Thursday, August 30, 2012

Good report from Clean Technica

We've reported a lot on EV's, we are very big proponents of moving to domestically produced energy for our cars, and we'd like to follow that today with this excellent story from Clean Technica which drives home the overall savings you can enjoy by driving an EV. There's a link for the whole story, but we've reproduced part of it:

EV Low Operating Costs Make EVs Cheaper Over Time, Especially Useful for Fleet Operators

Sticker shock gets even the best of us, but a report from Pike Research says the low cost of electric vehicle charging, compared to traditional fuel, brings the total cost of ownership of electric vehicles below that of internal combustion engine vehicles!

Senior research analyst Lisa Jerram said electric battery vehicles have seen a resurgence recently, especially from fleet operations. One concern for fleet managers, though, is the cost of charging equipment.

Check out the full report here.

Source: Business Wire
Image: Ford Focus Electric via Ford