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Personally, I would love an EV, in CA. Problem, currently I can’t get solar (townhome, old roof, HOA). And without solar, with PG&E prices which keep going up,
by yumraj 3y ago
Personally, I would love an EV, in CA.
Problem, currently I can’t get solar (townhome, old roof, HOA). And without solar, with PG&E prices which keep going up, I’m not really sure EVs make a lot of sense given their cost and the fact I’ll have to spend $5-$10K (not exactly sure) to install the 240V charger.
One of our cars is a plug in hybrid, so with 110V overnight charging for many trips and gas range for longer trips we get the best of both.
Our next car might also be a plug-in or a hybrid. EV, I just don’t see a good option ( sorry, FWIW, not going to consider a Tesla due to Musk)
- UnFleshedOne 3y agoIf you already have a plugin hybrid and a good portion of your trips is under its EV range, why would you need an EV anyway?
- yumraj 3y agoYes, I feel, may not be correct, that plug-in hybrids are a little underrated. Most have very short ranges, I wish the range could be longer. Rav-4 has the best range that I know of, but they are hard to find and with the newer tax credits hard to justify, as they are not built in the US they don’t qualify for tax credits. OTOH, I hate oil changes, so that is my personal reason to go full EV since technically they require less routine maintenance as they are simpler.
- NewJazz 3y agoI mean you'll have to do the math, but if the income based payment models go through, marginal kWh will be noticeably cheaper.
- yumraj 3y agoActually I think it’s going to increase the total for most average income and above folks.. But you do make an interesting point, that marginal might be lower which may change the math. Hadn’t considered that.
- NewJazz 3y agoDefinitely increase the total for most people is seemingly the outcome I expect. Or at least for my household. I'm not too thrilled.