RSchneider
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WOW! Where the heck in Ohio do you live? I just brought my bill up.Good article about comparing gas vs electric costs. Yes it is biased, but still has valid considerations.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4160351-tesla-model-3-costs-charge-gasoline-car
Here is some of it:
The Tesla Model 3 is rated at 26 kWh per 100 miles according to the U.S. Department of Energy: 2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range
In other words, almost four miles per kWh. It’s close enough that we can round it up to four miles, just to give Tesla some margin in its favor. That squares with the general rule of thumb in the EV world: A smaller energy-efficient EV will yield around 4 miles per kWh, whereas a larger EV will yield around 3 miles per kWh.
That means that at $0.24 per kWh, the Tesla Model 3 costs $0.06 per mile to drive.
How does that compare to the gasoline cars? At 50 MPG and today’s nationwide average gasoline price of $2.65, that’s $0.05 per mile. In other words, it’s cheaper to drive the gasoline car than the Tesla Model 3.
The break-even point is easy to identify, too: At $0.06 per mile -- Tesla Model 3 -- the breakeven point for the 50 MPG car is $3.00 per gallon. Clearly, not too far from today’s $2.65 nationwide average, but as you can see, it’s relatively close.