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oil pan 4 · 11-03-2018, 11:37 AM

Last month I ran up 1,500 miles on my nissan leaf.
The energy economy is down to 4 miles per kwh.
But I haven't been going easy on the leaf and it's been getting colder.
Last month's electrical bill total cost divided by use was 0.096 cents per kwh.
The leaf used around 375 kwh which cost about $36.
Base rate is 7 cents per kwh or about $26 if you exclude the surcharge from the kwh cost.

To drive a normal vehicle 1,500 miles would cost any where from $300 for a truck SUV and maybe as little as $150 on gas for a hybrid economy car. Ok maybe as little as $100 if you drive it like you can't afford the gas.

Buying gas sucks. I have gone and am going to stay electric, I like money too much to flush 100s of dollars per month down the gasoline filler hole.

Disclaimer. The leaf is obviously not fossil fuel free. Most of my electrical power comes from coal and natural gas.

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