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Old 04-06-2012, 10:38 PM   #8 (permalink)
Ryland
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Originally Posted by cleanspeed1 View Post
5x expensive?
Cost to charge my EV from an outlet is around 80 cents to a dollar, to charge off gasoline is going to cost around $5 to 5.25 for low grade gasoline, that wall outlet charging cost is my standard rate, same cost for electricity no matter what time of day and I pay extra for wind source electricity.
A pusher trailer would be a more efficient way to go EVAlbum: Search Results as the gas engine would be used to power the vehicle without converting mechanical energy to electricity, storing that electricity then turning it back in to mechanical energy.
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