In order to communicate operational efficiency of electric vehicles over its gasoline counterparts, Department of Energy now is posting electric and hybrid vehicles and also providing official numbers on energy efficiency of electric vehicles. A fact commonly known in Electric vehicle industry now has a official validation from government officials, which can be a useful tool for electric vehicle manufacturers to justify the initial price premium of ev’s being offset by years of operational saving.
The website provides calculation of energy costs by state and compares it to gasoline pricing. Current report shows electric vehicles operating cost to be 69 percent lower than gasoline vehicles. Company’s like Balqon Corporation, a manufacturer of heavy duty electric trucks and buses has always claimed the savings to be around 74% which is very close the official numbers. With electric vehicle sales surging during the first six months of 2013, about a 400% growth from past year its clear that in the next 24 months electric vehicle sales will surpass the hybrid vehicle sales worldwide.
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