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You must have an efficient gas car! This [1] suggest the leaf uses 34 kwh per 100 miles, or about $10 at your cost per kwh. To cost less than this, with gas at,
by b_emery 9y ago
You must have an efficient gas car! This [1] suggest the leaf uses 34 kwh per 100 miles, or about $10 at your cost per kwh. To cost less than this, with gas at, what $3/gallon? Your gas car needs better than 30 mpg.
[1] http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082737_electric-car-efficiency-forget-mpge-it-should-be-miles-kwh http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082737_electric-car-eff...
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- qq66 9y agoPlenty of gas cars do better than 30mpg! Hybrids usually 40. A Honda Accord hybrid is 49 city/47 highway.
- spiznnx 9y agoIf you have a plug-in hybrid, you often have the choice between gas and electric, without even using a different car. Hybrids easily beat 30mpg. For example, the Volt is capable of 48 mpg with no charging on gas only. On electric only with no gas, it does 31 kWh/100miles.
- timthorn 9y ago> On electric only with no gas, it does 31 kWh/100miles. Of course, that depends upon the weather. I get 30% better range in the Summer than the Winter in mine.
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoWow interesting. Is that because of using the heater?
- timthorn 9y agoPartly that, partly the headlights but also the performance of batteries changes with temperature. In fact, the heater is used to condition the environment for the battery pack, so if I didn't use the heating in winter the range might be even less.
- tdb7893 9y agoMy Honda Fit does better than that and only cost me 18k$ brand new
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoIt's a Nissan Versa, rated at 31mpg city. We measured it ourselves and found that to be pretty spot on.