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Here in San Jose, CA, I have one of the most efficient EVs on the market (4 miles per kWH) and my off-peak charging rate is 25c/kWH ($0.25) which is high relati

Here in San Jose, CA, I have one of the most efficient EVs on the market (4 miles per kWH) and my off-peak charging rate is 25c/kWH ($0.25) which is high relative to other states. That's 6.25 cents per mile. For comparison a 30 MPG car at $5/gallon is 16.7 cents per mile. So your answer in my situation is 2.7x. One can reasonably quibble about other costs but what surprised me is that it's within an order of magnitude.

saagarjha 4y ago
If you have a Leaf, it's not too hard to push it past 4.5 mi/kWh ;) We're on the same plan as you are, and last week we found that charging it at the office (which used to be significantly more expensive than at home) is now 2x cheaper that it is from our garage, so that's where we're going to all our charging from now on. Electricity prices for off-peak usage going from 5¢/kWh to 25¢/kWh at home really hurts. I get free charging at work, but alas I bike so the car gets charged at the other office…
sideshowb 4y ago
The most efficient ice cars get 60mpg so comparing like with like it's even closer!