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

Green Car Congress

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.

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Half of 2024 EVs have lower 5-year ownership cost vs. ICE

Green Car Reports

Many EVs have a lower five-year cost of ownership than comparable gasoline models, according an annual roundup from Vincentric, a source for ownership cost calculations for websites and automakers.

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

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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

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Subaru just slashed the cost of leasing a 2023 Solterra by 40%

Electrek

Subaru just announced that it’s leasing its 2023 Solterra Premium for zero down, $241 per month for 36 months, plus tax and license.

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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

Green Car Congress

Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, and José-Luis Cruz of Princeton University assesses the local social cost of carbon (LSCC) and how that cost aligns with the carbon reduction pledges countries made under the Paris Agreement. It measures the social cost in US dollars of adding a ton of CO 2 to the atmosphere.

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Colorado introduces tax credit to help slash cost of new EVs by one quarter

The Driven EV News

Colorado has introduced a new EV tax credit which combined with federal incentives will reduce the cost of a Model Y by one quarter. The post Colorado introduces tax credit to help slash cost of new EVs by one quarter appeared first on The Driven.

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Reducing the cost of electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles India

Reducing the cost of electric vehicles. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of the vehicle from 11th June 2021, thus enabling the cost of Electric two-wheelers at par with that of ICE two-wheeler vehicles. Drop-in battery price will result in cost reduction of electric vehicles.

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