Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2022
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.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2021
A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Overall, hybrid electric vehicles tend to be the lowest-cost powertrain.
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2022
ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2023
An additional $40,000 in federal tax credits is expected from the Inflation Reduction Act. Net of the various incentives, AJR Trucking anticipates rough cost parity with its existing fleet of trucks in its postal service and drayage operations. and Santa Clarita, Calif. to provide convenient and seamless fueling for the FCEVs.
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2023
An economic study by research group Steer, and commissioned by T&E, looked at future operating costs of hydrogen planes on intra-European flights and found that they could be an efficient, cost competitive technology to decarbonize the sector, provided kerosene is taxed adequately. (If GJ—approximately €0.37/L.)
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
In LA alone, this represents a reduction of about $29 million per year in health and environmental costs, the researchers said. Ridesourcing vehicles’ high use intensity is economically attractive for electric vehicles, which typically have lower operating costs and higher capital costs than conventional vehicles.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles, according to the findings from a new report from the Energy Institute at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and non-profit think tank Next 10.
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