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I ran the numbers recently -- just bought a hybrid (non plugin) Ford Fusion. Getting between 45 - 50 mpg. If I use Tesla's numbers for charging kWh and range,
by derekp7 10y ago
I ran the numbers recently -- just bought a hybrid (non plugin) Ford Fusion. Getting between 45 - 50 mpg. If I use Tesla's numbers for charging kWh and range, and at 10 cents/kWh, it is equiv. to getting gas for my car at 1.90 per gallon. Which is pretty close to where gas is right now.
Now other markets have higher electric cost (and tiered electric -- so you have to use the numbers for the higher tier). On the flip side, gas won't stay at 2 bucks forever. But electric rates may go up too.
- Gibbon1 10y agoCost of electric cars however will fall as the batteries get cheaper. Hybrid cars will fall in price but not as much simply because the batteries are a smaller proportion of the cost.
- npunt 10y agoTrue. However we make purchases in the present, not the future. People who need a car today and runs the numbers will probably come to similar conclusions: they might like to buy electric, but hybrids or even non-hybrids make more sense for at least the foreseeable future, due to wider availability, good track record, lack of severe depreciation, etc. Sadly, because of the rate of improvements in electric cars, they tend to depreciate at a much higher rate as well.
- Gibbon1 10y ago> True. However we make purchases in the present, not the future. For some people buying a electric car makes sense now. And government subsidies work to tip the balance sheet in favor of now rather than later. > Sadly, because of the rate of improvements in electric cars, they tend to depreciate at a much higher rate as well. Means you can buy them on the used market for cheap. Price out used Nissan Leafs on craigslist.