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Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

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JUNE 2, 2022

This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Diesel

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

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Maintenance Cost Of Chad Plug-in

Milk and gasoline: the cost of the energy they provide to fuel our bodies and automobiles

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

This brief analysis examines the relative cost of the energy from milk and gasoline. Therefore, the cost of 1,000 Btu from conventional whole milk was $0.37. Therefore, the cost of 1,000 Btu from regular gasoline was $0.02. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. A cup of whole milk contains 150 Calories of energy. per gallon.

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Gasoline Cost Of Automobile Energy

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University.

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What is the cost of usable energy for driving and heating our homes?

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

This analysis compares the costs of usable energy when we buy gasoline and electricity for driving and natural gas for keeping warm. Gasoline-powered vehicles. The average retail cost of regular gasoline in 2018 was $2.719 per gallon. Consequently, the average cost of the available energy from gasoline is $0.226 per 10,000 Btu.

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Cost Of Energy Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric

Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Technology developed by Nissan for the battery-electric Nissan LEAF will be used in an electric bus project led by a team from Kumamoto University, that starts testing next month in Japan, with the goal of making zero-emission public transit more widespread and affordable. —Toshiro Matsuda, Kumamoto University project leader.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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JULY 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). This is the first time that a research facility specializing in electric vehicle (EV) batteries has been built within Seoul National University. million EVs by 2030. million EVs by 2030. trillion (US$7.4

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Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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UMTRI study finds US diesel vehicles generally have lower total cost of ownership than gasoline vehicles

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JUNE 28, 2013

TCO for selected gas and diesel vehicles over a 3 year timeframe. Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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Cost Of Diesel Gasoline Vehicles

University of Michigan to build test facility for connected and automated vehicles

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OCTOBER 19, 2013

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved plans to proceed with the design of a unique environment for testing connected and automated vehicles. Current plans call for the facility to be completed by fall 2014 at a cost of about $6.5 —Peter Sweatman, director of the U-M Mobility Transformation Center (MTC).

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New hydrogen storage material could enable smaller, cheaper, more energy dense systems for vehicles; Kubas binding

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MAY 20, 2019

An international team of researchers, led by Professor David Antonelli of Lancaster University, has discovered a new material made from manganese hydride that could be used to make molecular sieves within hydrogen fuel tanks. —Professor Antonelli, Chair in Physical Chemistry at Lancaster University. wt% and 197 kgH 2 m ?

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Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

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JUNE 3, 2021

A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Tesla renews contract with Jeff Dahn’s battery team at Dalhousie University. The NSERC will give the team, headed by Dr. Jeff Dahn, $2.9

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Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production

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JULY 29, 2021

Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production. If you are an EV manufacturer or EV Dealer or EV Supporter who want to share news related to electric vehicles on our website, please send an email to crm@electricvehicles.in.

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How much money EV ownership saves depends on where you live

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JANUARY 8, 2024

A new University of Michigan study compares the cost of ownership for EVs and internal-combustion vehicles across 14 U.S. cities, finding that the path to cost parity between the two varies by region. EVs were most.

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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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GM and Shanghai Jiao Tong University begin vehicle sharing pilot program with EN-V 2.0 fleet

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MAY 27, 2015

General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have begun a two-year vehicle sharing pilot program in Shanghai featuring 16 Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 ( earlier post ) electric concept vehicles. Sharing vehicle data will support research at SJTU in related disciplines while promoting improvements in GM’s technology.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

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JANUARY 12, 2023

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. Its gross vehicle weight rating is a staggering 10,550 pounds. Electrifying vehicles adds yet more weight. Shaffer et al.

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NGen Canada awarding $76M to 15 zero-emission vehicle projects

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APRIL 30, 2022

In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. However, the cost of producing MEAs is high and the durability is often poor. Next Generation Membrane Electrode Assembly.

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BMW i Ventures invests in GenXComm to increase speed and lower cost of 5G rollout; microphotonics-based full-duplex, high-speed communication

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JULY 29, 2020

GenXComm’s technology will rapidly increase the speed of 5G penetration that is critical for the future of connected vehicles. GenXComm was founded in 2016 to commercialize years of research and development out of the University of Texas at Austin in the area of interference technology. —Marcus Behrendt, partner, BMW i Ventures.

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Volkswagen and Stanford University develop modified ALD process to increase Pt/C fuel cell catalyst efficiency, improve durability

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Volkswagen and Stanford University have developed in partnership a new catalyst production process to reduce the comparatively high cost of automotive fuel cell technology. One of the biggest cost drivers for fuel cells is the use of the precious metal platinum as a catalyst to operate the fuel cell.

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Report: Sumitomo and Kyoto University developing lower temperature molten-salt battery; about 10% the cost of Li-ion

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MARCH 4, 2011

in partnership with Kyoto University, has developed a lower temperature molten-salt rechargeable battery that promises to cost only about 10% as much as lithium ion batteries. Sumitomo Electric worked with researchers at Kyoto University to develop a sodium material that melts at 57 C.

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Battery-electric transit bus manufacturer Proterra has entered the university market with its first order from the Associated Students of the University of Montana ( ASUM ) Transportation for two Proterra 40-foot Catalyst Fast Charge buses and one semi-autonomous fast charger for its UDASH routes.

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University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Researchers at the University of Louisville are developing new catalyst materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting, where the bond between hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen is released. Lowering the cost of production is a key to widespread use as a motor vehicle fuel. —Robert Buchanan.

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SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

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JANUARY 5, 2018

The goal of the partnership, led by startup C4-MCP (C4), is to offset the hydrogen production expense with the sales of the carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes, reducing the hydrogen’s net cost to less than $2 per kilogram, thus helping make hydrogen fueled cars and trucks cost-competitive with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles.

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced up to $60 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. ( In partnership with industry, VTO has established aggressive targets to focus research on cost-reduction, efficiency, and performance.

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Lithium Sulfur Vehicles Energy Storage Affordable

University of Bath to receive US$2M for ACTIVE propulsion research; Ford’s 1.0L EcoBoost

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MAY 12, 2014

The University of Bath’s (UK) Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC) will receive £1.2 The UK government is contributing £13,138,402 (US$22 million) out of a total project cost of £26,605,912 (US$45 million). million (US$2.0 Earlier post.). ACTIVE is centered on Ford’s 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost engine.

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DOE awarding $209M to 26 national lab projects; EVs, batteries and connected vehicles

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $209 million in funding to 26 new national laboratory projects focusing on electric vehicles, advanced batteries and connected vehicles. Streamlining cooperative vehicle-to-vehicle communications and controls that reduce energy use and emissions.

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Connect Connected Li-ion Batteries

DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Fiscal Year 2021 Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies RD&D DE-FOA-0002475. Tennessee Technological University. Marquette University.

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Emissions Eaton Minnesota Hybrid

BMW to pilot second-generation hydrogen fuel cell drives in small series from 2022

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JULY 25, 2020

Since summer 2015, the BMW Group has been testing development vehicles based on the BMW 5 Series GT, which are equipped with a jointly developed fuel cell system. The fuel cell system alone generates up to 125 kW (170 hp) of electrical energy, says Jürgen Guldner, Head of the BMW Group Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology and vehicle projects.

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BMW Hydrogen Fuel Universal

Arcola Energy to lead hydrogen road freight study in Scotland; green hydrogen refueling

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AUGUST 22, 2021

The project will asses the opportunity for zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) with key freight operators who are looking to decarbonize operations in emission sensitive sectors such as utilities, forestry, wholesale food and drink logistics, including cold chain. —Richard Kemp-Harper, Strategy Director, Arcola Energy.

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Hydrogen Green Energy Fleet

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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JUNE 23, 2023

They used the model and the data to estimate the life cycle air pollution, greenhouse gas, and traffic externality benefits and costs of serving rides based on Chicago TNC trip data from 2019 to 2022 with fully electric vehicles. —Mohan et al. Mohan et al.

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Fleet All-Electric Carbon Emissions

DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Lithium, a critical material used in high-charge-density batteries for electric vehicles and grid-scale electricity storage, is a crucial element in the clean energy supply chain. As domestic demand increases rapidly, there is an urgent need to develop safe, secure, domestic, and cost-competitive sources of lithium.

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Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Emory DeCastro, Advent’s Chief Technology Officer, added that these developments have the potential to drop overall fuel cell system costs by 25% and enable higher power density and simplify packaging constraints. The purpose of the development program is to use HT-PEM technology operating at 80 ?

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NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

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MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles.

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Hyzon Motors to build US’ largest fuel cell MEA line for commercial vehicles in Chicago area

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MARCH 2, 2021

a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell powered heavy vehicles ( earlier post ), plans to build the largest fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production line for commercial vehicles in the United States at its new Hyzon Innovation Center located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Hyzon Motors Inc.,

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Ricardo wins UK funding to develop future electric trucks

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ricardo has won two UK Government-backed innovation competitions to develop novel solutions for heavy-duty vehicles focusing on improving efficiency and performance and reducing the cost of future electric trucks. Ricardo will be partnering with the University of Bath for both projects. of these are using cleaner propulsion.

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CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

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JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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Wind PHEV Cost Of Power

Aemetis India Plant to supply $41M of biodiesel in two-month period to OMCs and India oil refiners

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Aemetis announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India, owner and operator of a biodiesel plant located near the Port of Kakinada on India’s east coast, was selected by the three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) and a major oil refiner to supply approximately 8,000,000 gallons of biodiesel over the next two months.

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). Earlier post.). The U-M team’s paper is published in Environmental Science & Technology.

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Study finds EVs are traveling less than half the US fleet average

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

New data suggests that electric vehicles may not be an easy future substitute for the gasoline-powered fleet, as EVs currently travel less than half as much as the US fleet average. It’s rather that policymakers may be underestimating the costs of going fully electric. —Burlig et al. Fiona Burlig, James B. Bushnell, David S.

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Lumotive unveils LiDAR with LCM beam-steering technology for autonomous vehicles

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MARCH 21, 2019

Lumotive, a Bill Gates-funded startup developing LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles, introduced a beam-steering technology which will significantly improve the performance, reliability and cost of LiDAR systems for the emerging self-driving car industry. —Lumotive co-founder and CEO, Dr. William Colleran. —David R.

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U Birmingham spinout About:Energy launches battery design platform

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APRIL 8, 2023

A spinout from the University of Birmingham (UK)— About:Energy —has launched its battery design software platform: The Voltt. The characterization and modeling technologies brought into the platform were developed through research programs at Imperial College London, University of Birmingham and The Faraday Institution.

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Kyushu University team develops platinum-free fuel cell with enzyme-inspired NiRu catalyst

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A group led by Professor Seiji Ogo from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, has published details of an experimental fuel cell that uses a nickel-ruthenium (NiRu) catalyst instead of platinum. Professor Ogo announced his intention to work with Daihatsu on the development of a fuel cell vehicle based on this technology.

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Electric Vehicles Are Only Getting Cheaper To Own

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JANUARY 11, 2021

One of the fastest ways to accelerate your transition to an eco-friendlier lifestyle is to switch to an electric vehicle (EV). In addition to the environmental benefits of electric vehicles, did you know that many are also cheaper to own than their gas-powered counterpoints? Electric vehicles are much cheaper to operate and maintain.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

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

Milk and gasoline: the cost of the energy they provide to fuel our bodies and automobiles

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

What is the cost of usable energy for driving and heating our homes?

Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

UMTRI study finds US diesel vehicles generally have lower total cost of ownership than gasoline vehicles

University of Michigan to build test facility for connected and automated vehicles

New hydrogen storage material could enable smaller, cheaper, more energy dense systems for vehicles; Kubas binding

Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production

How much money EV ownership saves depends on where you live

Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

GM and Shanghai Jiao Tong University begin vehicle sharing pilot program with EN-V 2.0 fleet

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

NGen Canada awarding $76M to 15 zero-emission vehicle projects

BMW i Ventures invests in GenXComm to increase speed and lower cost of 5G rollout; microphotonics-based full-duplex, high-speed communication

Volkswagen and Stanford University develop modified ALD process to increase Pt/C fuel cell catalyst efficiency, improve durability

Report: Sumitomo and Kyoto University developing lower temperature molten-salt battery; about 10% the cost of Li-ion

Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

University of Bath to receive US$2M for ACTIVE propulsion research; Ford’s 1.0L EcoBoost

DOE awarding $209M to 26 national lab projects; EVs, batteries and connected vehicles

DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

BMW to pilot second-generation hydrogen fuel cell drives in small series from 2022

Arcola Energy to lead hydrogen road freight study in Scotland; green hydrogen refueling

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

Hyzon Motors to build US’ largest fuel cell MEA line for commercial vehicles in Chicago area

Ricardo wins UK funding to develop future electric trucks

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

Aemetis India Plant to supply $41M of biodiesel in two-month period to OMCs and India oil refiners

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Study finds EVs are traveling less than half the US fleet average

Lumotive unveils LiDAR with LCM beam-steering technology for autonomous vehicles

U Birmingham spinout About:Energy launches battery design platform

Kyushu University team develops platinum-free fuel cell with enzyme-inspired NiRu catalyst

Electric Vehicles Are Only Getting Cheaper To Own

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