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I can tell you from experience that leaving my EV to charge in my driveway overnight is way, way more convenient than stopping for gas (and paying a lot more fo

by dymk 2y ago

I can tell you from experience that leaving my EV to charge in my driveway overnight is way, way more convenient than stopping for gas (and paying a lot more for it). I drive a lot, and I’ve ran into a situation only once where I had to find a charging station away from home. It just doesn’t happen nearly as often as people worry.

bluedino 2y ago
If you forget to charge overnight you're stuck waiting. If you forget to get gas, you can just go get gas and be on your way in a few minutes
- pornel 2y ago
  • BEVs need to be plugged in about once a week (for a median US commute). If you forget one day, you can plug in another day, or day after. • DC fast chargers can add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes.
t0mas88 2y ago
> and paying a lot more for it Do you have a low electricity rate? A petrol car would use around 0.03 gallons per mile (33 mpg). At $ 4 per gallon that's $ 0.12 per mile. A Tesla model S does around 0.3 kWh per mile. So to get to the same cost per mile your electricity price would have to be below $ 0.40 per kwh. In a lot of places electricity isn't (much) below $ 0.40 per kwh.
- Thrymr 2y ago
  Nearly everywhere in the US is below $0.40/kWh. The average nationwide is $0.17/kWh. Only a handful of cities in California and Hawaii are over $0.40 (those places have the highest gas prices too). Most people will pay less than half as much to charge at home. ref: https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices_selectedareas_table.htm https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices...
- newZWhoDis 2y ago
  My overnight rate is $0.02/kwh $0.40/kwh is an absurd embarrassment for the local government. Move or vote them out.
  - jjav 2y ago
    > My overnight rate is $0.02/kwh Where in the world is this?!
    - newZWhoDis 2y ago
      East Coast USA.
- jjav 2y ago
  > In a lot of places electricity isn't (much) below $ 0.40 per kwh. Here in my corner of Silicon Valley, electricity is never below that price! Thanks PG&E. Off-peak rate (starts at midnight) is 44.2 c/kWh which is as cheap as it gets. (Peak rate in the afternoon after 3pm is 71.3 c/kWhw)

by dymk 2y ago

bluedino 2y ago

If you forget to charge overnight you're stuck waiting. If you forget to get gas, you can just go get gas and be on your way in a few minutes

pornel 2y ago
• BEVs need to be plugged in about once a week (for a median US commute). If you forget one day, you can plug in another day, or day after. • DC fast chargers can add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes.

t0mas88 2y ago

> and paying a lot more for it Do you have a low electricity rate? A petrol car would use around 0.03 gallons per mile (33 mpg). At $ 4 per gallon that's $ 0.12 per mile. A Tesla model S does around 0.3 kWh per mile. So to get to the same cost per mile your electricity price would have to be below $ 0.40 per kwh. In a lot of places electricity isn't (much) below $ 0.40 per kwh.

Thrymr 2y ago
Nearly everywhere in the US is below $0.40/kWh. The average nationwide is $0.17/kWh. Only a handful of cities in California and Hawaii are over $0.40 (those places have the highest gas prices too). Most people will pay less than half as much to charge at home. ref: https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices_selectedareas_table.htm https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices...
newZWhoDis 2y ago
My overnight rate is $0.02/kwh $0.40/kwh is an absurd embarrassment for the local government. Move or vote them out.
- jjav 2y ago
  > My overnight rate is $0.02/kwh Where in the world is this?!
  - newZWhoDis 2y ago
    East Coast USA.
jjav 2y ago
> In a lot of places electricity isn't (much) below $ 0.40 per kwh. Here in my corner of Silicon Valley, electricity is never below that price! Thanks PG&E. Off-peak rate (starts at midnight) is 44.2 c/kWh which is as cheap as it gets. (Peak rate in the afternoon after 3pm is 71.3 c/kWhw)