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MARCH 20, 2019

The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the opportunity ( FTA-2019-001-TPM-LOWNO ) for eligible applicants to apply for up to $85 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility ( earlier post ), announced a new demonstrator program for battery-leasing that allows batteries to be leased to fleet customers when they purchase vehicles. Access to the program will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

The 2020 New EV Rebate Program will offer rebates of $1,000 towards the cost of a new fully electric vehicle and $700 for a plug-in hybrid purchased by San Mateo County residents between 1 October through 31 December. Eligible vehicles are any new EVs that have a purchase contract cash price of $45,000 or less, before sales tax.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019. The eVito will be followed in 2019 by the eSprinter. If fleet electrification is to compete on equal terms with the classic internal combustion engine, it will need more than the right economic parameters such as the cost of purchasing and operation.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

In its comments, Tesla noted that its goal of producing a mass market electric car in approximately three years provides an opportunity to leverage its projected demand for lithium-ion batteries to reduce their cost faster than previously thought possible.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based The first 20 are scheduled to go into service this year and 2019. Eight of the buses are slated to go into service this year; 12 more in 2019. Federal funding often helps pay for Metro’s new bus purchases. based Proterra.

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JULY 4, 2020

million purchase order for membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for use in manufacturing FCvelocity-9SSL fuel cell stacks from Guangdong Synergy Ballard Hydrogen Power Co., Ballard Power Systems has received a $7.7-million Synergy-Ballard JVCo), a joint venture in which Ballard holds a 10% ownership interest.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

One of the other hurdles we had to get over was cost. The purchase price of this tug is significant, at roughly double that of a diesel tug, and that is an important consideration for a business that needs to make a profit. Fortunately, the cost of operating an electric tug is less than a third of the cost of running a diesel tug.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

ZeroAvia prototype shown powering a 6-seat Piper M-Class aircraft, already in flight tests from February 2019. It will also be more economical than conventional turbine engines, or even the battery-based systems, on the total cost basis.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Fuel tankering in commercial aviation is the practice of overfueling with less expensive fuel purchased at one airport to avoid purchasing more expensive fuel at another—in other words, flying with extra fuel on board to save money. For the foreseeable future, SAFs are expected to cost substantially more than fossil jet fuel.

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MARCH 19, 2020

We are already making measurable progress, which will continue to have a noticeably positive impact on earnings—whether in terms of sales, the cost of materials or indirect purchasing. The growing proportion of electrified vehicles is also driving up manufacturing costs.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

billion, level with 2019 despite falling unit prices. China’s e-bus prices have declined, while annual sales have slowed due to the decrease in purchase subsidies as well as market saturation in large cities. Fuel-cell bus sales drove the decline, falling from $865 million in 2019 to approximately $400 million in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This carsharing model as it will roll out builds upon the success of the Miocar program in California’s San Joaquin Valley (supported by Mobility Development), as well as Forth’s experience of piloting similar programs in rural Oregon—both efforts received proof of concept funding from DOE in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The Fisker app offers a flexible lease program, maintenance and repair on demand, insurance purchase to easy finance options. Insurance quotes for drivers attaining the Fisker Ocean are projected to be significantly lower than other vehicles on the road today due to a unique and proprietary low cost of service and maintenance model.

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APRIL 11, 2025

Back in 2019, Elon Musk noted during an interview on the Ride the Lightning podcast that he believes consumers should be able to purchase a decent electric pickup truck for less than $50,000. The Cybertruck was ultimately unveiled in November 2019 with a starting price of $39,990. Federal Tax Credit) 362 mi of range (est.)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Although steep, the 50% growth is half that experienced in 2019 from the year before.) Besides the low cost of ownership, electric motorcycles improve the riding experience, taking away the noise, fumes, vibration, shifting, and clutching from the user experience, alongside the environmental benefits of low emissions.

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APRIL 1, 2019

The Pb-acid SLI battery will still continue to be in demand for the many small and cheap ICE vehicles where cost of the battery replacement will always be the deciding factor. —Ferg et al. Schuldt, J. 2019.03.063.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

The Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority has approved the purchase of four Proterra Catalyst E2 zero-emissions battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport customer and the first airport electric bus deployment in the Carolinas. manufacturing facility.

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JULY 13, 2019

Smart charging can also provide a range of services that assist utilities through fast modulation of energy flows from the grid to the vehicle, enabling real-time grid balancing and reductions in the cost of procuring energy, as well as integrating more renewable energy. EV sales reached 345,000 units in 2018 in the US, up 80% from 2017.

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JULY 22, 2021

The Westport Police Department in Connecticut has released a new financial analysis that is showing massive savings, as anticipated, after the purchase of a Tesla Model 3 that would be used as a police cruiser. After sparring with the idea of purchasing another Ford Explorer for the police fleet, cost-effectiveness became the big question.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Power 2019 Q3 Mobility Confidence Index Study fueled by SurveyMonkey Audience, the Mobility Confidence Index is 36 (on a 100-point scale) for self-driving vehicles and 55 for battery-electric vehicles—identical scores to the Q2 results three months ago. According to the J.D.

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MARCH 8, 2022

Further, assuming economics drive adoption, the study finds that ZEV sales could reach 42% of all MD/HD trucks by 2030, reflecting lower combined vehicle purchase and operating costs (using real-world payback periods).

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Tesla has topped the United Kingdom’s (UK) Most Popular Electric Vehicle (EV) list for the past 5 years, according to annual car registrations from 2019 to present. As the older of the two Tesla vehicles, the Model 3 reigned supreme from 2019 to 2022. “But cost isn’t the only concern.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by modern, efficient technologies. Fiscal Year 2019 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects. The Anaheim Transportation Network will receive funds to purchase advanced battery-electric buses. Project Sponsor. Project Sponsor. Project Description.

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JUNE 6, 2022

NASA says it will soon award SpaceX another five Crew Dragon astronaut transport contracts after purchasing three extra missions from the company on February 28th. billion and development and test flight costs of $1.2 billion, SpaceX completed its first successful uncrewed and crewed Crew Dragon test flights in March 2019 and May 2020.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

SEAT is introducing the new eXS vehicle, which can be purchased at all of the brand’s dealers beginning in December 2018, at a cost of €599 (US$685). It will be available in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal before the end of the year, and in the rest of Europe in 2019.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Implementation for Cycle 2 will begin on 1 July 2019, and continue through 31 December 2021. This program will be designed to integrate with CARB’s recently announced “one-stop-shop,” which focuses on incentives for the ZEV purchase itself, and together these offerings will provide customers support throughout the entire purchase process.

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JULY 20, 2018

Alstom has selected French battery manufacturer Forsee Power to provide Li-ion batteries for Alstom Aptis electric bus ( earlier post ), scheduled for series delivery from 2019 onwards. The vehicles will be equipped with NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) Li-ion battery technology as a standard feature.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

The total cost of this multi-decade data acquisition and field work represents millions of dollars of total expenditure. From the later part of 2019 and into 2021 Disko-Nuussuaq has seen a licence acquisition race—meaning that Bluejay’s first-mover holdings have been surrounded by other licence holders. Source: Bluejay.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In 2019, more than a quarter of California IOU customers were enrolled in the CARE program. What Californians pay is much higher than the true marginal cost of using electricity. These households are increasingly responsible for covering high fixed costs as total consumption from the grid declines.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

On the other hand, each new van over the agreed limits will be subject to a range of penalties rising to €95 (US$129) per gram from 2019. Vans that emit less than 50g CO 2 /km will earn carmakers supercredits for a limited time, by counting as 3.5 vehicles towards the average in 2014-2015, 2.5 in 2016 and 1.5

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MARCH 30, 2021

Together with the Tesla Semis, MHX will also be purchasing two Tesla Megachargers for its MHX-Napa Fontana distribution facility in Fontana, California. million to purchase the all-electric Class 8 trucks. . The MSRC ultimately awarded MHX $1.9 MHX has not indicated if the $1.9

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Tesla’s Semi tractor claims up to 500 miles range on a single charge, an unparalleled cabin experience for drivers, enhanced on-road safety and significantly reduced long-term cost of ownership. Tesla expects to begin production of the vehicles in 2019 and UPS will be among the first companies to put the vehicles into use. in 2016.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period, which begins in July 2019. This program will be designed to integrate with CARB’s recently announced ‘one-stop-shop,’ which focuses on incentives for the ZEV purchase itself, and together these offerings will provide customers support throughout the entire purchase process.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

UPS recently set a goal that by 2020 one in four vehicles purchased annually will use alternative fuels or advanced technology. UES LLC produces and upfits environmentally friendly electric propulsion and power systems for commercial trucks which reduce total cost of ownership.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Tesla Semi , for example, has become one of the company’s most delayed products, with the Class 8 truck initially scheduled to start deliveries back in 2019. Once it becomes evident that electric trucks’ total cost of ownership is lower than that of diesel trucks, customers would likely switch over to electric solutions.

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JULY 20, 2021

The lack of need to purchase gas and perform routine maintenance will save departments, and taxpayers, money in the long run. Todd Bertram, an officer with the Bargersville PD, revealed that costs associated with the Tesla’s charging and maintenance needs totaled $825 from August 2019 to August 2020.

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