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Jul 16, 2013

ELECTRIC TRUCKS * USA

* USA - Environmental, but not green, savings from electric trucks

Atlanta,GA,USA -Fleet Owner, by Brian Straight -Jul. 11, 2013: -- Study finds TCO of electric trucks is similar to diesel counterparts with the best ROI coming in low speed, urban applications... For fleets expecting improved total cost of ownership (TCO) when purchasing an electric truck, a new study suggests that may not always be the case. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found that while electric trucks provide a definitive energy efficiency advantage, TCO for an electric truck vs. a diesel-powered model may not result in the price advantage fleets expect... The authors concluded that “the total cost of ownership of the electric and diesel trucks are similar.” Using regression analysis, the study noted that “relative TCO is most sensitive to the diesel truck’s fuel consumption (or fuel economy), VKT, and diesel fuel price scenario. Almost in the same degree, the [net present value] of TCO differential is sensitive to battery replacement, battery price and EVSE price...

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