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.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 7, 2022

EVs Are Low Maintenance, But Still Need Care. In addition to being environmentally friendly, they reduce fuel expenses, improve your image and eliminate some maintenance concerns. This extra weight, which comes mainly from heavy batteries, means tires have to deal with more resistance as they drive. Maintenance Upsides of EVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. Hybrids and EVs can cost you less. Average Monthly Costs of Hybrid, Electric, and Gas-Powered Cars. Costs of Charging vs. Fueling.

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Plug In India

APRIL 10, 2021

By Kamlesh & Atul There is a lot of misinformation in the mainstream media about the cost of electric vehicles. In the blog/video, we bust this myth and we show how petrol scooters cost same as electric scooters and you always save money when it comes to total cost of ownership when using an EV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

For fleet operators running taxi/PHV services, Mobilize will leverage its network of start-up partner companies to offer a complete solution for their activity (fleet dispatching, payment, vehicle charging, connectivity…) in order to optimize their Total Cost of Operations (TCO) and operational excellence, at the service of customers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

This award helps to fulfill a cost-sharing target for the recipient's $122 million award from the Department of Energy. The evaluation will consider the impacts, processes, market effects and costs of the program, and will help to guide future program efforts. will receive $2,325,954 to demonstrate battery-electric medium-duty trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2012

Micro-hybrids, which use a small battery to provide varying degrees of efficiency-boosting features, will dominate the automotive market, gaining 42% of the overall light-duty vehicle market, according to the report. AGM battery technology will grow nine-fold. AGM battery technology will grow nine-fold. of the auto market.

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Teslarati

JULY 22, 2021

After purchasing a Tesla Model 3 in December 2019 and putting it to work in February 2020 , Westport PD spokespeople said that the all-electric sedan has already exceeded expectations for performance , cost savings, and environmental benefits. Reduced maintenance. It is one example of how an EV saves on maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

As such, transport operators benefit when it comes to maintenance work and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The energy for this comes from the modular batteries with 640 kWh of installed capacity. Here, MAN relies on the fully developed lithium-ion (NMC) battery cell technology from the Volkswagen Group’s modular kit.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Houston first began using electric vehicles for the environmental benefits they offer, but now we are planning to add even more EVs to our fleet because of the cost savings they bring. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police-pursuit sedans in its muncipal fleet to plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles by early 2016, cut the size of the fleet by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 million over ten years. The Indy fleet would be the largest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles in the US.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2019

These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. Project Sponsor. Funding Amount.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways to conserve energy and reduce vehicle emissions. The company uses approximately 1.7

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2021

The latest information from the US government shows battery electric cars cost less to maintain than conventional cars, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2016

Daimler Buses said it plans to bring both the battery-electric Citaro E-CELL and the hydrogen-driven Citaro F-CELL to production standard and on the roads by 2018. A modular approach not only reduces direct vehicle costs but also the amount spent on repairs and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

The Road Ahead for Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Market Trends & Policy Analysis analyzes California’s ZEV market, including historic sales, costs, technology trends, forecasts and challenges. Total Cost of Ownership: An analysis of 17 popular 2017 models found ZEVs can already be price competitive now, without government incentives.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In Europe, the e-vehicle market is almost equally divided between battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars. In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market. Since then, the brands offering EV models have increased, and European consumers now have a wide choice of electric vehicle models which cover all car types.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Using ultracapacitor energy storage to further reduce life cycle costs, this next-generation hybrid bus has achieved Ultra Low Emission Bus certification with 37% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional diesel buses. An ultracapacitor energy storage system replaces the previous generation’s batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Sernia estimates the cost of implementing the Fast Cities Network will be around Aus$450,000, and is inviting businesses and organizations to get behind the initiative. It can add 50 kilometers (31 miles) of range to an EV battery charge in just 10 minutes. EVs are coming and it’s something councils around the world need to deal with.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

An analysis of future vehicle total costs of ownership (TCO) in the UK found that low carbon cars can make substantial progress in bridging the current cost gap by 2030. In 2010, this cost differential is closer to £20,000 ($32,000) for the pure EV, excluding current incentives and OEM discounts. Click to enlarge. Methodology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Volvo takes full responsibility for vehicle servicing, battery maintenance as well as maintenance of the standard-based charging stations for a fixed monthly cost. The batteries are fast-charged in just a few minutes at the end stops and also by the energy generated whenever the vehicle brakes. ABB bus chargers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

The company says its platform provides EV drivers convenient and affordable charging while reducing installation costs, time, maintenance, and chargers’ footprint. Image: Voltpost EV charging company Voltpost ‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. With a fully charged battery, the XC60 Recharge can go 36 miles on pure electricity (speed-limited to about 80 mph) and has a 63 MPGe rating.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. Smart owners will quickly learn that, by plugging-in daily, they will reap the benefits of electric driving. Performance of 0-60 mph in 6.6 kilowatt charger.

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Qnovo

APRIL 23, 2021

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Hyundai recalled 82,000 electric vehicles globally due to battery fire risks at a cost of nearly a billion dollars. General Motors also recalled 69,000 Bolt EVs for battery fire risks. BMW, too, recalled nearly 27,000 plug-in hybrid EVs for potential fire hazards in the battery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The vast majority of the funded projects are for battery-electric buses and infrastructure; two projects are receiving a total of $3.2 The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Is This Plug-in Hybrid the Best Grand Cherokee? This Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) still has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Grand Cherokee, but when the battery has a charge does so in complete silence. hours to fully recharge the battery. The gas-powered side of the 4xe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

Cars: 115,000 Light-duty ZEVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles), comprising 71,000 BEVs; 43,000 PHEVs and 1,000 FCEVs. Delivery, utility and refuse trucks: 950 trucks comprising 107 utility trucks; 732 hybrid delivery and refuse trucks; and 111 battery-electric delivery trucks. School buses: 29 electric school buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

International Rectifier introduced a new 600V automotive grade IGBT platform—COOLiRIGBT—for use in a wide range of fast switching applications for electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) including on-board DC-DC converters, motor drives, and battery chargers. The new Gen. respectively, each in 100,000-unit quantities.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Lance Noel and Regina McCormack conducted a cost-benefit analysis of owning and operating a V2G-capable electric school bus, and compared its cost-effectiveness to a traditional diesel school bus. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to determine how the factors influenced the costs and benefits.

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

EVs’ initial costs are decreasing as their popularity and numbers grow, and battery costs also keep falling. The high initial cost might concern you a bit but in the long haul EVs are the best and here are some facts to help you to make an informed decision. Maintenance Costs are Reduced.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The areas of interest outlined in the notice of intent (NOI) fall into two broad categories: technologies to advance plug-in electric vehicles; and technologies to improve fuel efficiency, including dual-fuel, fuel properties (e.g., Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

The AWD ZDX Type S, weighing-in at 6,052 pounds, is planted solidly to the ground with the batteries placed below the floor to deliver a low center of gravity and 50:50 weight distribution. GM underneath, but Acura throughout The ZDX comes in a base A-Spec and a performance model called Type S. torque 304 AER Type S AWD 500 hp 544 lb. -ft.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The USPS chose this as one of five solutions in a feasibility study for the possible conversion of its 142,000 Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) to plug-in Battery Electric Vehicles. Products within in tzero product suite include: Drive System: includes an integrated, bi-directional battery charger, Power Electronics Unit (PEU) and Motor.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2011

Growth of alternative powertrain vehicles sales will be limited by consumer concerns about costs as well as functionality, according to the newly-released J.D. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: 37%. Battery electric vehicles: 26%. Power and Associates 2011 US Green Automotive Study. Diesel engine vehicles: 31%. However, J.D.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. The bill is agnostic in terms of how V2X tech is implemented. Going bi adds several nifty new benefits to driving electric.

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