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Re:Tesla details how it’ll charge new owners to use Supercha... by tuna-piano on Thursday January 12, 2017 @10:48PM (#13388271)
And in other US states and points in time, gas is cheaper. For example, in December in Greenville, SC gas was $1.90 a gallon which would make gas in a prius cheaper than the Tesla supercharger.

382 / 52 * $1.90 = $14

Data from (I used Greenville, SC): https://www.gasbuddy.com/Charts

EDIT: From Tesla's blog post "What’s important is that in every region, Supercharging will remain simple, seamless and always significantly cheaper than gasoline."

Looks like Tesla will be pricing the electricity differently in different states as well. I wonder if the changes in their electricity prices based on the region will be enough to offset currently low gas prices.

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Re:Tesla details how it’ll charge new owners to use Supercha... by dlevine on Thursday January 12, 2017 @11:42PM (#13388445)
With that said, I'm guessing that the current cost estimates are based on a Model S, which is a much larger car than either a Prius or Civic.

The Model 3 will most likely have significantly better range per kwh than the Model S, reducing the cost even more.

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Re:Tesla details how it’ll charge new owners to use Supercha... by coredog64 on Friday January 13, 2017 @08:41AM (#13390651)
A Prius is surprisingly large inside. EPA cargo volume for the rear with seats up (5 passengers) is about the same as the Model S. The frunk adds an additional 5 cubic feet.
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Re:Tesla details how it’ll charge new owners to use Supercha... by tedmiston on Friday January 13, 2017 @02:39PM (#13394028)
Yeah, good point. I mainly just picked those two because of popularity.
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Re:Tesla details how it’ll charge new owners to use Supercha... by URSpider94 on Friday January 13, 2017 @12:04AM (#13388526)
... but supercharging in SC will be roughly half the cost of what it is in CA, meaning the equivalent trip would only cost $7.50 in a Tesla.
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