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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Your commute is right at about where I'd be looking at a used EV. Where I live, electricity is about 1/3 the price per mile as gasoline, and they are practically maintenance free. While an EV would be quite a bit more expensive, the return on investment is faster the more miles driven per week.
You're looking at about 15,000 miles per year based on what you've shared. At 30 MPG and petrol at $3/gal, that's about $1,500 per year. At 4 miles per kWh and $0.10/kWh, you're looking at an annual electricity cost of $375. Maybe petrol is a bit cheaper on average, so maybe $1,000 savings per year on electric.
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I may someday look at an EV. For now, I bought another cheap car ($750) as I need my money for the down payment on our house right now. A used EV may be in my future, but then again I bought a well maintained Camry with 200k, so I may not be looking for another car again for a long time.
Very cold. In fact we're supposed to get 6-12" of snow starting tomorrow night, and even though that snow will probably melt, it won't be too long before the next snow which will probably stick and then we'll have snow cover until late March at the absolute earliest, but more likely we'll still have snow in the shade in early June like we usually do.