Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
It seems that it's cheaper for taking long road trips to buy a Prius
Prime vs a pricier Tesla or Bolt with a 60kwh battery pack and pay an
average of 28c per kWh average on the road at level 3 fast charging
stations. We have shorter range cheaper EVs (Spark bought 1 year old
for $14k and Leaf $9.2k). At $3 a gallon/50 = 6c per mile and at 28c
per kWh / 4 (ac meas)= 7c per mile in a long range EV (also have to
pay $40k for the car with the 60kwh or so battery pack). Maybe it's
better for the environment to drive a long range EV but for your
wallet the Prius Prime and a shorter range EV for 90% miles local
trips makes more sense.
That's my strategy, Mark. I've been driving EVs since the 1970's, but
they've all been short-range "around town" cars. I used them for all my
daily driving. But I always had a gas car as well, for long trips.
In 2000 we bought one of the first Prius. It became our long-distance
car. At 50+ mpg and SULEV, it fit the bill nicely.
Today, we have a Leaf for around-town driving, and a plug-in Prius for
trips.
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If you're not stubborn, you'll give up too soon. If you're not flexible,
you'll pound your head against the wall and miss a different solution.
(Jeff Bezos)
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Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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