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"BahamaTodd" (bahamatodd)
08/02/2020 at 20:24 • Filed to: Charging, EV, Electric Vehicles

For those clueless about EVs. The highest capacity EV currently on the market is the Tesla Model S with a 100 kWh (kilowatt hour) battery and 400 miles EPA range. So a full charge would be $15.90 ( Assuming no initial connection fee etc) .

Co mpare that to the Hummer EV which will have up to a 200 kWh battery. Welcome to the age of electron guzzlers.

DISCUSSION (29)

For Sweden > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 20:41

NP?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 20:42

Yeah, the range cost is the better comparison. 1 gal of gas is rarely equivalent to 1 kWh, unless your car is a hybrid .

BahamaTodd > For Sweden
08/02/2020 at 20:48

Depends on where you are. That’s in Denver where the average electricity cost is 11 cents per kWh. So i guess its an ok price for public charging.

PatBateman > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 20:50

I wonder... Will a gallon of gas AND a kWh both be ridiculously cheaper in Texas in the future? Because $2.49/gallon of REGULAR unleaded?! I filled up my wife’s Lexus at that price today, but it was Supreme gas, at an interstate gas station.

For Sweden > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 20:55

Hmm.

Are people in Oregon and New Jersey barred from self-charging their cars?

SiennaMan > PatBateman
08/02/2020 at 20:56

Maybe. Doesn't Texas have extensive wind power generation to go with all the hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon processing?

PatBateman > SiennaMan
08/02/2020 at 20:57

Yup. AND our own electric grid. I passed by two solar farms today between San Antonio and Houston (West and South Texas have huge wind farms, also).

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 21:01

CP, I pay 9 cents Canadian a kWh (6.7 cents USD).

zipfuel > For Sweden
08/02/2020 at 21:02

Gotta have a high school dropout come round your house every night to plug it in...

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
08/02/2020 at 21:05

Is that for generation AND transmission?

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 21:05

Why the heck can’t we get rid of the 9/10th nonsense?!

SiennaMan > PatBateman
08/02/2020 at 21:10

Yeah, I forgot about the standalone power grid. Probably a lot of good untapped solar and wind potential in Texas too, so my money would be on yes, both will be cheap in Texas in the future..

PatBateman > SiennaMan
08/02/2020 at 21:12

PAT’S TRI-MOTOR (that’s greek for “three motors”) CYBERTRUCK PURCHASE IS NOW A GO.

facw > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/02/2020 at 21:13

When I am world emperor, it’s definitely on my list of stupid shit that will be banned.

ranwhenparked > For Sweden
08/02/2020 at 21:13

Just wait ‘till some New Jersey politician’s daughter electrocutes herself, that law w ill come* .

*there’s an urban legend that the ban on self-serve gasoline pumps is because a politician’s daughter set herself on fire by smoking while refueling. I n reality, it was because when self-service gasoline pumps came out in the late 1940s, owners of older, prewar service stations that couldn’t afford to upgrade complained that the newer stations put them at a competitive disadvantage, and so pressured the legislature to mandate that all stations employ attendants regardless of whether their pumps were designed for self service or not.

Just Jeepin' > facw
08/02/2020 at 21:33

Don’t forget to get rid of pennies and nickels.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/02/2020 at 21:49

That's end price if I had an electric car

not for canada - australian in disguise > BahamaTodd
08/02/2020 at 21:58

Finally, America is dispensing fuel in metric units.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
08/02/2020 at 22:13

I’m intrigued. I didn’t realize Canadian electricity was so cheap; in the US my generation charge is about 6.5-7.5 cents KWH while transmission is roughly another 5-6 cents.

zipfuel > ranwhenparked
08/02/2020 at 22:20

My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank

But nothing could she see

She lit up a match to assist her

Oh bring back my Bonnie to me...

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/02/2020 at 22:38

It's BC, all hydro power

facw > Just Jeepin'
08/02/2020 at 22:58

They are on my list (along with dimes!)