Tesla Model Y LR Electricity Costs vs. Gas

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My PG&E off-peak rate is 42 cents per kWh.

Tesla Model Y LR efficiency is 26.2 kWh/100 miles according to this review.

At the time of this post, 87 octane is $5.79/gal at my local Costco.

So, the cost to power a Model Y is about the same as driving a 2023 Prius or Camry Hybrid. Is it inexpensive compared to other things? Sure. But it is definitely not "stupid cheap" like some EV owners would like you to believe.
 
DeafBrad said:
Wow! You have some expensive electricity. The rate for me at my house is $.079 a kwh here in WA state. Your rate is as expensive as going to the local dcfc station without a membership.
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What is the real rate. monthly $$$ divided by KWH.

my "generation" rate is around 5.5cents but the all in price is around 15-17cents
 
The Critic said:
My PG&E off-peak rate is 42 cents per kWh.

Tesla Model Y LR efficiency is 26.2 kWh/100 miles according to this review.

At the time of this post, 87 octane is $5.79/gal at my local Costco.

So, the cost to power a Model Y is about the same as driving a 2023 Prius or Camry Hybrid. Is it inexpensive compared to other things? Sure. But it is definitely not "stupid cheap" like some EV owners would like you to believe.
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My experience on a supercharger resulted in a per mile cost similar to our odyssey.
 
SubieRubyRoo said:
And nvm the fact that you can’t fill it up in 5-7 minutes and be on your way like in the ICE vehicle
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You plug it in at home and start every morning with an 80% charge. It takes a few seconds to plug it in when you get home and you unplug as the garage door is opening. Maybe 10 seconds (being really generous) for the plug in and unplug cycle.

Almost all of my driving is easily within the range of my Tesla so there is no additional time spent charging.

When you're traveling you stay at a hotel near a Supercharger so you can relax in your hotel room with a cold beer as your car is charging (to 90%) for tomorrow's trip. That might take 30 minutes. While en route, charging is often 5, 7, 10, maybe 15, and occasionally 30 minutes. It's better than you might expect. And most of us would stop occasionally to "use the facilities", take the dog for a break, wash the windshield, and so on anyway.

Overall I'm pretty sure I'm gaining time on charging/refueling.
 
JHZR2 said:
Are they taking road tax on those kWh?
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In cali you pay to Ceasar what is his - you pay 10-15K worth of road tax on registration before you drive a single mile.

Its kind of hard to save money if you start off with a 66K ride.

These cars are uber cool and drive cheap for the performance whallop they deliver, but the whole package is $$$$$.
 
ecotourist said:
You plug it in at home and start every morning with an 80% charge. It takes a few seconds to plug it in when you get home and you unplug as the garage door is opening. Maybe 10 seconds (being really generous) for the plug in and unplug cycle.

Almost all of my driving is easily within the range of my Tesla so there is no additional time spent charging.

When you're traveling you stay at a hotel near a Supercharger so you can relax in your hotel room with a cold beer as your car is charging (to 90%) for tomorrow's trip. That might take 30 minutes. While en route, charging is often 5, 7, 10, maybe 15, and occasionally 30 minutes. It's better than you might expect. And most of us would stop occasionally to "use the facilities", take the dog for a break, wash the windshield, and so on anyway.

Overall I'm pretty sure I'm gaining time on charging/refueling.
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We had a PHEV in Europe, and plugging it overnight to top up was no issue at all.

Trying to add charge at a 150kW supercharger wastes lots of time. Seems like the 250kW units really are a necessity, but there aren’t as many around.
 
I paid $5.99 for rag at Costco yesterday and $6.39 for wanna be premium today.
My PG&E electric bill was $11.44 last month, which is higher than usual. Of course that included AC, lights, tv, you know, house stuff. And charging the Model 3.
 
JHZR2 said:
We had a PHEV in Europe, and plugging it overnight to top up was no issue at all.

Trying to add charge at a 150kW supercharger wastes lots of time. Seems like the 250kW units really are a necessity, but there aren’t as many around.
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The 150 kW Superchargers seem to be older technology. A lot of Superchargers have been built in the last year or two in Canada and those new ones are all unshared 250 kW units. The only shared 150 kW units I found were the older ones.

It pays to know the addresses of the 250 kW Superchargers because you often have a choice.
 
ecotourist said:
The 150 kW Superchargers seem to be older technology. A lot of Superchargers have been built in the last year or two in Canada and those new ones are all unshared 250 kW units. The only shared 150 kW units I found were the older ones.

It pays to know the addresses of the 250 kW Superchargers because you often have a choice.
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When driving you can select the 1-3 lightning bolts to get different capability. But for example where we go to the beach, it’s 150kW. Going out of our way to find a 250kW unit is also wasteful of time and energy.
 
KS-Ryan said:
A Tesla Model Y LR starts at $65,990. A top of the line Prius starts at $33,990. $32k buys a lot of gas at any price.
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Yes it does.

If your goal is the very cheapest transportation you can get, then starting with a much cheaper car always a good idea.

Lets not pretend the driving experience is remotely the same.

Ones a dog slow penalty box, the other a super quick machine capable of slaying a very high % of all gasoline vehicles 0-60 and quarter mile.
 
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