Remove Gasoline-Electric Remove Honda Remove Maintenance Remove Parts
article thumbnail

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

Green Car Congress

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Projections of future gasoline and electricity prices. Anticipated driving patterns.

Michigan 199
article thumbnail

True Zero expands its hydrogen station network with $26.6M in grants from the California Energy Commission

Green Car Congress

million to the California-based company, including grants for capital cost share and operation and maintenance support for the 12 new stations. In August the company opened it 18 th retail hydrogen station in California and is now developing 13 additional stations as part of its California hydrogen network. Earlier post.)

Grant 150
article thumbnail

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi to provide financial assistance for EV charging infrastructure in Japan

Green Car Congress

Honda Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, and EVs). The management organization will collect membership fees and usage charges from electric vehicle users. Quick Chargers.

Japan 261
article thumbnail

Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

Clean Fleet Report

They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. The motors that electric vehicles use have fewer moving parts than their gasoline-powered counterparts and don’t require oil changes.

article thumbnail

Flash Drive: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The First Plug-in Battery Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Goes on Sale This week Honda announced pricing for the CR-V e:FCEV, which is scheduled to go on sale in California (only) next month. In a first-ever technology pairing, Honda has mated plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V e:FCEV.

52
article thumbnail

Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Consumer Reports has concluded its annual car reliability survey and the resulting data for 2023 has not been kind to all-electric vehicles. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. It makes sense from an engineering perspective.

article thumbnail

An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

This is some detail on the most critical part of the trip—our charging experience. Electric vehicles are most efficient when driven in town to take advantage of the regenerative braking, or on the open road at slower speeds. The all-electric efficiency averaged about 3.0 Even better than many. miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh).