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If I bought the same vehicle in electric, it's some £34,000 more. That means I will have to drive 200,000+ miles before I save money compared to my diesel van. Between my car and van, it's taken me 20 years to drive 200,000 miles, the car doing 170,000 miles of that.Savings on Purchase price alone is huge!
Many electric cars owners have been reveling in their purchases as gasoline prices reach record highs.
According to the EPA, the national average for a kilowatt-hour of electricity is 13 cents, including at homes where most electric car owners charge their vehicles with 240-volt Level 2 chargers that typically take eight hours or more to fill them up. Many of these are also available in public settings like office and shopping center parking lots, where they are known as destination chargers.
Things are much different at the Level 3 public DC fast-charging stations that allow some electric vehicles to recharge to 80% as quickly as 18 to 40 minutes, depending on the model and station speed, and are seen by some as the silver bullet that will make owning an electric car as convenient as a gas-powered one. Much of Tesla's success is attributed to its decision to roll out its proprietary network of Supercharger fast charging stations to support its owners.
On the Electrify America network that's compatible with all electric vehicles, fast-charge rates are as high as 43 cents per kilowatt-hour in some states, including California, New York, Florida and Washington. The price can be reduced to 31 cents by enrolling in a membership with a monthly fee.
At the higher rate, charging the entry-level version of the Ford Mustang Mach-E -- which has a starting price of $37,495 after federal tax credits are deducted and a range of 247 miles between charges -- would cost $2,100 annually for 15,000 miles of driving, compared to $1,500 at 31 cents and just $650 in an average home.
In contrast, a similarly sized Ford Escape Hybrid that starts at $32,780 and gets 41 mpg needs just $1,550 worth of gas each year to fill up at $4.25 per gallon, and it's $2,100 for a nonhybrid $27,755 Escape S rated at 30 mpg. In California, which has the highest priced gasoline at $5.57 per gallon, those costs would be $2,050 and $2,800.
Not everyone buys an electric car with the expectation of saving money, but it's important for anyone looking to cut costs to do the math on their particular situation before they write a check. As they say, your mileage -- and local energy prices -- will vary.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyl...eaper-electric
and this fails to discuss the inconvenience if charging stations are 1-2 out of one's way
They're here now.No they aren't
I was chatting to a mate today. He was doing some work for a customer who parked his Tesla tight between a skip and his house. I thought he must have climbed out of the window but my mate said he parked it using his phone app.YouTube has tons of video's with Tesla owners complaints and regrets for ever buying an EV car. ...
I chew my food thoroughly as well (among other 'wacko' things).Wacko alert!
With your SNAP bennies I provide I am sure you are well fed.I chew my food thoroughly as well (among other 'wacko' things).
Long term maintenance and repair costs haven't been figured for EV's. Internal combustion vehicles are horribly expensive in that regard.If I bought the same vehicle in electric, it's some £34,000 more. That means I will have to drive 200,000+ miles before I save money compared to my diesel van. Between my car and van, it's taken me 20 years to drive 200,000 miles, the car doing 170,000 miles of that.
Are EV's cost effective? No fucking chance. Would an EV battery pack last 20 years? Remains to be seen.
For elitist Dimmers to buy.They're here now.
I'm actually a critic of SNAP. It's one of the reason poor people who get it are so fat and unhealthy.With your SNAP bennies I provide I am sure you are well fed.
And support electric vehicles.I'm actually a critic of SNAP. It's one of the reason poor people who get it are so fat and unhealthy.
Just like they bought the first hybrids.For elitist Dimmers to buy.
I support the concept but want lower initial cost, longer range, safer batteries. I just bought a 2003 gas guzzler, so I guess I actually support gas guzzlers.And support electric vehicles.
I also want comfort, safety, dependability, and simplicity. That's why I just bought my third Mercury Grand Marquis. The first two combined for 877,000 miles over a period of 24 years. Great cars.Right, the hybrid owners driving with masks on.....Just like they bought the first hybrids.
No problem with that. Now get gas prices back to reasonable so people can afford to live until other energy sources and vehicles are ready sometime within the next 50 years possibly.I support the concept but want lower initial cost, longer range, safer batteries. I just bought a 2003 gas guzzler, so I guess I actually support gas guzzlers.
My son's experience with his Tesla in Atlanta.Last year I was traveling and pulled over to fill up my car with gas.
There was also a charging station area in the parking lot where I saw three Tesla's owners sitting in their EV's reading a book while waiting for their cars to charge up.
Doing that would drive me crazy on a long trip. With my gas car I'll pull up to the pump, fill my car, and I'm back on the highway in about 5 minutes.
I look for a mix of vehicles far into the future.No problem with that. Now get gas prices back to reasonable so people can afford to live until other energy sources and vehicles are ready sometime within the next 50 years possibly.
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