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NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios. —Chad Hunter, lead author of the report and former NREL researcher.

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DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

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The study looked at several powertrains: internal combustion engine, hybrid electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle and battery electric vehicle. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles. —David Gohlke.

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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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New DuraBlue ultracaps from Maxwell increase shock and vibration tolerance, energy and power capacity

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This enhanced shock and vibration tolerance is particularly important in the transportation market—especially mass transit—and in developing markets in which the road infrastructure might not be quite as smooth as in more developed ones, noted Chad McDonald, director of product marketing. —Chad McDonald. Batteries'

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Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

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Schematic of a redox flow battery. Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries.

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

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“Finding external capital for a new lithium project could prove difficult at current lithium prices, though it will help that Carolina Lithium is very low on the cost curve,” said brokerage TD Cowen. sources of the key electric vehicle battery metal, although key financing and local regulatory challenges remain.

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Ioxus unveils 16V/58F iMOD ultracapacitor module series for alternative energy markets

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With the increase in adaptation of hybrid drives and clean technologies, there is a high demand for more rugged, compact and lower-price ultracapacitor modules with improved cell balancing. You can go up to 750V without any external management, you can run it in parallel to a 12V battery or replace a 12V battery.

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