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It costs me $0.04 a mile to drive me EV. ($0.17kw/hr) And my car lost (msrp 36k - rebates - resell)/4 yrs ownership = $125 a month depreciation. I've done zero maintenance and chatted out the wiper blades once.
My total cost is ownership per month is $220 bucks, including insurance, power, maintenance, depreciation.
I have no idea how y'all afford gas cars at this point . I don't make that kind of money
*cries sitting in my 15 year-old car
My ev is only 4 yrs old, and costs less to operate than a 15 yr gas car.
Clearly, but the upfront cost of an EV is out of the question for me atm.
Man, what a frustrating comment to read. I was so on board until the snootiness of the last two sentences. You don't make that kind of money? You obviously do if you're dropping 30k+ on a vehicle.
For comparison's sake, the 2014 Altima I got 9 years ago gets 30 mpg. At the rate of $4.10/gallon I paid last week that's $0.14 a mile, which is a hefty 3x your number. But then consider that I rent a couple rooms in a house, so I'm not installing a fast charging station at home to fully take advantage of the cheap $0.17kw/hr you are, and at the apartment I lived in previously level 1 charging wouldn't be available at all. That leaves commercial charging stations which around me are closer to $0.30kw/hr. That would still make your EV (whatever model it is) about half the cost per mile, which is great, although not as great as my first impression felt when I saw your $0.04 number.
But why would you assume that everyone can drop tens of thousands of dollars upfront to switch to an EV? I want to think you're just joking, but that didn't come through from text alone, and your other comment that it is a choice to use an ICE vehicle tells me you're probably not. That level of smarminess is just obnoxious.
I got 4.5k rebate from CARB, 3.5 k from my local air district, 7.5k from feds, 6.5k checy cash back, and 2k from chevy to install a charger. and my wife got 12k from a turn in gas for EV program and the 4k used ev federal credit.
Those programs are gone now, but they were active in 2022, 2023 when i bought the cars.
His profile is filled with shit takes, apparently he's "radical right"
Radical rad more like it
Radically brain dead
What a strange thing to say “I have no idea how y’all afford cars” most people in the US have figured it out. I mean, my shitty govt health insurance costs more per month than your car, life is expensive bro.
You choose that. I'll stick with my EV that is affordable.
What car do you have? I've been shopping for a while for when my wife's Prius dies. I'm not looking to judge if it's a Tesla but would appreciate if you would share your experience.
I've owned a few evs, and im a fleet analyst for a 600 vehicle California government fleet. I can give you a few pointers for your next car after the Prius dies if you want to go full EV. I highly recommend buying used, and soon because a lot of EVs come off leese this month that is going to flood the market.
2024 Hyundai ionic 5 is an amazing little SUV, charges fast, and my only complaint is the infotainment screen is cheap, low res, and Hyundai is slow with updates. For 20 grand for a low mileage (20-30k) you can't go wrong.
2023 Hyundai ionic 6, cute little car with all the same features as the previous car, and because the new version is out, you can snag these just as cheap. Very good kw/mil efficiency as well because it's smaller.
Hyundai Kona, skip this, this is the point where price and quality/features start taking to much of a hit. Just go with the ionic 5.
Subaru solterra, didn't touch this with a 10 ft pole, including the Toyota version. These car compliance vehicles, nothing more. Overpriced for 10 yr old ev tech.
Tesla, you seriously can't go wrong. You can get used teslas from the app, but expect to pay 30k for anything lower mileage or a few years old. 20k is going to be half a decade old with 100k miles.
2022-2023 chevy bolts/euv. You can snag these very cheap, 16-20k depending on mileage. They are reliable, but lacking in the driver assist features unless you buy the top end models, and even then they are pretty basic. The speakers suck, but the infotainment screen is very good. Very slow charging for today's standards, about 1-1.5 hrs on a fast charger. This is a deal breaker for some, but if you can deal with that and only drive in a 250 mile radius, this is perfect little car for rock bottom prices.
Chevy equinox - faster charging then the bolts by 3x, but basically the same thing in a different body. Can't go wrong because you can find these in t the e 20k range occasionally as well. Highly recommend.
Chevy blazer, the wannabe tesla Y, but they have taken a huge depression hits that they are very good for the money used.
Ford F150 lightning. Don't bother, it's already discontinued and the ones on the road spend now time at the dealer waiting parts then actually driving.
Volkswagen or fiat, didn't bother, overpriced for less features, shitty range.. Most of these car compliance vehicles.
Bmw I3, this isn't a full EV, it's an extended range EV. They are really cheap now, and are pretty good. My daughter has one of these. My only complaint is the gas tank size, this was to meet epa regulations at the time. You can mod them with a larger tank very easily and triple the generators run time. If you are car savvy and don't mind modding your cars, this is a goody looking, but cool project.