Based on estimates at the time such a vehicle would cost roughly €50,000 less to purchase, would use 67% less fuel and reduce CO₂ emissions by at least that much (see: Operational Efficiency). In summary, based on comparable data provided by the potential customer in 2005:

• A conventionally powered container transporter operating at 0.48 kilometers per liter of diesel, costing on average €0.85 per liter, in a operational traveling of 25,000 KM per year, during the 10 year of its economic life will cost at least: €1,228,680.
• A dual electric version of an e-Traction® Container Transporter is cheaper, has a fuel consumption of 1.24 kilometers per liter of diesel, resulting in a lifetime operating expense reduction of: €432,073 (ex equo) of which €254,423 is for fuel alone (@ €0.85 per liter).