Cost, Gasoline and Gasoline-Electric

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

Green Car Congress

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. Electricity. $/g. Month (2022). Change from January (%). $/g.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Diesel

Nissan introduces new Townstar LCV in gasoline and electric versions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With a fully electric powertrain in addition to a gasoline-powered option in van and combi (passenger) versions, the new Townstar brings a suite of 20+ technologies to the compact van offering. Customers of the fully electric all-new Townstar will also have the ProPILOT advanced driver assistance system.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Nissan Gasoline Fully Electric

Nacero awards 20-year wind power purchase agreement to NextEra for natural gas-to-gasoline plant in Texas

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Texas-based Nacero, a company seeking to produce low- and zero-lifecycle carbon footprint gasoline blendstock ( earlier post ) has awarded a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC a 20-year power purchase agreement to supply wind power to Nacero’s planned flagship manufacturing facility in Penwell, Texas.

Wind

Wind Texas Gasoline Purchase

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The estimated annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2019 all-electric light-duty vehicles are the lowest of all the different vehicle technologies, ranging from a low of $500 to a high of $900 per year, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). All annual vehicle fuel costs are rounded to the nearest $50. diesel; and $0.13

All-Electric

All-Electric Light San Diego Electric Vehicles

DOE launches “eGallon” to help compare cost of fueling with electricity vs. gasoline

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the “ eGallon ” as a quick and simple way for consumers to compare the costs of fueling electric vehicles vs. driving on gasoline. Today’s national average eGallon price is about $1.14, meaning that a typical electric vehicle could travel as far on $1.14 worth of gasoline.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Fuel

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Maintenance

Maintenance Cost Of Chad Plug-in

Study: Electric pickups could replace nearly half of gasoline ones—with an ownership-cost savings

Green Car Reports

JULY 5, 2022

Pickup trucks are the bestselling vehicles in the United States, and many manufacturers are planning electric versions. That could help fleet operators reduce emissions and ownership costs, according to a new study from Geotab. Geotab is a company that sells vehicle telematics systems.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline United States Fleet

Filling vs. charging: Gas vehicles cost up to six times more than EVs

Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2022

In the United States, electric cars are cheaper to drive per mile the their gasoline counterparts, according to recent analysis from the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA). The advocacy group compared operating costs of EV and gasoline cars, including the average costs of charging and filling up with gasoline.

Charging

Charging Gasoline-Electric Gas Gasoline

The National Average Cost of Fuel for an Electric Vehicle is about 60% Less than for a Gasoline Vehicle

EV Obssesion

MAY 17, 2021

Vehicle Technologies Office Transportation Analysis Fact of the Week #1186 Electric vehicles are more efficient than internal combustion vehicles, but fuel cost comparisons can be complicated due to differences in the units of measure. The eGallon represents the cost of driving an electric vehicle (EV) […].

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Cost Of Gasoline Electric Vehicles

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

Gasoline

Gasoline Renewable Fuel Price

BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. The effective upgrading of alcohols to gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels.

Gasoline

Gasoline Carbon Conversion BMW

Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Self Financial, a fintech company, has compared the running costs of electric and non-electric vehicles in each state. Across the US the average annual cost of running an electric vehicle is $2,721.96, while gasoline vehicles cost an average of $3,355.90 per year to run—a difference of $633.94

Purchase

Purchase Cost Of Price Gasoline-Electric

Consumer Reports: most popular electric vehicles cost less to own than the best-selling gas-powered vehicles in their class

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Owning a plug-in electric vehicle today will save consumers thousands of dollars compared to owning a gas-powered vehicle, according to a new analysis by Consumer Reports comparing electrics to CR’s top-rated vehicles, as well as the best-selling, most efficient, and best-performing gasoline-powered vehicles on the market.

Gas-Electric

Gas-Electric Gas Electric Vehicles Power

EVs still cost much more than gas cars to insure—even hybrids

Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2023

Electric vehicles continue to be vastly more expensive to insure than gasoline models, on average—hybrids included. According to Consumer Reports, citing national-average data from The Zebra, an insurance comparison tool, the Chevrolet Bolt EV costs slightly more to insure than the Toyota Prius or Hyundai Ioniq Blue hybrids.

Hybrid

Hybrid Prius Gas Gasoline-Electric

Every US EV costs less than $1,000 a year to fuel, according to federal estimates

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2022

Any light-duty electric vehicle available in the United States for the 2022 model year will save drivers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles, the Department of Energy said last week in a blog post.

Fuel

Fuel Gasoline-Electric United States Gasoline

CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The federal subsidy significantly favors larger battery packs to a stronger degree than their potential for additional gasoline savings. air emissions and oil displacement benefits) in the near term per dollar spent than PHEVs and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) with large battery packs providing longer electric range.

Gasoline

Gasoline PHEV Gasoline-Electric Batteries

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

Green Car Congress

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). Where, when and for whom are EVs most cost-effective? Anticipated driving patterns.

Michigan

Michigan Gas-Electric Gas Batteries

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. We think that the way to enable the use of electricity in these vehicles is with a plug-in hybrid.

MIT

MIT Gasoline Engine Fuel

Calculating The True Cost Of Charging An Electric Car

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 8, 2023

Is the cost of charging an electric car less than the cost of gasoline for a conventional car? Generally yes, but that's beside the point.

Cost Of

Cost Of Electric Cars Charging Gasoline-Electric

Electric Cars Equal Gasoline Cost Of Just 75 Cents A Gallon

Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2014

The last time you could buy a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. If you own an electric car today though, the price you''re paying for electricity is equivalent to about 75 cents per gallon. According to a study by the Northeast Group (via Charged EVs), 25 utilities in 14 states currently offer electricity rates.'

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Electric Cars

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

Green Car Congress

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. Combustion of a gallon of gasoline (that includes ethanol) releases 120,333 Btu of energy. All-electric vehicles. by Michael Sivak. per 100 kWh.

Cost Of

Cost Of Energy Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric

IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2020

A sudden drop in miles traveled by car in the US triggered by wide-spread social isolation measures will have immediate ramifications for gasoline demand. IHS Markit analysis finds that US gasoline demand could fall by as much as 4.1 The four-week average US gasoline demand for the week ending 6 March 2020 was 9.1

Gasoline

Gasoline 2020 Gasoline-Electric 2008

US-made Genesis Electrified GV70 EV costs much more than gas version

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Alabama-built 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 electric SUV will start at $66,975 with the mandatory $1,125 destination charge, Genesis announced last week. The GV70 is an all-electric version of the Genesis GV70 compact crossover SUV, which was introduced for the 2022 model year.

Alabama

Alabama Gas Gasoline-Electric SUV

NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2020

A team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a detailed assessment of the current levelized cost of light-duty electric-vehicle charging (LCOC) in the United States, considering when, where, and how EVs are charged. kWh); however, costs vary considerably (e.g.,

Cost Of

Cost Of Light Charging 2019

Could Tesla's million-mile battery help it undercut gasoline vehicles in sticker price?

Green Car Reports

MAY 15, 2020

Achieving price parity with gasoline cars is a prerequisite of widespread electric-car adoption. New low-cost batteries designed to last a million miles are being developed to enable Tesla to sell electric cars profitably at the same price or less than comparable gasoline cars.

Gasoline

Gasoline Miles Price Batteries

Argonne report on characteristics of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in US

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A new report from a team at Argonne National Laboratory examines the changing characteristics for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) from 2010-2021, evaluating range, energy efficiency, costs, and performance. terawatt-hours of electricity to drive 19.1 billion miles, offsetting 700 million gallons of gasoline.

Plug-in

Plug-in Light Electric Vehicles Plug

Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. The economic analysis found that the lowest enzyme loading had the most commercially viable scenario (production cost of $0.484 per liter (US$1.83/gallon

Gasoline

Gasoline China Tax London

Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Estimates of annual fuel costs for model year 2022 light-duty vehicles show that electric vehicles can save consumers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles. According to the data released by the Department of Energy (DOE), All EV models had annual fuel costs less than $1,000.

Light

Light Cost Of All-Electric Electric Vehicles

LiquidPiston awarded $9M contract from DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for compact efficient heavy-fueled rotary engine program

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output. Earlier post.).

Engine

Engine Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

Ampcera announces a low-cost and scalable solid electrolyte technology for solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2020

Silicon-Valley-based Ampcera announced a low-cost flexible solid electrolyte (SE) membrane technology for solid-state batteries (SSBs). Performance and cost are the bottlenecks in the commercialization of SE technology and SSBs.

Low Cost

Low Cost Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

Vitesco Technologies presents cost-effective dedicated hybrid transmission for PHEVs

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Vitesco Technologies, the Powertrain business area of Continental, presented at the CTI Symposium in Berlin (9-12 December 2019) a cost-effective and compact dedicated hybrid transmission solution with integrated electric machines, designed for use in applications such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

PHEV

PHEV Hybrid Plug-in Low Cost

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

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JULY 9, 2015

Though there are some exceptions to these positive results for some of the diesel versions of vehicles from a total-cost-of-ownership perspective, the overall direction of the results supports the idea that diesel vehicles are competitive within the U.S. Belzowski 2015. Click to enlarge. Average diesel take rates. Model year.

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Cost Of Gasoline Diesel Fuel Economy

Nissan unveils prototype production facility for all-solid-state batteries

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APRIL 8, 2022

Nissan believes all-solid-state batteries can be reduced to $75 per kWh in fiscal 2028 and to $65 per kWh thereafter, placing EVs at the same cost level as gasoline-powered vehicles. All-solid-state batteries are expected to be a game-changing technology for accelerating the popularity of electric vehicles.

Nissan

Nissan Batteries Battery Production

Domino’s rolling out nationwide fleet of 800 Chevy Bolt EVs

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Domino’s is rolling out more than 800 custom-branded 2023 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles at select stores throughout the U.S., making it the largest electric pizza delivery fleet in the country. Domino’s has always been on the cutting edge of pizza delivery and electric delivery cars make sense as vehicle technology continues to evolve.

Fleet

Fleet Maintenance Store Gasoline-Electric

Methanol Institute releases two reports on methanol as safe, efficient and clean fuel

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2020

The report provides a summary of an analysis of physical properties of 19 samples of gasoline and methanol, as well as co-solvents ethanol, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tertbutyl alcohol (TBA) in different blending ratios. Gasoline-methanol blends evaporate faster at a lower temperature when methanol and ethanol are added to gasoline.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Fuel Gasoline-Electric

Jaguar Land Rover produces more than 1.5M Ingenium engines; adds new straight-six diesel MHEV to family; fuel cell concept coming

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

The advanced Ingenium family, which includes a range of diesel, gasoline and electrified engines, are built to maximise performance while at the same time reducing the environmental impact and running costs for customers. The UK manufacturer is now adding a new straight-six diesel to the family.

Land Rover

Land Rover Diesel Engine Concept

FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

liter, direct and port fueled injection, inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine commonly used in the Camry line of vehicles. The “Dynamic Force Engine” achieves one of the world’s best thermal efficiencies of 40% in gasoline powered vehicles according to Toyota. —Dan Singleton, CEO & Co-Founder of Transient Plasma Systems.

Emissions

Emissions Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

Electric Vehicles Have Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

Estimates of annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2022 light-duty vehicles show that electric vehicles (EVs) can save consumers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles. All EV models had annual fuel costs less than $1,000.

Light

Light All-Electric Electric Vehicles Cost Of

Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 1, 2024

The cost of gasoline and the carbon footprint of EVs could both fall in the new year. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024.

Cleaner

Cleaner Energy Plug-in Coal

From Gasoline to Green: A Detailed Path to Electric Fleet Integration

EV Solutions

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Discover the advantages of fleet electrification, cost-saving incentives, and efficient charging solutions. Electrify your fleet for a sustainable and economical future.

Fleet

Fleet Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Green

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Methanol can be used in internal combustion engines either directly or as a blend with gasoline. Advantages : Methanol has several advantages, including high octane rating, good combustion properties, and lower emissions compared to gasoline.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

Cost Of

Cost Of Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels Los Angeles

EV sales rising ahead of schedule in EU & UK, predicted to overtake gasoline vehicles by 2025

Electrek

JANUARY 12, 2022

Efforts by automakers and legislators overseas appear to be paying off, as a new study found that consumers’ transition to all-electric vehicles in the EU and UK is “inevitable.”

Gasoline

Gasoline Sale CO2 Vehicles

UC Davis report proposes mileage fee for EVs, maintaining fuel tax for ICEs to support road repairs

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2019

A research report submitted to the California Legislature this week by the University of California, Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies proposes switching EVs to a mileage-based road-funding fee (road user charge, RUC) while continuing to have gasoline-powered cars pay gasoline taxes.

Davis

Davis Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric

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

Nissan introduces new Townstar LCV in gasoline and electric versions

Nacero awards 20-year wind power purchase agreement to NextEra for natural gas-to-gasoline plant in Texas

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

DOE launches “eGallon” to help compare cost of fueling with electricity vs. gasoline

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

Study: Electric pickups could replace nearly half of gasoline ones—with an ownership-cost savings

Filling vs. charging: Gas vehicles cost up to six times more than EVs

The National Average Cost of Fuel for an Electric Vehicle is about 60% Less than for a Gasoline Vehicle

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

Consumer Reports: most popular electric vehicles cost less to own than the best-selling gas-powered vehicles in their class

EVs still cost much more than gas cars to insure—even hybrids

Every US EV costs less than $1,000 a year to fuel, according to federal estimates

CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

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

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

Calculating The True Cost Of Charging An Electric Car

Electric Cars Equal Gasoline Cost Of Just 75 Cents A Gallon

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

IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

US-made Genesis Electrified GV70 EV costs much more than gas version

NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

Could Tesla's million-mile battery help it undercut gasoline vehicles in sticker price?

Argonne report on characteristics of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in US

Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

LiquidPiston awarded $9M contract from DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for compact efficient heavy-fueled rotary engine program

Ampcera announces a low-cost and scalable solid electrolyte technology for solid-state batteries

Vitesco Technologies presents cost-effective dedicated hybrid transmission for PHEVs

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

Nissan unveils prototype production facility for all-solid-state batteries

Domino’s rolling out nationwide fleet of 800 Chevy Bolt EVs

Methanol Institute releases two reports on methanol as safe, efficient and clean fuel

Jaguar Land Rover produces more than 1.5M Ingenium engines; adds new straight-six diesel MHEV to family; fuel cell concept coming

FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

Electric Vehicles Have Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy

From Gasoline to Green: A Detailed Path to Electric Fleet Integration

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

EV sales rising ahead of schedule in EU & UK, predicted to overtake gasoline vehicles by 2025

UC Davis report proposes mileage fee for EVs, maintaining fuel tax for ICEs to support road repairs

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