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Given that gas is expensive in europe, driving an EV is 50%+ or more cheaper than driving gas/diesel. My car will do ~17KWh/100km, charging at ~30ct/kwh is ~5ct
by sigio 2y ago
Given that gas is expensive in europe, driving an EV is 50%+ or more cheaper than driving gas/diesel. My car will do ~17KWh/100km, charging at ~30ct/kwh is ~5ct/km.
Comparing to a ICE car, doing 5L/100km at $1.90 == ~9.5ct/km.
If you have solar and can charge at home, you basically drive for free
- nottorp 2y ago> If you have solar and can charge at home, you basically drive for free You paid for the house, the solar and the new all-electric car though. So it depends on how long your commute is if it ends up cheaper or not.
- itishappy 2y agoCertainly cheaper than the oil well and refinery needed to drive an ICE for free! This means there's a guaranteed crossover point and the relevant variable becomes the lifecycle of the car. Will you drive an EV enough to make up for the infrastructure costs?
- nottorp 2y agoExcept you seem to share the costs for the refinery and petrol extraction with millions of other drivers. EVs are at best subsidized by governments, and even that is going away. They really need to work on price and convenience for mass adoption.
- itishappy 2y agoThis is true of electrical infrastructure as well. Solar is unique in that it's cheap enough that a family can consider slapping one on their roof for true self sufficiency, but that doesn't preclude industrial scale infrastructure (like nuke plants) from contributing as well.
- JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 2y ago50% cheaper feels disappointing for some reason. Also, right now, you have at least $10k of free gas when you buy an ICE car due to prices and tariffs. It’s pretty easy for poor people to make a choice. I want an EV and save the world, but it’s still way too expensive and there are no chargers around me so I’ll have to wait.