Drive Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2022

BEVs are better for the planet , emitting 80% less Co2 than an equivalent petrol vehicle in New Zealand. An ICEV is a vehicle that is powered by regular internal combustion engines; think of your typical ‘car’ that is filled up with petrol or diesel. Despite gains in fuel economy, gas vehicle days are numbered.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

These can include tax credits, rebates, grants, and preferential parking or access to certain areas. 3 Cost and Affordability: Initially, electric vehicles were more expensive than traditional ICE vehicles due to the high cost of batteries and limited economies of scale. A petrol car has an efficiency of 28%.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 7, 2024

All of this takes less than five minutes to do, which is quite similar in terms of the time it takes to refill the tank of a petrol or diesel automobile at a fuel station. This, coupled with the innately lower running costs of an electric vehicle, make it an extremely attractive buying proposition for an LCV operator.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This may include tax credits, rebates, or reduced registration fees for EV owners. Norwegians who purchase all-electric vehicles do not have to pay significant value-added taxes or registration fees. This reduces the cost of purchasing and maintaining an EV significantly. Again let us take Norway as an example.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

We would recommend signalling a phase-out date for new petrol vehicles between 2030 and 2032, and confirming that in law in 2024/2025. On the demand side, an ICE phase-out is easy to communicate to consumers, which will increase the perception that petrol-powered vehicles are becoming socially unacceptable.

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Drive Electric

MAY 16, 2023

It is rapidly becoming clear that electric vehicles will replace petrol and diesel ICE vehicles in most use cases.1International New Zealand currently has 4 million passenger cars in its fleet, the vast majority of which are fuelled by petrol and diesel. EVs are increasingly cheaper to run and maintain than petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

Road tax is zero and electricity costs less than 2p per mile whilst the price of petrol and diesel will just keep on rising with increasing government taxes. For everyday mobility the upfront costs of the batteries for extended range electric vehicles will remain a major hurdle, even with substantial government subsidies.

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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. Red Herring ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve. On the other hand, the cost of a used transportation battery will be set by the next cheapest form of scalable dispatchable storage such as air pressure storage less the battery recycle value. link] — Chris Dudley 13. — AH2 14.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A couple of drawbacks to consider might be the capitalization costs of building these stations and the batteries that they would have to have in stock. If every car accepts 2 or 4 or 6 of these universal packs then true economies of scale can kick in in their manufacture. No single vehicle does it all even in todays petrol world.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Its been improving over time, but the power density and cost issues are still steep for what exists thus far.

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