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Originally Posted by JSH
Not really. The US average Tesla Supercharger price is $0.28 per kWh. For a Model 3 Long range that would be about $0.075 cents per mile assuming 10% charging loss. That is equal to about 34 mpg at current gasoline prices. (The national average for unleaded in $2.56 per gallon)
Using public chargers kills a huge cost benefit of EVs.
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Sorting out cost per mile for BEVs has been a challenge for me.
A 'typical' employed American works 50-weeks each year,with 2-weeks that they could do any serious travel.
The average national domestic cost for electricity is 12-cents/kWh.
With home charging,a Tesla 3,long-range owner would pay $12 /'tank,' @ $4.45-gallon equivalent.With an actual 301 miles highway range,that's 3.976-cents/mile.
Some Model 3 owners I visit with don't pay for Superchargers.It's free as long as they own the car.
Otherwise,for the 2-weeks a year,holiday travel,@ $0.28/kWh,they'd be paying $10.39/gallon on the open road.And at 112-mpg,it works out at $0.0933/mile.
On a national level,it's been calculated that the Tesla owner will pay $1,000 less a year than the typical vehicle owner.
Elon Musk's premise for Tesla was,to provide for zero-carbon travel.
Each gallon of gas,according to Argonne National Labs, has a hidden $0.51/gallon subsidy built in,which is pulled from the general fund,underwritten by some whom are non-drivers.And it takes 290,513 Btus to create a gallon of gas which possesses 111,736 Btus of heat value,which will deliver 39,107 Btus to the road surface for actual traction power.The rest of the energy is lost out the tailpipe and radiator.
Tesla as well as all BEVs are basically 'adiabatic engine' vehicles.The Model 3 has the equivalent of a BSFC of 0.137 lb/bhp-hr.
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Cybertruck will be going up against competition like the 2019 Motor Trend Truck of the Year,the Ram 2500 HD Power Wagon 6.4-L Hemi Crew Cab,with 1.0354 MWh 'battery',474.3-mile range,@ 2,183 Wh/mi,unladen.