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It's still way way way cheaper to "fill" an EV tank in the US because the corresponding electricity charges are also low (in many regions). It's something like
by atonse 2y ago
It's still way way way cheaper to "fill" an EV tank in the US because the corresponding electricity charges are also low (in many regions).
It's something like $5-7 to fully charge an EV from 0 where I am (Washington DC suburbs), vs about $50 to fill a tank of gas.
I recently spoke to a cabbie in Madrid that was driving a Tesla, and he said the economics were a no-brainer. He charges at home overnight and once mid-day and his monthly electricity bill was 130 euros. Before that, he was spending over 1,000 euros a month on gas.
That more than makes up for the additional initial cost of having an EV.
- lotsofpulp 2y ago>It's something like $5-7 to fully charge an EV from 0 where I am (Washington DC suburbs), vs about $50 to fill a tank of gas. If you drive 5k to 10k miles per year though, a hybrid Camry or Prius or equivalent is still going to be cheaper per mile over 20 years compared to an EV due to the huge depreciation in the EV due to battery replacement cost. Even a RAV4 Prime is probably cheaper.
- jjav 2y ago> the corresponding electricity charges are also low (in many regions) Those of us lucky enough to have PG&E in California have a different calculation though. As of my latest bill they charge 88c/kWh and I heard they just approved yet another rate increase. We'll probably be paying $1/kWh pretty soon. It's a bit cheaper after midnight, but still more expensive than nearly everywhere.