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Nerys · 03-19-2013, 08:12 PM

BTW you don't need solar panels at all. I just added that to "rub in" just how damned cheap an EV can be but if you were to simply "BUY" the power to charge your car it would cost you on average $330 a year or less than $28 a month. I can't even fill my METRO gas tank for that much money ($37 to fill the metro once)

even the nissan leaf is still about the cheapest brand new car you can buy if you calculate a 10 year TRC (total real cost) for me driving like I do 40,000 miles a year the 10 year TRC for the leaf is $41,800. that includes interest solar panels and one replacement battery BUT ALSO includes $9,000 in tax/rebate benefits.

as a comparison the 10year TRC on a Prius is nearly $70,000 and the VOLT is the most expensive car I have calculated so far $98,500 !!

btw the 10 year TRC on the nissan Versa at 36mpg is $58,769

even a geo metro can't quite beat the leaf at 50mpg and a retail cost of $7500 (that is the sticker price for my xfi) its 10 year TRC is $43,250

this of course assumes the leaf battery lasts 5 years (I factored in one battery repalcement in the leafs 10 year TRC :-)

03-19-2013, 08:12 PM	#415 (permalink)
Nerys Grrr :-) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Levittown PA Posts: 800 Cherokee - '88 Jeep Cherokee 90 day: 19.44 mpg (US) Ryo-Ohki - '94 Geo Metro Xfi 90 day: 50.15 mpg (US) Vger 2 - '00 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE Ninja - '89 Geo Tracker 90 day: 30.27 mpg (US) Thanks: 12 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	BTW you don't need solar panels at all. I just added that to "rub in" just how damned cheap an EV can be but if you were to simply "BUY" the power to charge your car it would cost you on average $330 a year or less than $28 a month. I can't even fill my METRO gas tank for that much money ($37 to fill the metro once) even the nissan leaf is still about the cheapest brand new car you can buy if you calculate a 10 year TRC (total real cost) for me driving like I do 40,000 miles a year the 10 year TRC for the leaf is $41,800. that includes interest solar panels and one replacement battery BUT ALSO includes $9,000 in tax/rebate benefits. as a comparison the 10year TRC on a Prius is nearly $70,000 and the VOLT is the most expensive car I have calculated so far $98,500 !! btw the 10 year TRC on the nissan Versa at 36mpg is $58,769 even a geo metro can't quite beat the leaf at 50mpg and a retail cost of $7500 (that is the sticker price for my xfi) its 10 year TRC is $43,250 this of course assumes the leaf battery lasts 5 years (I factored in one battery repalcement in the leafs 10 year TRC :-) Last edited by Nerys; 03-19-2013 at 08:19 PM..