The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET

[Ingomike]

My truck can tow 11,000 pounds 300 miles with just ten minutes to get 300 more miles of range…

 

[Percolater]

$206.07 total travel cost. Epic trip to Boston and back.

 

[firecadet613]

View attachment 351238 $206.07 total travel cost. Epic trip to Boston and back.

That's a lot of stops (and a long drive). Any idea how much time you spent charging?

Maps says it's about 14hrs non stop (I'll stick with the two hour flight).

 

[Percolater]

Family trip… Detroit, Canada, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, NY Finger Lakes hikes, Cooperstown, Norman Rockwell Museum, Small town Mass, Salem, Freedom Trail, Bethlehem Steel tour, Gettysburg, Flight 93 Mem, etc…12 days

 

[Wstar425]

I don’t know enough about EVs really to make a decision, but I do have a question about a potential situation.

I’ve read that charging rates at 110/120 volts is about 4 miles per hour, so probably not a realistic option.

But, say someone visits with an EV and needs some juice to get to a charger, are you going to let them plug into your home power supply? Two thoughts…

Yes, to get rid of them….

No, I don’t put gas in people’s cars who come to visit.

If the gas tank was empty, maybe I would, so maybe it’s really a scenario about poor planning?

 

[JCSR]

Get rid of em!

 

[Ingomike]

I don’t know enough about EVs really to make a decision, but I do have a question about a potential situation.

I’ve read that charging rates at 110/120 volts is about 4 miles per hour, so probably not a realistic option.

But, say someone visits with an EV and needs some juice to get to a charger, are you going to let them plug into your home power supply? Two thoughts…

Yes, to get rid of them….

No, I don’t put gas in people’s cars who come to visit.

If the gas tank was empty, maybe I would, so maybe it’s really a scenario about poor planning?

Then there are those stealing electricity from business and private locations like it is not stealing. Local shopping center had a couple of cars that were plugging into their landscape outlets charging their car.

 

[Route 45]

View attachment 351238 $206.07 total travel cost. Epic trip to Boston and back.

Looks like you saved about $80 or so total over a gas car that gets 25mpg, figuring 2000 mile round trip and $3.60 a gallon.

Not factoring in horrific EV depreciation and time wasted sitting at a charger.
People value their time differently, so hard to factor that in, of course.

 

[Ingomike]

“When comparing how people use gasoline, hybrid, and electric vehicles, 3-year-old gas cars are driven 12,813 miles a year while EVs are driven 20 percent less, or 10,256 miles. Plug-in hybrids are driven 12,199 miles, or 4.8 percent less than gasoline cars, while standard hybrids are driven 12,471 miles, or 2.7 percent less than gasoline models.”

Electric Cars Are Driven the Least While Costing the Most - iSeeCars.com

Electric cars are driven 20 percent less than gasoline cars, but their higher prices mean they cost 63.6 percent more for every 1,000 miles driven per year,...

www.iseecars.com

 

[jamil]

Get rid of em! View attachment 351335

Wait. So you DO want the door to hit them in the ass on the way out?

 

[jamil]

“When comparing how people use gasoline, hybrid, and electric vehicles, 3-year-old gas cars are driven 12,813 miles a year while EVs are driven 20 percent less, or 10,256 miles. Plug-in hybrids are driven 12,199 miles, or 4.8 percent less than gasoline cars, while standard hybrids are driven 12,471 miles, or 2.7 percent less than gasoline models.”

Electric Cars Are Driven the Least While Costing the Most - iSeeCars.com

Electric cars are driven 20 percent less than gasoline cars, but their higher prices mean they cost 63.6 percent more for every 1,000 miles driven per year,...

www.iseecars.com

So EV’s definitely are suited for 15-minute cities.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

So EV’s definitely are suited for 15-minute cities.

Akshully...in 15 minute cities, the 15 minutes is the time it takes to WALK to whatever you need. You don't even need (or probably be allowed) to drive personal EVs there either...(unless you're wealthy and/or politically connected).

 

[rhamersley]

Wait. So you DO want the door to hit them in the ass on the way out?

 

[Percolater]

Looks like you saved about $80 or so total over a gas car that gets 25mpg, figuring 2000 mile round trip and $3.60 a gallon.

Not factoring in horrific EV depreciation and time wasted sitting at a charger.
People value their time differently, so hard to factor that in, of course.

Closer to $250 if Starting analytics from first charge away from home:

 

[Leadeye]

I don’t know enough about EVs really to make a decision, but I do have a question about a potential situation.

I’ve read that charging rates at 110/120 volts is about 4 miles per hour, so probably not a realistic option.

But, say someone visits with an EV and needs some juice to get to a charger, are you going to let them plug into your home power supply? Two thoughts…

Yes, to get rid of them….

No, I don’t put gas in people’s cars who come to visit.

If the gas tank was empty, maybe I would, so maybe it’s really a scenario about poor planning?

I'm never considered the sponging aspect of that, but have encountered people who would visit just for free car fuel.

 

[Route 45]

Closer to $250 if Starting analytics from first charge away from home:
View attachment 351696

$461 at $3.60 a gallon gets you 128 gallons of gas, which is 3200 miles of range. Was your trip 3200 miles?

 

[Ingomike]

I despise the fact that people are using our electricity for their transportation. The grid is already stretched too thin for there to be much excess. This is the source of heat for millions of people. This is about as stupid as burning food in cars in the form of ethanol.

 

[Percolater]

$461 at $3.60 a gallon gets you 128 gallons of gas, which is 3200 miles of range. Was your trip 3200 miles?

The app calculates it based on the relevant region. Maybe petrol costs more in Canada and NY?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The app calculates it based on the relevant region. Maybe petrol costs more in Canada and NY?

Petrol? Y'all ain't from 'round here, are ya?

 

[Route 45]

So...how do we feel about this?

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