Electricity is $5/gallon

[Marsnaut]

Wait... I think in NY they charge $0.24/kWh at the Superchargers (some are $0.24/min which is a better deal).

 

[chronopc]

Those calculations are all fine and nice, but when was the last time you pulled up to a building in an ICE car and filled your tank for free?

When I was in high school. I drove my parent's car and never filled up. So gas was free for me.

 

[chronopc]

I can fill my ICE with 2 gallons of gas in about 10 seconds.

YOUR MOVE TESLA!!

Yeah I doubt you can 2 gallons that quickly. I think you're missing a lot of steps besides just waiting for the gas pump to put 2 gallons in your car.

• Drive to the gas station
• Get next to the pump
• Get in line and pay by cash or use your credit card and enter your zip code
• Select the gas grade you're purchasing
• Open your gas cap
  
• Plug the nozzle in
• Wait for the pump to put 2 gallons in your car
• Drive home

 

[Lozza12]

I can fill my ICE with 2 gallons of gas in about 10 seconds.

YOUR MOVE TESLA!!

Do you also like to brag that you can only make phone calls from a telephone booth, cos that’s the model you are so proud of.

Everyone else here starts each day with full tank of electricity and can refill anywhere. Your move champ.

 

[Atari2600]

My electric is $0.09 / kWh for delivery and generation costs combined. My ICE car requires premium fuel. Fun fact, I'm still going to save at least $1,500 a year.

 

[moridin2002]

Gasoline? 41% brake thermal efficient Toyota TNGA 2.0L engine in hybrid applications

Diesels can do better, but the Toyota is leading the gasoline engines, Granted its peak efficiency is in a very narrow portion of the operation.

Hyundai is right there as well. The Ioniq hybrid sees 40% peak thermal efficiency. However, Mazda may be blowing those out of the water soon with their SCCI Skyactiv-X motors.

 

[Glamisduner]

At $0.15 / kWh, electricity costs the equivalent to $5/gallon of gasoline

Just a random fact of the day. Enjoy

* 1 gallon = 33.7 kWh
** Long range Model 3 holds just over 2 gallons of equivalent energy
***Luckily EVs are more efficient

Damn so more like $15 a gallon here, boy that adds up fast!

Going to change to an EV charging plan but it will add about $100 a month to my bill in other way (Mandatory $16 fee for EV TOU, then double the cost to run the rest of the house for 5 hours a day.)

Looks like no matter what my EV will cost more than a typical gas car or a plugin hybrid which helps balance the costs. But hopefully I can save on maintenance.

 

[Daniel in SD]

If you’re thinking of getting a portable generator get a dual fuel one that works on gasoline or propane. Gas will go bad eventually, but propane can be stored indefinitely. Propane can also still be obtained in a power outage when a gas station pump would be inoperable.

Propane is also cheaper and has lower CO2 emissions.

 

[TQCLove]

Montana Skeptic? Is that you?

 

[Koflach]

my 2014 Hyundai Sonata costs about $105 to fill from empty @ $1.50/litre. The Tesla I have on order will cost me about $6.63 to fill from empty at $0.0884/kwh at home. in terms of operating cost, the tesla is the clear winner.

 

[chronopc]

my 2014 Hyundai Sonata costs about $105 to fill from empty @ $1.50/litre. The Tesla I have on order will cost me about $6.63 to fill from empty at $0.0884/kwh at home. in terms of operating cost, the tesla is the clear winner.

Wow $105 to fill up a Sonata? I thought $50 to fill up a Camry was bad.

 

[Koflach]

Wow $105 to fill up a Sonata? I thought $50 to fill up a Camry was bad.

yup, gas is the equivalent of $4.34 USD/gallon here and the Sonata has a 70 litre tank. It does take me about 550 km to a tank but I go through that usually in 1-1.5 weeks so i'm spending well over $300 per month in fuel alone.

 

[SageBrush]

my 2014 Hyundai Sonata costs about $105 to fill from empty @ $1.50/litre. The Tesla I have on order will cost me about $6.63 to fill from empty at $0.0884/kwh at home. in terms of operating cost, the tesla is the clear winner.

It does take me about 550 km to a tank

Sonata: 19 cents a km
Model 3: 1.37 cents a km

Your fuel costs drop 12.87x

 

[Koflach]

Sonata: 19 cents a km
Model 3: 1.37 cents a km

Your fuel costs drop 12.87x

Yeah, the fuel savings is why I'm getting a Tesla

 

[nwdiver]

I can fill my ICE with 2 gallons of gas in about 10 seconds.

YOUR MOVE TESLA!!

I can plug my Tesla in at home in ~5s

 

[Ludalicious]

You have to take into consideration the vehicle that you replaced. Someone that Drives a P100D did not replace that vehicle with a Civic. My Tesla replaced a 800 HP supercharged SRT jeep that drank 1200 a month in gas. not including maintenance.

 

[SageBrush]

Yeah, the fuel savings is why I'm getting a Tesla

It is one very good reason among many.
Too bad so few Americans retain them 'rithmetic skills

Here is another number for you: over 400,000 km you save over 70k CAD in fuel alone at current prices.

 

[chronopc]

You have to take into consideration the vehicle that you replaced. Someone that Drives a P100D did not replace that vehicle with a Civic. My Tesla replaced a 800 HP supercharged SRT jeep that drank 1200 a month in gas. not including maintenance.

I went from an Accord to my M3. Before Tesla came out I thought for sure my next car was going to be a BMW 3-series.

 

[SageBrush]

Someone that Drives a P100D did not replace that vehicle with a Civic.

Probably not, but don't be so sure about the reverse.

Our Tesla Model 3 replaced a Honda Fit. Well, sort of. We replaced a Fit and a Prius with a LEAF and a Tesla so you can choose what the replacement pairs are.

 

[dhanson865]

At $0.15 / kWh, electricity costs the equivalent to $5/gallon of gasoline

Just a random fact of the day. Enjoy

* 1 gallon = 33.7 kWh
** Long range Model 3 holds just over 2 gallons of equivalent energy
***Luckily EVs are more efficient

At 10 cents per kWh I pay half the cost per mile vs driving a Prius with Gas at $2.50 a gallon so the only way your headline works is you have 40 cents per kWh compared to $5 a gallon.

Model 3 is good for 4 miles per kWh aka 250 wh per mile. So 15 cents a kWh is about 3.75 cents per mile. The only way a gas car is matching that at $5 a gallon is if it gets 133 mpg.

The only way I know of getting 133 mpg in a Prius is driving 12 mph on a flat closed course or annoying every one on the road that is trying to pass you with your blinkers on.

The only way I know of getting 133 mpg in any non plug in gas car not named Prius is to drop it off a cliff.