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In new Mexico the base rate is 7 or 8 cents per kwh with wind and coal power. Operating cost is a little under 2 cents per mile.
No motor oil changes or other ice related maintenance.
I believe the EPA standard claims that a gallon of gasoline is worth 35kwh. For me it's like having gasoline that's less than $2.50 a gallon. But the electric vehicle is around 2 to 4 times the efficiency of a gasoline ICE.
The leaf holds about 2/3 of a gallon worth of gas in the form of battery power but that will easily allow for around 70 miles of driving. No other normal gasoline vehicles will comfortably go 70 miles with 2/3 of a gallon of gas.
The car should go 80 to 100 miles but why chance it.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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