In the US (IL specifically) I saw an article that said $2 per 85 miles (about 140km) driven. So let's say you're in the US and you really care about the cost of

In the US (IL specifically) I saw an article that said $2 per 85 miles (about 140km) driven. So let's say you're in the US and you really care about the cost of driving (one of the main reasons for you getting an electric car) you might compare to a gasoline car getting 30 - 40 mpg. At roughly $3.50 per gallon right now We could round up and say you're paying $8 to $9 to get that same 85 miles with a (by American standards) fuel efficient car. So if you're paying $40 - $50 to fill your car thats' about $10 in electricity. Of course if you've got a 6 cylinder with some regular traffic driving you're probably much closer to 20mpg so you're at $15 vs $2 above. Pretty meaningful. (yes I'm ignoring other costs involved including setting up your house to charge a car and the additional cost for an electric car up front vs its gasoline peer)