Comments on: US Transport Industry Plotting to Put More EVs on the Road http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/13/us-transport-industry-plotting-to-put-more-evs-on-the-road/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Nissan's Big Turn On - Electric Driving Across Europe http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/13/us-transport-industry-plotting-to-put-more-evs-on-the-road/#comment-117318 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:41:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33859#comment-117318 […] 100 Days April 3, 2012 By Charis Michelsen Leave a Comment SharePin It Nissan is convinced that electric cars are the way of the future, and it’s doing quite a bit to get the rest of the world to agree. The latest efforts are in the […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/13/us-transport-industry-plotting-to-put-more-evs-on-the-road/#comment-111307 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33859#comment-111307 Electric cars are more expensive to purchase but less expensive to operate.

Gas/diesel cars are less expensive to purchase but more expensive to operate.

A $32,500 Nissan Leaf (without subsidies) will cost a bit less to own and operate over a 12 year vehicle lifetime than will a $20,000 30MPG gasmobile. A Prius hybrid is only slightly a better 12 year buy.

Over the next few years the price of EVs will drop and the price of fuel will rise. The scale will almost certainly tilt in the favor of EVs.

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