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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Probably a decade ago I made the comment on this forum that an EV would likely have me pay less attention to efficiency because it's dirt cheap. When we're talking the difference between 2 cents per mile and 2.1, it's not something I care to bother with, and would rather just get to my destination sooner. Now that we've got solar, the juice is "free".
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That was my experience. When I first got the Spark EV I was driving exactly the speed limit in the right lane, not using that massive torque to accelerate, and driving without the HVAC unless absolutely needed. Then I found out the difference was 5.5 miles per kWh or 5. That is $0.0218 per mile vs $0.024.
Driving 8,500 miles per year that comes out to $18.70 per year.