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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

The tool, built by ZappyRide , shows the total cost of ownership via incentive information, fueling costs, maintenance costs, and a plethora of other EV information. Comparison vehicle based on size and price: VW GTI S DATA: MSRP for both vehicles is $25,600 (before incentives and resale value). gal would be $12,785.

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

Green Car Congress

The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. Each of these vehicles are estimated to save the city $7,000 in fuel and maintenance over a three-year period. Earlier post.).

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

Clean Fleet Report

The 2021 GMC Sierra comes with these warranties : Bumper-To-Bumper – Three years/36,000 miles Powertrain – Five years/100,000 miles Roadside Assistance – Five years/100,000 miles Corrosion – Three years/36,000 miles Rust-Through – Six years/100,000 miles Maintenance – First Visit.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

My father worked in the oil industry, but his formal education was in aviation maintenance and mechanics back in the Soviet Union, so I got exposed to some of that early on. Val Miftakhov: As you can imagine, we did a lot of this [comparison] early on as well. Charged : What led you to aircraft after your experience with eMotorWerks?

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Note: For our purposes here, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) does not have gears, so is not part of this comparison. Maintenance Three years/36,000 miles. Road Test: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado. Regardless, a DCT is the efficient automatic transmission you can get. New Vehicle Five years/60,000 miles.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

Green Car Congress

This includes hot testing in Death Valley, cold testing in Yellowknife, Canada, steep grade hill climbs in San Francisco and high altitude trips in Colorado. In both the Japan and US introductions of the Mirai, Toyota executives carefully drew a comparison between the launch of the Mirai and the development and launch of the first Prius.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” extra per month in rent for access to an EV charger; by comparison, most renters surveyed were willing to pay an extra $54.73 a month for a washer/dryer unit.