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KY Metro · 12-06-2010, 10:55 AM

It doesn't come up very often, but I am curious to find out: How much do you guys pay for your electricity?

And given that, how much would it cost you to charge your electric car for the night? Not amortizing the battery, just the KWH used.

I'll start. I'm using the Nissan Leaf MPGe numbers:

~Electricity here is 10 cents/KWH, gas is currently 2.80/gal

~Nearest town is 30 miles away.

~The round trip uses 20.4 KWH, costing $2.04.

~Same trip in the Metro at 50mpg would cost about $3.36.

So it would actually save me some money. Might even pay for itself, after 19,000 trips to town.

What about you guys? Got some numbers? Pick any car you like.

12-06-2010, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
KY Metro EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Monterey, KY Posts: 45 The Odyssey - '98 Honda Odyssey 90 day: 24.45 mpg (US) The Civic - '98 Honda Civic DX 90 day: 32.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Electricity is expensive! (How much is yours? Doing the math on driving electric.) It doesn't come up very often, but I am curious to find out: How much do you guys pay for your electricity? And given that, how much would it cost you to charge your electric car for the night? Not amortizing the battery, just the KWH used. I'll start. I'm using the Nissan Leaf MPGe numbers: ~Electricity here is 10 cents/KWH, gas is currently 2.80/gal ~Nearest town is 30 miles away. ~The round trip uses 20.4 KWH, costing $2.04. ~Same trip in the Metro at 50mpg would cost about $3.36. So it would actually save me some money. Might even pay for itself, after 19,000 trips to town. What about you guys? Got some numbers? Pick any car you like. __________________