I'm coming up on 6 months of owning my Model S, and just did some math on the operating costs.
I've logged 6,000 miles @ 2,000 kwh. At my cost of .14 / kwh, I've accrued $280 in energy costs. An equivalent icemobile, say 7 - S - A8 - assuming 20 MPG - would have burned 300 gallons of petrol - at the cost of $1,050 @ $3.50 / gallon. So my equivalent cost per gallon is 28/105*$3.50 = $0.93. Further, considering that i'm able to charge at work, in Boston parking garages and on the road with no cost, i'm realizing about $0.35/Gallon - exactly what i paid to fill my '68 Charger!
On another note - has anyone else experienced a change in charge capacity after 4.5 - i was charging to 242 prior to 4.5, and now charge to 236 - further, the Android App rated range does not match the range reported in the car - the release notes mentioned something about this, but it was a bit cryptic - as passionate as we are about the car, charging capacity is a major metric i watch carefully and don't quite appreciate the change and its implications (why done, impact on battery life, when to 'trip charge', etc.). Any insights here would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jack
I've logged 6,000 miles @ 2,000 kwh. At my cost of .14 / kwh, I've accrued $280 in energy costs. An equivalent icemobile, say 7 - S - A8 - assuming 20 MPG - would have burned 300 gallons of petrol - at the cost of $1,050 @ $3.50 / gallon. So my equivalent cost per gallon is 28/105*$3.50 = $0.93. Further, considering that i'm able to charge at work, in Boston parking garages and on the road with no cost, i'm realizing about $0.35/Gallon - exactly what i paid to fill my '68 Charger!
On another note - has anyone else experienced a change in charge capacity after 4.5 - i was charging to 242 prior to 4.5, and now charge to 236 - further, the Android App rated range does not match the range reported in the car - the release notes mentioned something about this, but it was a bit cryptic - as passionate as we are about the car, charging capacity is a major metric i watch carefully and don't quite appreciate the change and its implications (why done, impact on battery life, when to 'trip charge', etc.). Any insights here would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jack