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US DOE launches cost calculator to compare emissions and operating costs for alternative fuel and conventional vehicles

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The Vehicle Cost Calculator, an easy-to-use tool that allows users to compare emissions and lifetime operating costs of specific vehicle models, including conventional cars and trucks, as well as vehicles running on alternative fuels such as electricity, ethanol, natural gas, or biodiesel.

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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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Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

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First, it considers the performance of both mature and novel hydrogen production processes, multiple electricity generation pathways and several alternative drivetrains. Third, the analysis offers a novel comparison of drivetrain and energy carrier production pathways based on natural resource categories. Click to enlarge.

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

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per mile to fuel an electric vehicle; by comparison, the national average cost to fuel a gas vehicle is double at $0.06 In terms of individual costs of running, on average Self Financial found that nationally it costs as little as $0.03 per year, a difference of more than $377 per year in favor of the electric vehicle.

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Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

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Along with our partners like Clean Cities, our team works extremely hard to encourage the use of clean-vehicle technologies, such as alternative fuels, replacing older engines, and use of electric and hybrid vehicles. However, when using electricity delivered to downtown Chicago (Lincoln Park), this jumps to 180 g/mile.

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New UMTRI paper reviews major advantages and disadvantages of battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles

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Michael Sivak also incudes information for current gasoline-powered internal combustion engines as a baseline comparison. Among their findings: A note on fuel pricing and cost per mile. In their report, Schoettle and Sivak used a national average fuel price for electricity of $0.12/kWh mp and a fuel price of $2.35

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid. Between 2009 and 2011, fuel costs for the City of Loveland’s vehicle fleet increased by 29%, according to the case study.

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