How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Vehicle? (A comparison at home and on the road, with gasoline)::Few people know what a kilowatt-hour costs them, so they don’t realize how cheap EV home charging is versus gasoline. On the road, it’s more complicated.

  • Jeremy [Iowa]
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    71 year ago

    You are aware that internal combustion engines also use non-renewables at a much lower efficiency than grid-scale use of non-renewables, right?

    Were you aware that only ~1/3 the energy from combustion is harnessed for propulsion in a traditional ICE?

    • zoe
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      1 year ago

      probably even 1/4…an EV charged from fossil electricity saves only 33% on emissions compared to a fossil car. personally if i am paying 40k$ for an EV i am expecting my purchase to act as a contribution to safeguard the environement, not only to save on repair costs and mileage, but thats my personal preference… a Tesla costs 40k$ at least, while a 40kwh nissan leaf costs 30k$, and there s no in-between, EVs are a pass for me for now but thats my opinion.

      • Jeremy [Iowa]
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        41 year ago

        an EV charged from fossil electricity saves only 33% on emissions compared to a fossil car

        Or, stated more honestly, an EV deriving electricity from even fossil-based grid-scale generation uses roughly half the raw combustables as an ICE with the added benefit of emission scrubbing.

        if i am paying 40k$ for an EV i am expecting my purchase to act as a contribution to safeguard the environement

        We are fortunate, then, that this is already the case.

        EVs are a pass for me for now but thats my opinion.

        I’m not sure how you’ve determined they should be a pass - if you’re comparing like to like and comparing to new ICE vehicles of similar capability, there’s no reason not to go EV for most people.

        But sure, it is a matter of preference.