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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
The math is much easier than you’re making it and there are already studied numbers you can use, so all the guesswork is taken out.
Objective studies of the cost to operate electric vehicle put the cost at $0.045 per mile, not the $0.075 per mile you’ve based your math on. https://ecocostsavings.com/electric-car-cost-per-mile/. So, if you drive 15,000 miles/yr at $0.045 per mile, you spend $675 a year to “fuel” your car. My MR2 is tracking along now at $0.20/ mile. Haven’t calculated that for my Camaro, but I can assure you it’s worse (but I don’t care, because Camaro  ).
I could also add that my wife’s Volt, which does sip a little petro every now and then, costs us less than $40/month. I know this because it is literally on a separate meter. So roughly $480 a year, plus the two or three times a year that she refuels the 8 gallon gas tank. |
Well FWIW the email I got from my electricity monopoly supplier (XCel, who has every incentive to downplay the costs of charging) said verbatim: "Did you know that you can charge an electric vehicle from the comfort of your home for about $1 per gallon equivalent?" I THINK with your math @ $0.045/mile that equivalates to a comparison to a 22MPG vehicle (basically saying an EV can go 22 miles for $1?)?