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I think his numbers are too high as well. I pay $0.2 per kilowatt hour, and live in one of the most expensive electricity areas in the country. To completely
by illumin8 10y ago
I think his numbers are too high as well. I pay $0.2 per kilowatt hour, and live in one of the most expensive electricity areas in the country. To completely charge the 60 kw/hour battery it will cost me only $12.
In many parts of the country, power is much, much cheaper than mine. My friend pays less than $0.10 per kw/h in Georgia, which also has a $5,000 state subsidy (on top of the $7,500 federal subsidy).
Do the math with $6 full charge cost and a $12,500 subsidy and it quickly turns in the EVs favor...
- krastanov 10y agoJust a minor note: the unit is "kw multiplied by hour (kW hour)", not "kw per hour (kW/hour)". kW measures power. Hour measures time. Power multiplied by time = total energy.
- jsymolon 10y ago> live in one of the most expensive At .02 ? Nope Annual Average Price per Kilowatthour by State 46 Connecticut 17.76 47 Alaska 17.94 48 Hawaii 26.17
- unethical_ban 10y ago.2 = $0.20/kWh
- illumin8 10y agoI live in CT, and yes, it's 0.2 not 0.02.
- jsymolon 10y ago> live in one of the most expensive At .02 ? Nope Annual Average Price per Kilowatthour by State 46 Connecticut 17.76 47 Alaska 17.94 48 Hawaii 26.17
- wcbeard10 10y ago> Georgia, which also has a $5,000 state subsidy Sadly, this is no longer the case. They've actually gone in the opposite direction, imposing an additional $200 annual fee on EV owners http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/24/georgias-electric-vehicle-tax-credit-ends-june-30/ http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/24/georgias-electric-ve...
- refurb 10y agoHow else will they make up the lost gasoline tax revenue?
- wcbeard10 10y agoIt's a tricky issue, and gas tax probably won't be enough going forward. The EV fee is a bit disproportionate because of the limited range and fewer average miles driven, but there's no easy fix.
- erikpukinskis 10y agoIn reduced costs for refugees, loss of arable land, disaster relief, and oil spills.
- shakil 10y ago> I pay $0.2 per kilowatt hour, and live in one of the most expensive electricity areas in the country. PGE charges tiered rates, each tier of about 325 kWh where I live, and the rates in the third tier are almost 40c per kWh. During summers and when using an AC, that's the marginal rate people you end up paying to charge your car. They might offer lower rates specifically for car charging but will impose other restrictions making it less attractive.