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California EV ownership seems way less worthwhile than other areas. I've seen so many posts of $.30 per kwh or even more, as high as $.36. That is 2.5x higher
by bearjaws 2y ago
California EV ownership seems way less worthwhile than other areas.
I've seen so many posts of $.30 per kwh or even more, as high as $.36.
That is 2.5x higher than my bill here in Florida, and essentially takes the car from ~80mpg (equivalent) to ~25...
- Electrcition234 2y ago[dead]
- martinky24 2y agoAre you familiar with California gas prices?
- Calwestjobs 2y agofun fact about florida is that thay are considered "red state" but they have more heatpumps per person and more percentage of fully electric homes then "eco" california. For obvious reasons but it is kinda funny...
- csa 2y ago> I've seen so many posts of $.30 per kwh or even more, as high as $.36. Iirc, my “off-peak ev rate” is $0.31 with PG&E. Chargers are at $0.35 for cheap ones, and $0.45-$0.55 is fairly typical. Note that when I got my car in 2021, off-peak rate was $0.16 or $0.18 (which is still expensive, imho). The power companies were put in an odd spot when every new house in CA was required to have solar. The utilities are essentially guaranteed profits, so the cost of the network is essentially being distributed over fewer customers (the non-solar ones), so prices have gone up a lot. I will add, gas is about $2 a gallon more (or more) than most other states.
- pacomerh 2y agoIsn't the goal to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and contribute to a cleaner environment?
- jjav 2y ago> I've seen so many posts of $.30 per kwh or even more, as high as $.36. It is way more than that! Here are my PG&E prices from a recent bill (numbers are transmission + generation): peak: 53.0 + 18.3 = 71.3 c/kWh partpeak: 51.3 + 11.1 = 62.4 c/kWh offpeak: 34.4 + 09.8 = 44.2 c/kWh