Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

Despite higher upfront costs, eco-friendly vehicles are better for not only the planet, but also your wallet. 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.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion Cars Cost Of 85

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2013

kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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EPA Emissions Fuel Climate Change 277

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

By improving success rates for exploration drilling, play fairway analysis could significantly lower the costs of geothermal energy while opening up new areas to development. The resulting regional, basin-scale maps will serve to quantify and reduce uncertainty for geothermal energy exploration.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al.

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Sale PHEV District of Columbia North Dakota 374

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

The market would focus, consolidate and find some very innovative ways to produce low-cost clean energy. Another misconception is that the USA public will not tolerate a premium for clean electricity. cents/ kWh in Hawaii to 5.61 cents/ kWh in Hawaii to 5.61 cents/kWh, with a range from 29.20 in Connecticut.

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Renewable West Virginia Energy USA 220

EV Match

JANUARY 13, 2023

For simple installations, this tax credit will cover the entire cost of the project. Hawaii Power. Hawaii Power is an electric utility company in the State of Hawaii. While it was set to expire at the end of 2021, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 renewed it for ten years.

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Charging Tax Credit Hawaii Re-Charge 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The ClearFuels technology can convert multiple cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse and virgin wood waste into clean synthesis gas (syngas) suitable for integration with synthetic gas-to-liquids technologies. This joint demonstration is anticipated to lead to the final design basis for the commercial facilities.

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Companies Hawaii Waste Renewable 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories found that hydrogen fuel cell barges may be both technically feasible and commercially attractive as a clean, quiet and efficient power source to provide electrical power for some types of vessels at berth or at anchorage. Honolulu, Hawaii; and Seattle, Wash. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Hawaii Hydrogen Honolulu 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

The “smart” buoys, based on integrated patented hydrodynamics, electronics, energy conversion and computer control systems, capture and convert energy from the natural rising and falling of waves into low-cost, clean electricity. This approach minimizes costs of submarine transmission cable to the shore based interconnection.

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Power Powered Oregon Japan 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Furthermore, the batteries in a PHEV are generally smaller than those in any other electric vehicle constructed today and the battery savings in the PHEV from a pure BEV can easily make up for the cost of the small liquid-fueled engine, resulting in a lower-cost production vehicle for mass distribution.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

My wife, Zan, and I were recently on the Big Island, Hawaii, and while there we toured the state’s only geothermal plant. Hawaii's 30 megawatt geothermal control room. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Hawaii's 30 MW geothermal power plant. URL: [link].

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Hawaii Renewable Energy San Francisco 100

EV Adoption

AUGUST 8, 2021

For example, labor costs in states like California or Hawaii, may be much higher than in Alabama or Oklahoma. Secondly, many states or localities may have more onerous regulations and permitting processes than other localities adding time and cost. These are the costs per charger. Don’t believe these costs are accurate?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. Ford and SCE will explore whether these batteries have other uses that could reduce their cost to consumers. "By partnering with these two industries. Joint Press Release ) 4/4/07 Ford Motor Co. unit, said. "We

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. and tap clean, renewable energy sources. At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. The transportation market is in the process of getting fragmented beyond all recognition.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34