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Petrol can be cheaper than electric – if less than £1 per litre

My Energi

• The average electric car remains cheaper to run than an equivalent petrol car • Fuel prices would need to fall below £1 per litre to make petrol cars cheaper to run • Electric car registrations exceeded expectations in 2022, beating forecasts by 7% Despite the average price of petrol falling below £1.50

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Electric vehicles vs. petrol/diesel/hybrid

Drive Electric

Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. Cost of electric cars compared. Electric cars can represent huge savings when driven for business use. Typically, conventional fleets can cut their fuel costs by around 80% by switching to battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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UK Drivers Cut Fuel Costs 69% Switching To EVs From Petrol/Diesel Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

of their annual fuel costs when making the switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles, new research shows. Analysts at Your Electrical Supplies, Service, and Solutions (YESSS Electrical) compared the cost per mile of charging an EV to fueling a new gas/petrol or diesel car based […].

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Opinion: Could A Lithium Shortage De-Rail The Electric Car Boom?

Green Car Congress

It won’t be a shortage in terms of ‘peak lithium’; rather, it will be a game of catch-up with the electric car boom, with miners hustling to explore and tap into new reserves. We have all heard about Tesla’s Nevada facility that will at full capacity produce enough batteries to power 500,000 electric cars per year by 2020.

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP. These numbers lie between the values of a large electric SUV and a conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered counterpart.

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Consortium successfully runs silicon carbide multiport DC-DC converter in EV

Green Car Congress

A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. The system can be configured to support other energy sources, such as fuel cells or could supply multiple traction motors. Click to enlarge.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

Drive Electric

If you’re looking at electric cars , environmental impact is probably high on your list of priorities. There are plenty of benefits of making the switch to driving an electric vehicle (EV). Are electric cars better for the environment? This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel.