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Originally Posted by drees
Uh, not sure how you're calculating that. The LEAF is EPA rated at 34 kWh / 100 mi.
So to drive 100 mi you use 34 kWh at $0.16 = $5.44.
2 gallons of gas cost you $7.
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I was going to say that you have to factor in charging losses, but then you showed that you are even more familiar with these losses than me...
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Originally Posted by drees
...The dash readout doesn't account for charging losses, but appears to be remarkably consistent - just multiple by 85% to get from the wall numbers if L2 charging. If L1 charging, you have to use a lower multiplier (80%), charging that slow isn't as efficient.
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Of course, the price of electricity varies quite a lot, and in some places such as the pacific northwest, electricity is very cheap. I pay 8 cents per KWh. At half the cost quoted, going electric is very economical here.