I know they cost a lot but I never heard anyone say how driving a electric car compares to a gas car in regards to the recharging cost to the refueling cost. I also know recharging takes longer than just a fuel fill.
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The reports that I have seen from reviewers say that they cost of electricity is about half of what they would normally pay for fuel.
I edited this, because some on here like to throw personal attacks/jabs at others for minor mistakes. I had my thinking wrong, but it did not warrant a personal attack on my intelligence.
I edited this, because some on here like to throw personal attacks/jabs at others for minor mistakes. I had my thinking wrong, but it did not warrant a personal attack on my intelligence.
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Depends on the Hydro or power provider...Once more cars are on the road the cost will go up in either taxes or user fees to install more power stations.
just cuz it's good for the environment IE green doesn't mean inexpensive.
Also depends how your power is made. Wet west coast we use hydro electric power so good for the environment. Others use Coal not so great and it costs money to buy then burn the coal.
Ultimately the cars are made from a lot of plastic...kind of ironic when plastic is a by product of the gasoline refining process.
Any how I did see a Ground up newsletter with a 71 0r 72 Chevelle plugged into a wall charging in the garage...
Not in my garage for sure!
The next gen kids are liking this sorta stuff. Guess we are like the guys that liked their real teams of horses when the auto mobile came along.
Man I feel old!
just cuz it's good for the environment IE green doesn't mean inexpensive.
Also depends how your power is made. Wet west coast we use hydro electric power so good for the environment. Others use Coal not so great and it costs money to buy then burn the coal.
Ultimately the cars are made from a lot of plastic...kind of ironic when plastic is a by product of the gasoline refining process.
Any how I did see a Ground up newsletter with a 71 0r 72 Chevelle plugged into a wall charging in the garage...
Not in my garage for sure!
The next gen kids are liking this sorta stuff. Guess we are like the guys that liked their real teams of horses when the auto mobile came along.
Man I feel old!
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I think alot depends on the cost of electric power (from a geographic standpoint), but the only benefit I see at this point in time is greenhouse gases are reduced minimally. The actual cost to charge an electric car is minimal, but how much greenhouse gas is being produced by each electrical provider to provide that power.
I just bought a new beater car (I call it a beater because to me it's disposable) and while I had considered buying electric, I still can't get past the fact that there isn't an infrastructure to handle long distance driving, which is why I bought a gas powered car (EcoSport with 1.0 ecoboost getting 38 to 39 mpg).
While the car makers and government are pushing electric, there is no infrastructure to support it, so in my eyes they are putting the cart before the horse.
Build the infrastructure, then sell the idea.
I just bought a new beater car (I call it a beater because to me it's disposable) and while I had considered buying electric, I still can't get past the fact that there isn't an infrastructure to handle long distance driving, which is why I bought a gas powered car (EcoSport with 1.0 ecoboost getting 38 to 39 mpg).
While the car makers and government are pushing electric, there is no infrastructure to support it, so in my eyes they are putting the cart before the horse.
Build the infrastructure, then sell the idea.
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While that may seem like alot, it's miniscule to the amount of chargers actually needed to support any large scale plan going forward.
I wouldn't consider buying an electric car yet unless it was for just around town use only because some days I'll drive 300+ miles to client sites (site to site to site), and even the best electric cars will leave you stranded at that point.
Hmmm...67MPG? Is that 67 miles per gallon of gasoline? When my Corolla was newer, I used to get 40 miles per gallon on trips. That was based upon miles from the odometer and gallons pumped from the receipt. I always thought that was pretty fuel efficient.
My brother bought a new hybrid Prius last year, and he tells me it will go less than 30 miles on pure electric energy. I'm going to see if he can/will run it on pure liquid hydrocarbon energy for a tankful, to see what the gasoline consumption would be.
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I drove a 2021 Tesla Model Y (client let me drive it), and I will say I was impressed (the speed and pickup was unbelievably fast), but not impressed enough to spend the 50k he did.
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As far as I can remember "MPG" has always meant miles per gallon of fuel when talking about vehicles.
He can only go about 30 miles per charge when not using gasoline. (MPC)😄 but the batteries are eight years old.
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We have solar chargers at work. Any excess power is transfered to the plant.
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If you own a E car you should own solar or wind power. You shouldn’t buy it off the grid IMO. Today I make a lot of excess power with my solar and having a E car makes a lot of sense. However I also own 4 gas burners and plan on keeping two after I buy a E car. I think my wife would tell me to take a ride before her 2015 Gt would
Depends on the alternative car. I owned a Chevy volt as a commuter car (ca carpool sticker was great). The cost was $60 a month in electricity to travel 42 mi/day, ~20 days a month. At the peak of gas prices, it would have cost me $450 month in gasoline as my alternative vehicle was a 2500hd truck. The gas savings alone paid for more than the monthly loan and the ability to use carpool lane was a non-monetary value of time that offset the additional insurance and registration fees.
Flipping this to an already efficient gas car alternative, total savings would not make sense for all in cost. EVs have their place and infrastructure is not bad in some states, but it’s not a panacea.
Flipping this to an already efficient gas car alternative, total savings would not make sense for all in cost. EVs have their place and infrastructure is not bad in some states, but it’s not a panacea.
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Do you really think that our crooked politicians are going to stand still and allow declining petrol fuel tax revenue and not find a way to offset this, by any way they can, to generate at least equal taxes on the green crowd. “The existing infrastructure needs the revenue”, gotta keep those “cards and letters coming”......$$$$$$$$$$. “If you can afford an electric car you should be able to pay the taxes they will impose”.
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Electric vehicles are fine city cars but for country work horses they will be horrible. Contractors haul stuff all day long, farmers haul hay and cattle, tractors run on diesel and rural people rely on range. It is very easy to rack up 100 miles + per day when you live a rural life.
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yes it can.i also work on the road,i could be home today and put 600 miles on tomorrow and still be home at night.
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The electrics are clearly superior for most drivers, even in states with coal fired plants they generate less emissions than a bunch of individual ICE's. They're way simpler for maintenance. I have a Rivian on order that is claimed to do 0-60 in under 3 seconds. MPG equivalent of something like 40 depending on electric rates. Its range (without towing) around 350 miles, so that's an issue for some, some of the time.
As far as various silly road tax claims, everybody will be paying something in some way. The fuel taxes have been hurting for decades because of increased mileage by all vehicles including big rigs. The states have to make it up somewhere since the pump taxes haven't gone up. They'll get what they need from everyone; probably either mileage taxes or road use taxes. Probably use license plate readers just like toll roads already do. Uncle Sam doesn't care how; they'll probably try to get it in a fair manner as far as vehicle use and vehicle weight go.
As far as various silly road tax claims, everybody will be paying something in some way. The fuel taxes have been hurting for decades because of increased mileage by all vehicles including big rigs. The states have to make it up somewhere since the pump taxes haven't gone up. They'll get what they need from everyone; probably either mileage taxes or road use taxes. Probably use license plate readers just like toll roads already do. Uncle Sam doesn't care how; they'll probably try to get it in a fair manner as far as vehicle use and vehicle weight go.
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