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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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They are newer to the road, so it was hard to know, for instance, their historic needs for maintenance over their operational life. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles. Levelized cost of driving (LCOD) across powertrains for light-duty SUV, MY 2025.

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Ioxus launches new ultracap module series for easier design and installation; under the hood for automotive

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Chad Hall, co-founder and VP of product management at Ioxus. Upgradability: All monitoring, balancing and CAN communications are mounted outside the module, making for easy maintenance and upgrades. Removing cables that cross front-to-back in the design allows for easy and safe maintenance of the system. —Chad Hall.

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

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Chad Repp, Business Development Manager, Telematics, HED. This collaborative approach helps customers to address maintenance and repairs proactively and results in less vehicle down-time. —Chad Repp. XALT’s knowledge of battery systems and controls paired well with HED’s CANect Telematics.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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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. The cost of electricity, the cost of gasoline, how many miles, how much maintenance, etc. Our theme music is by Chad Crouch. John Voelcker Great question.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

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. The cost of electricity, the cost of gasoline, how many miles, how much maintenance, etc. Our theme music is by Chad Crouch. John Voelcker Great question.