians than other vehicle types. vehicle fleet made up of pickups and SUVs. Think about the best-looking SUVs or trucks (new or used) you’ve considered buying. Probably not.

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Electric Vehicles Are Only Getting Cheaper To Own

EV Match

For this comparison, we use the price of regular. Save Money on Brake Maintenance. Besides saving on fuel costs, electric cars save money on brake maintenance. No Oil Changes and Regular Maintenance. For cost comparisons, we use an oil-change window of 7,500 miles. Taking a national average of 25.1 for premium.

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IIHS: small car driver death rates remain high

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Small cars and minicars accounted for 15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017, while nearly half of the 20 models with the lowest death rates were luxury SUVs. Very large SUVs have the lowest overall death rate of any vehicle category with 15 fatalities per million registered vehicle years.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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The joint country comparison combines the three key areas of technology, industry and the market and enables an objective examination of the status quo in the field of electric mobility in China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea and the USA. Chinese vehicles are improving significantly and becoming safer and more efficient.

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UMTRI study finds total cost of ownership of diesels in US often much less than gasoline counterparts

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The report— Total Cost of Ownership: A Diesel Versus Gasoline Comparison (2012-2013) —was underwritten by Robert Bosch LLC. The percentages are even higher after five years of ownership. Percentage differences in miles per gallon (mpg) between comparable diesel and gasoline vehicle pairs.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Subcompact SUV The 2024 Cadillac XT4 is smack dab in the heat of the subcompact premium/luxury SUV category. It is the third best-selling SUV for Cadillac, coming in behind the larger Escalade and XT5, but ahead of the XT6 and Lyriq EV. In comparison, most flat screen televisions are 4K. Let’s take a look.