Which Really Costs More: Charging an EV or Filling Up Your Tank With Gas?
No? Hey freebeard, does that rule apply, have a corollary, or something? :)
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Why am I being dragged into this controversy? My standard for comparison would be the Xbox or Aptera.
Or an Arcimoto on a 110V outlet. |
Sorry, searching for "it's been a week" didn't yield relative results.
I like my signature, but I was tempted to change it. |
Pretty hilarious this is still circulating. It is like the Hummer is more environmentally friendly than a Prius article from 20 years ago that was debunked shortly after it was written. To my knowledge the Detroit Free Press was the first to publish this article back in October 2021. About a week later they published a follow-up that acknowledged that the Anderson Study is basically the very worst case scenario for charging and EV and does not represent how the vast majority of EV owners charge their vehicles.
Just some absolutely crazy claims like: "Level 1 chargers cost an average of $600 to install and can take 20 hours to fully charge an EV." Every EV or PHEV sold in the USA comes with a Level 1 EVSE that plugs into a standard 120V socket. Even if you were to buy a replacement EVSE they are $200 or less. "Comparatively, a mid-priced EV — Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt — would cost $12.95 per 100 miles." I have a Bolt. Even in winter were I'm getting the worst efficiency possible I'm getting 3.2 mile per kWh but lets make it a round 3. 100/3 = 33 kWh. $12.90 / 33 = $0.39 per kWh. That is what you would expect to pay at an Electrify America DC Fast charger IF you don't sign up for a $4 a month membership to drop the rate to $0.31 per kWh. So the study is basically based on a lead-footed EV driver, that lives someplace were they can only charge using DC fast chargers, but for some reason doesn't sign up for cheaper rates. |
I never like any conclusion where x is cheaper than y because it assumes a ton of variables that vary for each individual. That's why I have a cost of ownership calculator and don't make decisions based on factors that don't apply to me from "studies" that have an agenda.
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Which is the way to do it. I've had my Bolt for 2 months. I've driven 2,355 miles and consumed 338.89 kWh charging at home with a cost of $44.63. That works out to 1.9 cents per mile. |
2 cents per EV mile is what I had worked out when I had the Prius plug-in. 6 cents when running in hybrid mode. 10 cents driving the 30 MPG Acura. Electricity for me was 1/3rd to 1/5th the cost of gasoline depending on what I was driving.
As a generality, an EV charged mostly at home will cost much less per mile in "fuel" than a gasoline counterpart. |
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Okay, I bookmarked that, but I still don't think it will help me! :D
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To conform to Law, the answer would be framed as "None of the above." Looking at you, wood gas/steam hybrids.
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