article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.

Congress 259
article thumbnail

Tesla starts promoting Model 3 and Model Y’s IRA-adjusted prices

Teslarati

A look at Tesla’s official pages for the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover shows that the electric vehicle maker is highlighting the fact that the electric cars are eligible for the IRA’s $7,500 tax credit. “If eligible, state & local incentives can drop prices as low as $20k in certain states!”

article thumbnail

DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

Green Car Congress

They are newer to the road, so it was hard to know, for instance, their historic needs for maintenance over their operational life. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles. Battery electric vehicles, meanwhile, will reach cost parity as battery prices drop.

article thumbnail

Honda Posts Pricing for Passport

The Truth About Cars

For 2024, its prices creep slightly northward – except for one trim which will force customers to open their wallets just a little bit further. It’s the latter which sees the biggest apples-to-apples increase, usurping last year’s Elite trim and bringing a roughly $1,400 jump in price to land at $47,970 before fees and taxes.

Honda 98
article thumbnail

Why Tesla Model Y tax credit inclusion is good for some and bad for others

Teslarati

The Tesla Model Y complete lineup was recently added to the IRS list of qualifying vehicles that will give buyers a $7,500 tax credit. While it may seem like the company’s huge price cuts coupled with the tax credit would be good for everyone, it spells bad news for competitors that offer comparable EVs in the same category.

article thumbnail

Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

EV Adoption

As sales of electric vehicles begin to reach significant numbers across the US, states are exploring approaches to replace lost tax revenue since EV drivers don’t pay fuel taxes as drivers of gas-powered cars do at gas stations. Unfortunately there is currently no simple and agreed upon best replacement for the fuel tax.