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Old 01-05-2013, 09:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
VeeDaub
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EV Insurance cost vs paying for gas?

When I drive too and from work I get pretty bad mileage as the car never heats up so I've always been considering an EV for my daily comute and a gasser for weekend fun with friends but which one is more cost effective?

Would I be spending more money every week on gas or would insuring an EV cost more per month?

I average about 16-18 US MPG duing my dail commute every week, and about 20-22 US MPG on my longer weekend driving adventures because the car actually gets to temperature. I put about 30 liters in a week, it's roughly $1.35 a liter, some times lower, some times higher but that's about average. Rounding off, I would say I'm spending about $40 a week on average for just gas, which is about $1,920.

Taking some after work driving into the math to pick up geroceries and stuff, say it's about $2,000 a year on gas costs, NOT including weekends, that's only during a 5 day working period every week for a year.

How much is the average insruance rate for EV's? Is it less then $2,000 a year?
My insurance is $6,600 a year for my 1989 GLI which is why I'm driving my parents 1997 Jetta 2.0 as a secondary driver

What are the average cost for an EV based on A to B commuter use in Ontario Canada? I can't find anything on getting a quote for an EV.

Thanks for any information to help me with this, I would really like to know how much of a difference it is.


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