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I don't understand this calculation. Does your toddler use a excessive amount of electricity? Do you work at home running an aluminum smelter? Snark aside, whe
by davidgould 8y ago
I don't understand this calculation. Does your toddler use a excessive amount of electricity? Do you work at home running an aluminum smelter?
Snark aside, when we got our Chevy Spark EV in 2013, we switched to the EV rate plan and it has saved us a lot. I work at home too, and but the peak hour use on the EV plan is quite small, so the higher rate is balanced out by having the car automatically charge during off-peak.
- gnicholas 8y agoIt means I have to run the AC in summer and heat in winter for much of the day. The age of my child is relevant because older kids are in school during the day.
- davidgould 8y agoI'm in the East Bay, so don't really need AC and have gas heat so the EV plan works for me. What part of PG&E service area do you live in?
- gnicholas 8y agoI'm on the peninsula. This summer has been very mild so we've gotten off easy, but I certainly can't count on that most years. Since you can't switch plans frequently, I didn't want to take the risk of switching.
- davidgould 8y agoHow much use do you get out of the pure electric range on the C-MAX? I have a Chevy Spark EV and can make almost all trips I need. My longest is Oakland to San Jose and back. It has only 18kWh battery, but in warm weather we see 4.8 avg miles per kWh. Perhaps solar would help solve your daytime rate problem? Or a car with more battery?
- gnicholas 8y agoWife's commute is 15 miles roundtrip, so we get good use out of it. Just wish it took less kWh in to get the same number of miles out.