Re:Toyota to Launch All-New Aqua (Prius C) with new bipolar ...
by Gravityloss on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:05PM
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Nice calculations. 200k miles is 320,000 kilometers. Most vehicles are never driven that much before scrapping (or maybe they're exported to Africa?)
Re:Toyota to Launch All-New Aqua (Prius C) with new bipolar ...
by 542354234235 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @08:11AM
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In the US, people keep new cars for an average of 8.4 years [1], and the average working age adult (age 20-54) drives about 15,200 miles per year [2]. That is over 127,000 miles, and that is average. Obviously if you are someone that trades in their car every 2 years, long term costs aren’t important to you. But lots of people keep their cars over 100k miles, and plenty keep their cars out to 200k. I included 50k and 100k on the maintenance prices, and fuel costs just have to be divided in half for 100k. At basically any distance, EVs and plug-ins are significantly cheaper to maintain and fuel than ICE vehicles.
So maintenance and fuel cost over 100k miles would be roughly:
-EVs $5,125
-Plug-in Hybrids $7,405
-ICE $13,435
-At 50k miles; EVs $600, Plug-in $1,050, ICE $1,400.
-100k miles; EVs $2,000, Plug-ins $2,600, ICE $4,400.
-200k miles; EVs $6,300, Plug-ins $5,900, ICE $12,300.
EVs use about 30kWh to go 100 miles [2][3] and at the US national average for electricity [4], that would be about $6,250 to drive 200k miles. ICE vehicles vary but 35 mpg combined is pretty average [5] for compact cars. At the US national average for gasoline [6], that is $18,070 to drive 200k miles. Plug-in hybrids use about 29kWh to go 100 miles and about 48 mpg [7]. Just assuming 50/50 driving on gas or electric, that’s about $9,610 to drive 200k miles.
So maintenance and fuel cost over 200k miles would be roughly:
-EVs $12,552
-Plug-in Hybrids $15,510
-ICE $30,370