Looking At TCO A New

A Bloomberg New Energy Finance report puts the spotlight on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

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TCO or Total Cost of Ownership is at the core of every commercial vehicle operation. It influences, and is in-turn influenced by every aspect of the operation. It is influenced by the technology that goes into the making of the vehicle; on the infrastructure, on driver behaviour and a hist of other factors. Influenced by the medium of propulsion, whether it is electric or IC engine-based, TCO is dear every fleet operator, to every manufacturer, and to every end user since it is what makes for a profitable business proposition. If this calls for a look at TCO anew, a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, called ‘Electric

Buses in Cities’ delves into TCO in a manner that not many seem to follow. One may argue that there is more to a TCO than meets the eye, the fact is, the disadvantages of lignite-based power generation versus a cleaner BSVI IC engine need to be weighed as nautrally as can be.