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

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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).

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

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Levelized cost of driving (LCOD) across powertrains for light-duty SUV, MY 2025. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles will reach cost parity with conventional vehicles as the price of hydrogen falls. Battery electric vehicles, meanwhile, will reach cost parity as battery prices drop. —David Gohlke.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But as of this spring, the average new vehicle sold in America—across everything from large pickup trucks to small economy hatchbacks—the average transaction price was $42,000. And it varies by car. So that's what it takes.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But as of this spring, the average new vehicle sold in America—across everything from large pickup trucks to small economy hatchbacks—the average transaction price was $42,000. And it varies by car. So that's what it takes.