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Originally Posted by red-beard
They are GREAT! Look at all of the crap you have to do to get people to drive them! Free fuel. Tax Credits, HOV lanes.
Price has been around $0.22-0.23/kWh in San Francisco. It is $0.187/kWh right now because the price of natural gas dropped.
Average Energy Prices, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, February 2016 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Using $2.44/gal and $0.187/kWh (Today's exact values)
2.44 * 4000 gallons = $9760
.187 * 42500 = $7977.25
So, "fuel" cost is similar.
Using "historic" numbers
4 * 4000 gallons = 16000
.23 * 42500 = 9775
I'm only comparing at 25 mpg. Switch in a Prius or other hybrid at 50 mpg and you'll be way under.
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So, in Colorado my
cost per kilowatt-hour is $0.026 - do the math on that one redbeard (although, since free charging is a benefit I have at work, I only really do 1 charge per week...). Gas is at $1.90.
And in Colorado I got almost $6,500 in a state tax credit on top of my $7500 fed credit - on a car that cost me $28000 out the door (even I can do the math on that - the car cost me $14,000).
Plus, I love car as appliance commuting to work. I have fun toy cars for the weekend, but during the week, it is 'get me to work in relative comfort (heated leather seats, decent air, good seating position), safe and cheaply'. The Volt is a perfect fit.
Great for Tesla - hopefully they can deliver. Just like a 4wd vehicle isn't great for every commute (but live in northern Wyoming - you would really want one there) an electric vehicle isn't perfect for everyone. Choices are good.