On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:29:09 -0400, "Tomsic" wrote:


"Edge" wrote in message
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On Mar 14, 9:44 am, Bob123 wrote:
On Mar 14, 7:56 am, Edge wrote:

I agree with your assessment as far as your bill goes. However,
if you use ONE additional kwh, what is the additional cost ? I bet
it works out to .069 cents.


The distribution cost on my bill is also based on the number of kWh
used. It goes up with usage. It is not a fixed cost.

Anyway, the reason I brought this topic up was an article that I read
comparing cost/mile driven in an electric car versus a gasoline
powered car. The advocates of electric cars used the nominal cost of a
kWh to make it appear that electric cars are much cheaper to operate.
(In my case, .069 vs .149). Also when I fill up my car at the gas
station, I know that a large portion of a gallon of gas goes to taxes
and a road repair fund. Are owners of electric cars getting a free
ride on this also?

snip..

Percentage wise..

Electricity usage in my corner of South florida has a total tax burden
of 15.5%(of the final total).

Meanwhile gasoline @ 4$ a gallon is taxed @federal(18,4 cents per
gallon), plus state+local, which normally totals less than 15%..
(62cents)

http://www.floridastategasprices.com/tax_info.aspx

Thus an EV is paying more tax for it's fuel percentage wise than you
are filling up an SUV. The key difference is than 70-80% of the EV's
electricity is converted into useful work, while the SUV is less than
10% efficient converting gasoline into useful work.