Step 1: Provide Fleet Details

Please enter the following information about the vehicles and fuel types in which you are interested, as well as information on your fleet and any incentive funding you plan to use.

Select the fuel type you currently use in your baseline vehicle(s)

Select the clean fuel type you are interested in comparing to the baseline vehicle(s) you currently use

Select the vehicle type you are interested in

Are you participating in any state-level vehicle incentive program? If so, select which one from this list

Enter custom incentive funding amount

Are you participating in the California LCFS Program?

Are you a Public or a Private Operator?

Step 2: Review Vehicle and Financial Assumptions

Next, modify the information below regarding the state for which fuel prices you wish to use, your vehicle’s expected duty cycle, and the following pieces of financial information.

Select the state which you would like to use to determine fuel cost

Customize Baseline Fuel Price

Override baseline fuel price

$/gal

Customize Clean Fuel Price

Override clean fuel price

$/KWh

Enter information about the duty cycle on the vehicle(s) for which you wish to estimate total cost of ownership

Number of Vehicles

Miles per Day per Vehicle

Days per Year per Vehicle

Vehicle Miles per Year

mi/yr

Enter Estimated Vehicle Service Life

years

Sales Tax Rate

Year of Purchase

Include Federal Excise Tax (Trucks over 26,000 lbs GVWR)?

Include Depreciation Tax Shield Estimations? (irrelevant for public fleets)

Estimated Incremental Increase in Annual Insurance Costs for Clean Fuel Vehicle Est. Increase in Insurance Costs for Clean Vehicles

/yr

Maintenance CAGR

Discount Rate

Based on your input selections above, this tool provides pre-set estimates for Purchase Prices, Fuel Economy, and Maintenance Costs. If you wish, you may override these three items by entering your own Purchase Price, Fuel Economy, and Maintenance Cost values in the boxes below.

Override Pre-set Estimates

Baseline Purchase Price

Override baseline purchase price

Purchase Price Clean

Override clean purchase price

Baseline Fuel Efficiency

Override baseline fuel efficiency

mpg

Fuel Efficiency Clean

Override clean fuel efficiency

mpg

Baseline Maintenance Cost

Override baseline maintenance cost

$/mi

Maintenance Cost Clean

Override clean maintenance cost

$/mi

Results

This section shows the TCO results based on your input selections above. The “Payback Period Clean vs Baseline” figure shows the estimated payback period (in years) on the incremental purchase price of the clean fuel vehicle which is above and beyond the baseline vehicle. The “Cost Breakdown” figure shows an itemized breakdown of costs over the stated service life of both vehicles.

Financials

This section shows the TCO results in more detail, including estimated annual fuel and maintenance cost savings for the clean fuel vehicle (if any), purchase prices, total costs over the service life of the vehicle, and an estimated payback period for the incremental purchase price of the clean fuel vehicle.

Estimated Annual Fuel Cost Savings

Estimated Annual Maintenance Cost Savings

Estimated Lifetime Savings (Not Including Purchase Price)

Purchase Price (including tax)

Baseline

Clean

Difference

Total Real Cost

Baseline

Clean

Sales Taxes

Baseline Vehicle Sales Tax

Clean Vehicle Sales Tax

Incentives

Estimated Annual LCFS Revenue

Total Incentive Funding

Total Real Savings, Including Purchase Price

Simple Payback Period

years

Payback on Discounted Cash Flows

years