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And yet here in California a Prius is actually cheaper to run unless you've got solar, or charge at work for free.
by greesil 3y ago
And yet here in California a Prius is actually cheaper to run unless you've got solar, or charge at work for free.
- tootie 3y agoLower price, not cheaper. Environmental costs are astronmical and paid by everyone for the next few centuries.
- glitchc 3y agoAnd no one cares, because California is not the world. Yes, it's a great place to live, but people in California need to stop pretending the rest of the world looks like them. Not to mention California is not problem free. EVs work great but you're running out of water. Once those desalination plants fire up, and they're coming, EVs won't be that cheap to run any longer.
- greesil 3y agoNo but other places have similar electricity costs
- glitchc 3y agoThere is no other place on the planet that has the exact same mix of electricity costs, government incentives, favourable weather and a myriad of other factors that make California an excellent place to own EVs.
- lokar 3y agoWe are not running out of water. We have drought, not shortage. Most of the water goes to agriculture, much of it not well suited to the climate. Most of the rest is for non-functional grass (won’t ever be used, just to look at). This will all fix itself sooner or later.
- georgeburdell 3y agoThis surprised me too. PG&E is now up to $.36 per kwh off-peak. A 333 mile 80kwh model 3 costs $0.09/mile to operate. A Prius with a 56 mpg fuel economy and 11.3 gallon tank can go 630 miles. At $4.50 gas that’s $0.08/mile