Originally Posted By: czbrian
Originally Posted By: Iowegian
It takes roughly 33 kwh per 100 miles at 50 mph to 60 mph they test them at.
My electric rate is $.15 per kwh and it is going up.
That translates to about $4.95 for 100 miles
A Chevy Cruze gets about 47 mpg at those same speeds. Gasoline cost about $2.10 per gallon.
That translates to about $4.46 per 100 miles.
Everyone has different electric rates and fuel cost. For me the upfront cost and long term maintenance cost plus the fact that apparently gasoline car runs cheaper than an electric....
No brainer.
That's some expensive electricity compared to what we have here. I'm paying around $0.09/kwh.
I love my 2014 Volt and haven't had any issues with it in the 60k miles I've put on it. Although it is quiet and has good driving characteristics... it just isn't the ideal car economically for a highway cruiser like Iowegian said. It's best in traffic and city driving where non-hybrids are least efficient and where the daily commute is around 50 miles or less. For purely highway cruising, it would be similar to the Cruze except with a heavy weight thrown in the trunk. Also, I wouldn't say the seats in my Volt are very comfortable either.
They have been jacking up our rates to pay for all the wind generators and to pay for the upgrade in line capacity since we are exporting the electricity to other states.
Apparently the wind generators don't pay for themselves...even with tax breaks.
At this rate i can save $50 a month by switching over to a gas dryer... I have 3 little daughters lol.
Yes, i did the calculations on how much a 5,400 watt heating element costs vrs the natural gas rates and for a 22k btu gas dryer.
Something else to consider.
If everyone goes to ev, the grid demand will be off the scale. We would have very sharp increases in electricity cost for all the new power generators and line upgraded.