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Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

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JUNE 2, 2022

This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. Electricity. $/g. Month (2022). Change from January (%). $/g.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Diesel

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

Maintenance

Maintenance Cost Of Chad Plug-in

President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

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JUNE 23, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. Refined product prices are set by the marginal supply costs of bringing the incremental barrels of products to market.

Congress

Congress Fuel Tax Tax Fuel

NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

Cost Of

Cost Of Diesel Chad Vehicles

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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Cost Of Grid Convert Wind

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Cost Of Li-ion Batteries

NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

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JUNE 22, 2020

A team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a detailed assessment of the current levelized cost of light-duty electric-vehicle charging (LCOC) in the United States, considering when, where, and how EVs are charged. kWh); however, costs vary considerably (e.g.,

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Cost Of Light Charging 2019

Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Self Financial, a fintech company, has compared the running costs of electric and non-electric vehicles in each state. Across the US the average annual cost of running an electric vehicle is $2,721.96, while gasoline vehicles cost an average of $3,355.90 per year to run—a difference of $633.94

Purchase

Purchase Cost Of Price Gasoline-Electric

BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

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JULY 1, 2022

The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen 7% year on year, and fixed-axis solar has jumped 14%, according to the latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019.

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Cost Of Renewable Wind Egypt

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The estimated annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2019 all-electric light-duty vehicles are the lowest of all the different vehicle technologies, ranging from a low of $500 to a high of $900 per year, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). electricity per kilowatt-hour. regular gasoline; $3.00 premium gasoline; $2.85

All-Electric

All-Electric Light San Diego Electric Vehicles

BloombergNEF forecasts green hydrogen should be cheaper than natural gas by 2050 in some markets; falling costs of solar PV key

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APRIL 7, 2021

In a new piece of research, BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds that the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH 2 ) made from renewable electricity is set to fall faster than it previously estimated. These costs are 13% lower than BNEF’s previous 2030 forecast and 17% lower than its old 2050 forecast. MMBtu) by 2050 in most modeled markets.

Cost Of

Cost Of Hydrogen Solar Green

What is the cost of usable energy for driving and heating our homes?

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

This analysis compares the costs of usable energy when we buy gasoline and electricity for driving and natural gas for keeping warm. The average retail cost of regular gasoline in 2018 was $2.719 per gallon. Consequently, the average cost of the available energy from gasoline is $0.226 per 10,000 Btu. by Michael Sivak.

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Cost Of Energy Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric

Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

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JANUARY 27, 2020

In a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a team from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) calculate that the social cost of the phase out of nuclear electricity production in Germany is approximately $12 billion per year.

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Cost Of Germany Pollution 2017

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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Cost Of Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels Los Angeles

Subaru using NI HIL technology to reduce time and cost of EV testing

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MARCH 21, 2018

Subaru is using NI (National Instruments) hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) technology to simulate actual road conditions for electric vehicle testing, eliminating environmental factors to reduce test time and costs. Moreover, electric vehicles are extremely complex due to their many subsystems, which are all interdependent on each other.

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Cost Of All-Electric Purchase Electric Vehicles

DOE awards $56M to 21 concentrating solar power projects; $8M for reducing soft costs of rooftop PV systems

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JUNE 14, 2012

DOE also announced the “America’s Most Affordable Rooftop Solar” competition to aggressively drive down the cost of rooftop solar energy system as well as $8 million in awards to nine small businesses to lower the cost of financing, permitting, and other “soft costs,” which can amount to nearly half the cost of residential solar systems.

Solar

Solar Cost Of Power Powered

Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors has announced a new model of its Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit Van. The new, longer-range Lightning Electric Transit Van is the fourth generation of its battery-electric and fuel cell electric platform, based on the Ford Transit 350HD chassis. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Fuel Electric

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

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MAY 7, 2021

is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units (TRUs) to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif. By operating the all-electric TRUs, UNFI anticipates it will save approximately 135,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year while reducing particulate matter pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions.

All-Electric

All-Electric Fleet California Lithium Ion

Starting this year, Moscow will only buy electric buses

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JULY 2, 2021

Only electric buses. We will also install about 200 electric charging spots a year for the development of personal electric transport. By the end of 2021 there will be 1000 electric buses on duty. By the end of 2021 there will be 1000 electric buses on duty. tons per year. Earlier post.)

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Buy Russia Electric Electrical

REE Automotive unveils P7-C Chassis Cab; new addition to P7 electric truck lineup

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MAY 2, 2023

REE Automotive revealed P7-C, a Class 4 chassis cab offering a new cabin design built on REE’s P7 modular electric platform. Customers will be able to place orders for the entire P7 electric truck lineup at ACT Expo in REE’s booth. Earlier post.)

Fleet

Fleet Electric Electrical Sweden

DOE launches “eGallon” to help compare cost of fueling with electricity vs. gasoline

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JUNE 11, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the “ eGallon ” as a quick and simple way for consumers to compare the costs of fueling electric vehicles vs. driving on gasoline. Today’s national average eGallon price is about $1.14, meaning that a typical electric vehicle could travel as far on $1.14 worth of gasoline.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Fuel

EIA expects significant increases in US wholesale electricity prices this summer

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JUNE 17, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that prices in US wholesale electricity markets this summer will significantly increase over last summer’s prices. EIA forecasts summer electricity prices will average $98/MWh in California’s CAISO market and $90/MWh in the ERCOT market in Texas. MMBtu in May 2021.

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Price Coal Gas-Electric United States

US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

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JUNE 9, 2016

The study provides a comprehensive lifecycle analysis (LCA), or cradle-to-grave (C2G) analysis, of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways, as well as the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided GHG emissions. Levelized cost of driving (LCD). no scenario analysis.

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Cost Of Light Fuel Economy Vehicles

Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of shipping crude by rail are nearly twice as large as those for oil pipelines. The issue of the relative costs of moving these products by rail and pipelines extends to those products as well.

Pollution

Pollution North Dakota Cost Of Oil

CALSTART: Inventory of US electric school buses hit 1,738 in Sep 2021

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JANUARY 14, 2022

CALSTART has released a new report, Zeroing in on ESBs , an inventory of electric school buses (ESBs). CALSTART has launched an ongoing Electric School Bus Working Group to share up-to-date information and peer learnings and interaction opportunities across school districts nationwide. — Zeroing in on ESBs.

Maryland

Maryland Florida Electric Electrical

GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

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JULY 7, 2022

GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. That’s where use of these vehicles can have a big impact on reducing emissions and costs. Earlier post. ).

Kentucky

Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Fleet

EVR Motors partners with EKA Mobility to provide advanced lightweight electric motors for e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles in India

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Israeli startup EVR Motors has partnered with India’s EKA Mobility, an electric vehicles and technology company, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries Limited, to design small, lightweight electric motors for their e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in India. EVR will support the setup of EKA’s assembly line.

India

India Motor Motors Motoring

Polestar to provide batteries to Candela for electric boats

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Swedish electric car maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems for Candela’s highly efficient flying boats. The battery deal will enable Candela to scale up production swiftly, bringing mass-market electric boats one step closer to reality. —Candela CEO Gustav Hasselskog.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Mariner Electric

Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.

Kits

Kits France Electric Electrical

MAHLE says it has developed the most durable electric motor; new cooling concept

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JULY 6, 2022

The automotive supplier MAHLE has developed what it says is the most durable electric motor available: the superior continuous torque (SCT) E-motor. The new electric motor is clean, light, and efficient and can be assembled without the use of rare earths by customer request. Our new SCT E-motor is the solution.

Motor

Motor Motors Motoring Concept

New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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JULY 17, 2018

In doing so, the aim was for a cost premium of no more than 10% over equivalent conventional products—considerably less than the additional cost of current hybrid architectures.

Cost Of

Cost Of Hybrid Power Powered

Volvo Penta, TICO complete build of prototype electric terminal tractor

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Volvo Penta and TICO have completed the build of the first terminal tractor prototypes powered by Volvo Penta’s electric driveline. To support these sustainability goals, Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology. Next steps.

Volvo

Volvo Building Maintenance Electric

Cornell team develops framework for incorporating wireless charging road system into real-time electricity market

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JULY 25, 2022

Researchers at Cornell have developed a coupled transportation–power system framework for incorporating a wireless charging road system into the real-time electricity market. In addition, they propose an optimization-based control strategy to manage the energy storage system in a cost-efficient manner. —Shi and Gao (2022).

Market

Market Energy Storage Charging Power Grid

Lightning Systems debuts new electric Ford F-550 for shuttle buses, delivery trucks

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JULY 17, 2020

Lightning Systems has introduced an all-electric powertrain for the popular Ford F-550 Chassis Cab. The new Lightning Electric Ford F-550 will be available in gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) of 17,500 to 19,500 pounds. The new Lightning Electric Ford F-550 model will offer peak power of 180 kW (241 hp).

Ford

Ford Lithium Ion Fleet Maintenance

Antelope Valley Transit Authority first all-electric transit agency in North America

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MARCH 24, 2022

On 16 March 2022, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority Board of Directors, along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), hosted a celebration recognizing AVTA becoming the first all-electric transit agency in North America. AVTA bus and Heliox charger.

North America

North America All-Electric America Los Angeles

Lux Research: fuel cell vehicles lag other drivetrains in terms of cost of ownership; ICE and HEV lowest cost

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Based on an analysis of various cost of ownership scenarios for various drivetrains, including internal combustion engine (ICE) gasoline and diesel; hybrid (HEV); battery-electric (EV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV); and fuel cell vehicles, Lux Research concludes that fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are “ solidly in a laggard position. ”.

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Cost Of Fuel PHEV Hydrogen

Porterville, CA deploys 12 all-electric micro-transit vans from Lightning eMotors

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JANUARY 28, 2021

With a focus on its mission of sustainability for its residents, the City of Porterville, California is putting 12 electric micro-transit vans into service. The 12 vehicles, all Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit Vans, were developed by Lightning eMotors. The new electric vans will be a part of that service beginning in May.

All-Electric

All-Electric Electric Electrical California

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

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JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario.

Wind

Wind PHEV Cost Of Power

New OnStar app shows cost of Volt charging

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Down the line, we hope this app can be a beneficial tool for all drivers of electric vehicles. —Paul Pebbles, global manager, Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid Services. Based on electricity rates, the data is broken down to show the cost of both total energy usage and Volt charging energy use.

Volt

Volt Cost Of Charging Grid

Ricardo wins UK funding to develop future electric trucks

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ricardo has won two UK Government-backed innovation competitions to develop novel solutions for heavy-duty vehicles focusing on improving efficiency and performance and reducing the cost of future electric trucks. Ricardo will be partnering with the University of Bath for both projects. of these are using cleaner propulsion.

Future

Future Electric Electrical Cleaner

Bye Aerospace unveils 8-seat all-electric eFlyer 800; Safran supporting propulsion design

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APRIL 24, 2021

Bye Aerospace announced an eight-seat all-electric twin turbo-prop class airplane, the eFlyer 800. Safety features include two wing-mounted electric motors, each with dual redundant motor windings, quad-redundant battery packs and a full airplane parachute. —George E. Bye, Bye Aerospace CEO.

All-Electric

All-Electric Design Taxi Electric

EPRI: lifetime cost of ownership of plug-ins is roughly comparable with conventional vehicles

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JUNE 11, 2013

Consumers who purchase an electric vehicle will find that lifetime costs to own the vehicle are competitive with conventional and hybrid vehicles, according to an analysis conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). —“Total Cost of Ownership for Current Plug-in Electric Vehicles”.

EPRI

EPRI Plug-in Cost Of Plug

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

Congress

Congress Hybrid Exhaust Gas-Electric

Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable

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JUNE 9, 2014

The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research. Click to enlarge. Hydrogen-to-fuels.

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Cost Of North Carolina Conversion Hydrogen

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

BloombergNEF forecasts green hydrogen should be cheaper than natural gas by 2050 in some markets; falling costs of solar PV key

What is the cost of usable energy for driving and heating our homes?

Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

Subaru using NI HIL technology to reduce time and cost of EV testing

DOE awards $56M to 21 concentrating solar power projects; $8M for reducing soft costs of rooftop PV systems

Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

Starting this year, Moscow will only buy electric buses

REE Automotive unveils P7-C Chassis Cab; new addition to P7 electric truck lineup

DOE launches “eGallon” to help compare cost of fueling with electricity vs. gasoline

EIA expects significant increases in US wholesale electricity prices this summer

US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

CALSTART: Inventory of US electric school buses hit 1,738 in Sep 2021

GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

EVR Motors partners with EKA Mobility to provide advanced lightweight electric motors for e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles in India

Polestar to provide batteries to Candela for electric boats

Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

MAHLE says it has developed the most durable electric motor; new cooling concept

New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

Volvo Penta, TICO complete build of prototype electric terminal tractor

Cornell team develops framework for incorporating wireless charging road system into real-time electricity market

Lightning Systems debuts new electric Ford F-550 for shuttle buses, delivery trucks

Antelope Valley Transit Authority first all-electric transit agency in North America

Lux Research: fuel cell vehicles lag other drivetrains in terms of cost of ownership; ICE and HEV lowest cost

Porterville, CA deploys 12 all-electric micro-transit vans from Lightning eMotors

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

New OnStar app shows cost of Volt charging

Ricardo wins UK funding to develop future electric trucks

Bye Aerospace unveils 8-seat all-electric eFlyer 800; Safran supporting propulsion design

EPRI: lifetime cost of ownership of plug-ins is roughly comparable with conventional vehicles

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable

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