Tag: depreciation
Aberdeen Paid £556k Per Hydrogen Bus. Five Years Later, First Bus Is Paying £30k
Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument about fuel-cell efficiency, hydrogen costs or refuelling infrastructure. First Bus is set to buy 23 Wrightbus StreetDeck Hydroliners for £30,000 each. Aberdeen City Council originally spent about £13.9 million on the … [continued]
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Leapmotor B10 — Why We Purchased It
Making the decision to buy a new electric car can be a difficult decision. So, when I met the new owners of a Leapmotor B10 last month, I had to ask how they were about to handle the major changes of going from a long life with petrol to not … [continued]
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When Do You Trade In Your EV For A New One?
Our Tesla Model 3 is now seven years old and we are about to trade the car in for a Tesla Model Y. The reason? Is it because we have done over 180,000 km (about 112,000 miles) and will be likely to require expensive maintenance? Is battery degradation a problem? … [continued]
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New Science Says Scrapping A Working Gas Car For An EV Is Usually Greener
“The greenest car is the one already built” has been one of the more durable arguments against replacing internal combustion cars with EVs. It sounds sensible enough. Manufacturing a new vehicle has a carbon cost, while continuing to drive an existing car avoids another manufacturing event. But that framing quietly … [continued]
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What the Electrification Action Plan Means for Transport
T&E’s in-depth review of the EU Commission’s Electrification Action Plan Electrification is the clearest way to cut energy demand, increase Europe’s competitiveness and lower energy prices. The European Commission’ electrification plan puts direct electrification of transport and other sectors front and centre. Increasing EV sales — cars, vans, buses and … [continued]
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