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

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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.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Nissan Leafs, which were the first battery-electric vehicle to hit the U.S. Steven Cherry There's an advantage to pure electrics when it comes to maintenance, you know, removing many of the components that need upkeep and replacement. How big a deal is that when we consider this high initial cost of electric vehicles?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Nissan Leafs, which were the first battery-electric vehicle to hit the U.S. Steven Cherry There's an advantage to pure electrics when it comes to maintenance, you know, removing many of the components that need upkeep and replacement. How big a deal is that when we consider this high initial cost of electric vehicles?

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XALT Energy, HED develop XBV telematics system for battery-electric powertrains

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Fleet owners needed performance data about how battery-electric vehicles were being charged and driven; XALT decided to provide complete telematics service to its customers in a bid to help. XALT developed XBV in strategic partnership with HED, a leading provider of intelligent vehicle controls and telematics systems.

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