Thread: No longer worth it to plug in Electric Cars or Plug-In Hybrids inAreas wit High Electricity Costs and Low Gasoline Costs
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Default No longer worth it to plug in Electric Cars or Plug-In Hybrids in Areas wit High Electricity Costs and Low Gasoline Costs
Per SMS:
Miles per KWH: 4
Price per KWH: $0.324 (no joke!)
Cost Per Electric Mile: 8.10¢

Dunno what the life of the Prius' battery is - or what it's replacement
cost is.... but BatterLifeInMiles/ReplacementCost is certainly going to
be a few more cents....

e.g. Pulling numbers out of the air:

80 mile range, 1,000 cycles = 80,000 mile life.

$5,000 replacement cost... 5000/80000 = six more cents per mile.

Maybe somebody can chime in with the real numbers....
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Pete Cresswell
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