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Re:The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thought by dirtdobber on Sunday September 01, 2024 @04:32PM (#41420128)
It's costing me roughly $4.50 per charge (we pay ~$0.30/kWh and it takes roughly 15kWh to fully charge). My MPG is ~20mpg, and gas costs around $3.50 per gallon, so I have roughly the same fuel costs whether I'm charging or putting gas in the tank.

I am saving a bit on repairs as well. I was spending close to $1500 a year on maintenance for the old car (but it was 8 years old and had 100K miles on it). We also had a nice tax incentive for buying EVs/PHEVs, so that helps.

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Re:The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thought by jondwillis on Sunday September 01, 2024 @05:10PM (#41420421)
Where are you located that you’re paying $0.30/kWh but also only $3.50/gal for gas? Is this at-home charging? Some kind of seasonal or peak time of use rate?
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Re:The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thought by dirtdobber on Sunday September 01, 2024 @05:31PM (#41420565)
I'm on the east coast of the US in a large metro area. My last electric bill was $585 and I used 1800kWh for the month, so my costs are roughly $0.32 cents per kWh currently.

Gas at the closest station to my house is currently at $3.40 (according to Google Maps)

EDIT: I don't see anywhere on my bill that I'm paying a peak rate. I do charge my car at night though, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm paying the electric company extra just to do that.

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