pt19713
Well-Known Member
My cousin was interested in a Model 3 and she lives in Brooklyn. The first question I asked her was if she had access to home charging or charging at work and the answer was no. I did the math based upon a 2021 Honda Civic EX versus a Tesla Model SR+ and 100% supercharging. The Tesla still came out on top and this was 2 months ago when the gas prices were lower. If the math was done today, supercharging-only would still be cheaper than gas, but it doesn't make up the cost of the two vehicles. I can't answer for non-Teslas but for Tesla owners, the typical charge per kWh hovers around $0.25-$0.35. Obviously the market and time of day cost may vary but it's not too bad.On the Tesla vs. MME thread, we went off on a tangent debating why a BEV is better than an ICE.
So I thought we might discuss it here, because it went into charging vs. gas pumps, like this.
Maybe, but just as the price of gasoline can vary in the same town, like $3.65 at a local Chevron here in Vegas, to $2.95 at my local Costco. Both are Top Tier stations. And the stations are within sight of each other, LOL.
I'm not sure how it is with Electrify America, ChargePoint, etc but apparently the Tesla superchargers are maintenanced every ~ 2000 uses and the charge cord is replaced since people drop them and normal wear and tear.I think a big issue in the US is we love to build things and then don't maintain them. I see it in all the charging station check-ins on PlugShare. Get to a bank of 4 stations and maybe one or two plugs work. Look at our roads and bridges. We let them get into such disrepair, it takes billions of dollars to get "some" of them fixed or replaced every 20 years.
When will the US see it is cheaper to maintain then replace? Drives me nuts how much money is wasted this way. Besides, you keep people employed consistently this way.
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