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New Argonne-developed tool helps car buyers compare electric-drive and traditional vehicles

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States currently covered by the new tool are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. The new guidance tool helps consumers compare the cost of owning different electric-drive powertrain technologies, as well as the environmental impact of these vehicles.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010).

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Tesla Model 3 becomes newest member of the NYPD

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The Bargersville, Indiana Police Department displayed one example of savings from operating an EV police cruiser. Todd Bertram, an officer with the Bargersville PD, revealed that costs associated with the Tesla’s charging and maintenance needs totaled $825 from August 2019 to August 2020.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. 46 organizations have signed on to the principles so far.

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Do High Electricity Tariffs Make CA Electric Cars Costly?

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spiritual home of the electric car, but according to a new study by Purdue University in indiana the cost of charging electric cars in California may be higher than anywhere else in the U.S. California might be considered the U.S.

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Why Businesses Should Adapt EVs to Their Fleet?

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Well…what does it cost to fuel an electric vehicle? . The average cost of charging an electric vehicle is $1 per gallon of gasoline… Prices haven’t been this low since the 1990s. You can save money on fuel by switching to an electric fleet and installing commercial charging stations on-site.

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UAW crash with Detroit 3 displays a extra confrontational union as collision time limit looms

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At the alternative hand, if a collision lasted even simply 10 days, it will charge the 3 automakers just about a thousand million bucks, the Anderson Financial Staff has calculated. For years, the union gave up normal pay raises and misplaced cost-of-living salary will increase to aid the firms keep an eye on prices.

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