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Research Indicates EVs are Harder Hit by Depreciation than Regular Cars
If you were, just now, in the market for an electric vehicle but weren’t quite sure whether or not you should take the plunge, well, this is not encouraging information. The Telegraph quotes a study carried out by the pricing experts at Cap Automotive, who took the time to analyze UK second hand car prices through October of this year. Their findings indicate that electric vehicles, or EVs for short, suffered the worst depreciation of all fuel types surveyed.
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Us: Retro-inspired Kombi Ev Promises 240 Mpge
The only real use for electric vehicles that at this present time is cost-effective and maybe even profit-encouraging is that for short delivery routes in stop-start traffic and congested city centers. Here and in this application, a petrol- or diesel-engined...
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Fewer And Fewer Americans Own A Vehicle; Trend Set To Continue
A study carried out by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) professor Michael Sivak revealed that the proposal of automotive ownership has been seeing fewer and fewer adepts ever since the year 2007. His findings indicated...
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Bmw Group Publishes Results Of First Mini E Trial Project
We all know about the merits of electric vehicles but have you ever wondered how it would really be like owning one and driving it on a daily basis? In collaboration with the British government, the BMW Group launched a trial program in the UK with...
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Bmw Confirms New "i" Sub-brand, Will Launch With I3 Ev City Car And I8 Plug-in Hybrid Sports Coupe In 2013
It's been a long time in the making, but the BMW Group today confirmed its new sub-brand called "i", with which it will market a new lineup of eco-friendly vehicles including regular and plug-in hybrids, and pure electric models as well...
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True Car Cost
Consulting firm Runzheimer International has released a study that suggests purchasing and operating a Toyota Corolla wouldn't cost much more than simply operating a Cadillac STS. The STS topped the passenger-car list of most expensive vehicles to...
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