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.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
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.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2021
A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Overall, hybrid electric vehicles tend to be the lowest-cost powertrain.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2014
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'
Cars That Think
AUGUST 11, 2021
James Cortada It became a commodity business not only because of the chips and the operating system, but because other companies were able to put it all together at a lower cost than IBM. Once the PC business in IBM got folded into the main corporate structure, its costs of operating went up. Our theme music is by Chad Crouch.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 26, 2021
It makes no sense to me to own a gas-only car in 2030 or even just a plain hybrid. But what about plug-in hybrids? Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? John Voelcker I think you will find that in the case of the RAV4 Prime, the plug-in hybrid version, it's nowhere near 50 percent.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 26, 2021
It makes no sense to me to own a gas-only car in 2030 or even just a plain hybrid. But what about plug-in hybrids? Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? John Voelcker I think you will find that in the case of the RAV4 Prime, the plug-in hybrid version, it's nowhere near 50 percent.
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