RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd

Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by duderific on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:06PM (#50397678)

Just FYI, in some areas of California, served by PG&E, electricity at peak times is $.58/kwh. When gas was around $4.00/gal, it was actually cheaper to use gas in that scenario. (I have a PHEV so I can do either.)

You can get a special account for home charging that lowers that rate to $.32/kwh, and at my work I can charge my car for $.28/kwh. At those rates, and with gas where it is now (typically $5.50 - $6.00/gal) it makes sense to use electric.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by tarpitt on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:50PM (#50398329)

Yes it's ridicuous. Many of the charging stations here in PA charge 40c/kwh (my break-even is 30c/kwh). It's not profitable against gas even at these prices. Luckily residential rates are 13c/kwh but it's very inconvenient out here still.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by NetMageSCW on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:11PM (#50400279)

Is that using today’s gas prices?

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by tarpitt on Friday November 06, 2026 @09:07PM (#50400967)

Yeah I did the math for like 3-4$/gallon, and the efficiency of my car.

It's just ridiculous, there are no charging stations around here and it's like 50/50 chance they charge you some outragous price and have an annoying app or it's completely free to use.

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