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UMTRI study finds total cost of ownership of diesels in US often much less than gasoline counterparts

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Though there are some exceptions to these positive results for some of the diesel versions of vehicles from a total-cost-of-ownership perspective, the overall direction of the results supports the idea that diesel vehicles are competitive within the U.S.

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The base Tesla Model 3 now costs less than the average new car in the US

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Tesla’s entry-level vehicle, the Model 3 RWD, is now priced below the average cost of a new car in the United States. The Tesla Model 3’s starting price today stands at $42,990, exclusive of the $7,500 tax credit offered to US buyers of electric cars. At the same time, combustion-powered cars are getting more expensive.

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82% of BEVs & PHEVs Available in the US in 2022 Have a Base MSRP of $40,000+

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The actual transaction price that consumers are paying for electric vehicles is of course much higher when delivery charges, sales tax, fees, options, and upgrades including everything from paint color and wheel options to driver assist systems are added to the base MSRP. (See notes and methodology at the end of this article.).

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. The Model T Ford, which debuted in 1908, was originally designed to operate on alcohol. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? So that's what it takes. Fourteen seems very low.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? So that's what it takes. Fourteen seems very low.