Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van vs GMC EV1

The Transit Connect Electric Van costs less to run, by the official figures: about $900 a year less in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric VanGMC EV1

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,312 (better)
$2,211
New Zealand
$1,439 (better)
$2,426
Australia
$1,229 (better)
$2,071
United Kingdom
£934 (better)
£1,573

Official figures

Uses
62 MPGe (better)
37 MPGe
Also
1.9 mi/kWh (better)
1.1 mi/kWh
Range
56 miles
104 miles (better)

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Transit Connect Electric Van or EV1?

Which is cheaper to run, the Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van or the GMC EV1?

The Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van: about $900 a year less in the US than the GMC EV1 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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