Looks complicated.My utility publishes cost per kWh
If you ca take advantage of Super off-peak in the winter, that's super bargain.
Not complicated here. Same price 24/7.
Not really. Just tells you what times to set your charger for. TOU charges are fairly common. If it's too complicated for some, there is a plan for them:
Me too. $0.10 all day long.
If I had an option for a lower price at certain times, I'd go for it but fixed rate is the only option here.
(TX deregulated electric is BS)[/rant]
I don't think your break-even calculation is quite right. 25mpg car takes 4 gallons for 100mi, so even at $2.66/gal. you're looking at $10.64. Your MME is more like a 50mpg car, I think. Pretty good!Electric rates where I live in north Texas have been climbing and gas prices are pretty low so home-charging is about break-even with a 25MPG gas car now.
All fees included, my rate is about $0.158/kwh and I get about 3m/kwh so 100/3×$0.158=$5.27 per 100 miles.
[rant]A year ago, before I moved out of a co-op electric company area, my rate was around $0.13/kwh; but hey, now I get to "shop" for the "most competitive" electric provider.
I’m curious though the difference in cost for the supplier between gas and electric.That's not entirely correct. EV is cheaper only when charged at home.
The article breaks down EV costs by state when charging at home vs fast charging.
EV at home is cheaper all states with a range of -$13.53 (Washington) to -$2.98 (Connecticut).
However EV fast charging shows $8.36 more (Arkansas) to -$3.23 (Washington).
So for those who only charge at home having a EV is cheaper than gas.
Those who travel a lot or have to use a fast charger because they can't have a home charger, EV's might not cheaper than gas.
Maybe some are but I don't think most are. Here are few things to consider. In a lot of places EV charger sit idle more than gas stations. And then there is a fact that people don't realize about gas stations, they make most of their money on the convince store, not the gas, and most of the EV charger stations don't have that.
Google says gas in TX is ~$2.69... dividing that by 25MPG is ~10 cents a mile. the figure above is about 5 cents a mile... so the EV is half the cost of a 25MPG car even in TX.Electric rates where I live in north Texas have been climbing and gas prices are pretty low so home-charging is about break-even with a 25MPG gas car now.
All fees included, my rate is about $0.158/kwh and I get about 3m/kwh so 100/3×$0.158=$5.27 per 100 miles.
[rant]A year ago, before I moved out of a co-op electric company area, my rate was around $0.13/kwh; but hey, now I get to "shop" for the "most competitive" electric provider.
Hmm. I was going off of the article's calculator which I now see is locked to a 50MPG "hybrid" (even if you modify the settings below). Teaches me to read more closely and not do my own math for that side. Thanks for the correction, I'll edit the above comment.
