# AutoPulse EV Break-Even Analysis

> AutoPulse EV Break-Even Analysis is a paid API for AI agents from autopulse-navy.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the IRA tax credit, estimated fuel savings, and true payback period for an EV versus a comparable gas vehicle

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://autopulse-navy.vercel.app/api/auto/ev-breakeven
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/autopulse-ev-break-even-analysis-ffdaa7d9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_BJPY4PWpWn4CvFOo9G36r

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability autopulse-ev-break-even-analysis-ffdaa7d9
```

Example prompt: Can you run the EV break-even analysis on a 2024 Chevy Equinox EV compared to a 2024 Chevy Equinox gas version — I drive about 12,000 miles a year, pay $0.14 per kWh for electricity, and gas is $3.50 near me?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a user wants a financial break-even or payback analysis specific to EV vs gas ownership, including IRA tax credit impact. Prefer over a general 5-year TCO endpoint when the user's primary question is 'how long until the EV pays off' or 'what's the financial case for going electric' rather than a broader multi-year cost model.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or unsupported vehicle make/model returns an error or empty result
- Missing required parameters (e.g. annual mileage or energy costs) cause a 400 bad request
- EV not eligible for IRA tax credit returns $0 credit with explanation
- Gas prices or electricity rates out of expected range trigger validation error
- Network timeout or service unavailability returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

EV vs gas break-even / is an electric car worth it / EV payback period. Returns the IRA/EV tax credit, state incentives, fuel and maintenance savings, and the true payback period for an EV versus a comparable gas vehicle. For car-buyer and auto agents.

## Output

Returns the applicable IRA EV tax credit amount, projected annual fuel savings, and the true payback period (in years) showing when the EV's total cost of ownership breaks even with the comparable gas vehicle, factoring in purchase price difference, tax credits, and ongoing fuel costs.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "ev_model"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "lang"
      },
      "state": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "US state for state-level incentives and electricity rates"
      },
      "ev_model": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "EV model name (e.g. Tesla Model 3, Chevrolet Bolt, Ford F-150 Lightning)"
      },
      "gas_price": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Local gas price in $/gallon"
      },
      "gas_vehicle": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Gas vehicle for comparison (e.g. Toyota Camry, Honda CR-V)"
      },
      "annual_miles": {
       "type": "integer",
       "description": "Annual mileage (default: 12,000)"
      },
      "electricity_rate": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Local electricity rate in $/kWh"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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