Commercial Vehicle, Bus & Coach Manufacturing worked example

Battery/Fuel Option Cost at 110% option package scope included: a worked example

This scenario runs the battery/fuel option cost calculation on the strong side: 110% option package scope included, with every other input held at its documented default. costing battery, fuel, or alternative powertrain options

The inputs for this scenario

  • Vehicles with battery or fuel option: 12 units (unchanged)
  • Option content cost per vehicle: 18,500 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Option package scope included: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Option engineering, validation, and launch cost: 42,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable battery/fuel option cost = vehicles with battery or fuel option × option content cost per vehicle × option package scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 286,200 $ for total battery/fuel option cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 23,850 $ / piece for battery/fuel option cost per vehicle.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 244,200 $ for variable battery/fuel option cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 42,000 $ for option engineering, validation, and launch cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where option package scope included sits at 100% and the headline result is 264,000 $, this scenario comes in 8.41% above the baseline at 286,200 $.
  • Use it when quoting an alternative-powertrain order or building the cost case for a new battery or fuel option, where fixed launch cost must be amortised over volume. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • total battery/fuel option cost: 286,200 $ (headline result)
  • battery/fuel option cost per vehicle: 23,850 $ / piece
  • variable battery/fuel option cost: 244,200 $
  • option engineering, validation, and launch cost: 42,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Battery/Fuel Option Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.