No longer worth it to plug in Electric Cars or Plug-In Hybridsin Areas wit High Electricity Costs and Low Gasoline Costs
On 11/4/2014 10:58 AM, SMS wrote:
Thanks to high electricity prices and low gas prices it now costs less
per mile to run our Prius Plug-In on gasoline than on electricity.
Miles per Gallon: 45
Price per Gallon: $3.00
Cost Per Gasoline Mile: 6.67¢
Miles per KWH: 4
Price per KWH: $0.324 (no joke!)
Cost Per Electric Mile: 8.10¢
Today I paid $2.73 ($2.84 minus a 4% rebate)
Miles per Gallon: 45
Price per Gallon: $3.00
Cost Per Gasoline Mile: 6.07¢
Miles per KWH: 4
Price per KWH: $0.324 (no joke!)
Cost Per Electric Mile: 8.10¢
About a 35% premium to use electricity.
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