Cost Of Ownership
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Automaker lobbyists continue to push back against the stricter fuel-economy and emissions standards scheduled to take effect in the U.S. over the next decade. Many of their arguments center on costs—not only to the carmakers themselves, but also to car buyers. Regulators and automakers together acknowledge that complying with tougher standards will add to the cost of making vehicles. Car-company lobbyists claim those costs will be passed onto consumers in the form of higher purchase prices. DON'T MISS: EPA to reopen 2022-2025 auto-emission rule decision: report But increasingly strict...
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Diesel cars can save you money, but only a few diesel trucks do: analysis
A new study finds certain diesel vehicles can save consumers money, but not all of them.
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Canada's first Nissan Leaf electric car driver: still committed after five years
Canada's first Nissan Leaf is still going strong after five years.
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Toyota Prius hybrid is cheapest car over 10 years that you can buy
The Toyota Prius has the lowest average maintenance costs over 10 years of any model, according to website YourMechanic.
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How To Drive A Tesla Model S Electric Car Free For 18 Months
An owner claims to have essentially driven a Tesla Model S for free for 18 months.
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Four Years And 70,000 Miles Later, 2011 Nissan Leaf Going Strong
See what it's like to drive a Nissan Leaf electric car for four years.
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A cost-of-ownership survey finds 11 diesel models that will save owners money.
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Life With Tesla Model S: Tires Cost Me More Than My 'Fuel' Does
I always knew electric cars were cheap to run, but this is ridiculous. After I bought the first set of replacement tires for my 2013 Tesla Model S (at 26,000 miles), I crunched the numbers and came to a startling conclusion: I've spent substantially less per mile for my electric "fuel" than I have...
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Hybrid Cars Can Cost Less To Own: Here Are Eight Examples
New data shows that only certain hybrid cars save owners money.
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Why An Electric Car Saves Fleet Operators $16,000 In Lifetime Cost
The average car spends about 95 percent of a 24-hour day parked. For the 5 percent that they're driven, they actually spend one-third of the time idling–at red lights, stuck behind leisurely left-turners, or even while the driver waits for the vehicle to warm up (or cool down) before getting...
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Where Do U.S. Electric Cars Save Money The Quickest?
Indiana drivers get the quickest returns on electric-car purchases, a new study says.
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Will Your Local Gas Prices Rise or Fall? Fuelcaster Knows (It Says)
A free app from Esurance claims to predict future gas prices.
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Last month, Apple Stores in the United States began stocking the Automatic Link. And it might just point the way toward how to convince more car buyers that a plug-in electric car--or other alternatives, from hybrid to diesel to natural gas, for that matter--could make economic sense. The Automatic Link is a $99 device that connects to a car's OBD-II data port and feeds selected information to an app on the owner's iPhone, which becomes a "smart driving assistant" with a focus on fuel efficiency. Developed by Bay Area startup Automatic, the product monitors and summarizes the driver's routes...
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Drive a Solar-Charged Electric Car, Save $263,000 On Fuel Over 50 Years?
Critics of plug-in cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf and 2012 Mitsubishi i often say their high sticker prices are just too expensive to make a sound economic case for making the switch from gasoline to electric. Not so, says electric car advocate and BMW ActiveE driver Peder Norby. In fact, Norby...
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2012 Volt Cheaper To Own Than 2012 Leaf, Says Kelley Blue Book
The 2012 Chevrolet Volt might cost nearly $5,000 cheaper more than the 2012 Nissan Leaf, but over the next five years, it might cost you less to run. At least, that’s the verdict of Kelley Blue Book (KBB) which crowned the 2012 Chevy Volt the electric choice in its inaugral Total Cost of...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield