Costs of electric vehicles in local fleet service

Conference · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5850453

Hamilton, W

Cost data was analyzed for vehicle fleets of the US Postal Service, the Bell telephone system, and several large electric utilities. Based on the results, comparative costs were projected for electric vehicles (EVs), along with break-even prices for gasoline and for the EVs. Due to the high maintenance costs of conventional vehicles making door-to-door deliveries, EVs should be cheaper for this application, even with current technology and gasoline prices. For EVs making local service calls, like utility vehicles, minor technological improvements are needed.

• OSTI ID: 5850453
• Report Number(s): CONF-840804-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
US ORGANIZATIONS
US POSTAL SERVICE
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