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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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Applied Information announces full C-V2X roadside and onboard units; upgrade to 5G, DSRC buy-back program

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The company also announced it would buy installed Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) RSUs from roadway operators, which were made obsolete by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of any upgrade to C-V2X. The buyback of installed DSRC units is to help offset the costs of converting to C-V2X.

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T&E: Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands lead deployments of zero-emission buses in Europe

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Italy, Poland, Germany, the UK, Spain and France, which buy 70% of the urban buses sold in Europe, lag behind. However, Germany is now financing 80% of the higher purchase cost of e-buses. And as part of the public procurement process, bus contracts should be awarded only to operators meeting or exceeding these targets.

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Antelope Valley Transit Authority buying two BYD electric buses with inductive charging system with $1.9M grant

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The Antelope Valley (California) Transit Authority (AVTA) is purchasing two BYD 40-foot, battery-electric buses as part of its clean bus initiative. The grant came from Proposition A local return funds and will cover the cost of both buses plus the charging system. The buses have been funded through a $1.9-million

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Reliance buys Na-ion battery developer Faradion

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Low cost – total cost of ownership already comparable to lead-acid with potential for further reductions in costs. Reliance will use Faradion’s technology at its proposed fully integrated energy storage giga-factory as part of the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex project at Jamnagar in western India.

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Cheaper EVs! Government announces scheme to slash the cost of buying new and used electric vehicles. But there are conditions…

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It is backing a scheme in co-operation with the Commonwealth Bank to cut up to five per cent off the coast of a loan to buy an EV and related household EV charging equipment. Ultimately, for the automotive industry to succeed in the transition, consumers need to buy the cars. per cent in 2024. The post Cheaper EVs!

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Fraunhofer researchers take a different angle on wireless charging: from the front

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Working as part of the Energie Campus Nürnberg research platform it took the Fraunhofer team them less than a year to develop a system for charging electric vehicles from the front end. Nowadays, charge spots are offered as part of the sales package when customers buy an electric vehicle.

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