Physicslawyer
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It depends on the car. I also have a long commute, it's 120 miles round trip and takes 1 hr 15 minutes in the morning and 2+ hrs on the way home. I used to practice law in NYC, so getting home at 5:00 most days is a major improvement.Quick math using average prices for NY-NJ region over last few years (from Bureau of Labor Services)
180k miles at 30mpg using midgrade gas = $24,000
51500kwh charging at home with 15% overhead loss = $12-13,000
Net saving of $10k+
Anyway, the gas savings depend on the car. I currently commute with a 2017 Prius Prime that has 318k miles. Our 2007 Prius has 517k miles. We have a vacation home we visit weekly, so 1k/week on the car. The Prius Prime gets over 60 mpg on the way home from work, when it has no charge.
I also have a MYP, but bought it when prices were higher. I don't want to risk destroying the battery in two years and being out of warranty, so I'm driving it 17k/yr until I'm out of the 8 year warranty. It would cost almost 30k/yr based on what I paid, if it needed a battery soon after the warranty runs out.
My tires are also pretty shot at 16k miles according to the place I got it inspected and at 2k for tires, this would be an expensive car to commute with. The Prius tires are good for 80k+ miles and are around $600 total to replace.