RTH10260 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:18 am
Driving 100 Miles in an EV Is Now More Expensive Than in an ICE
Ryan Erik King
Thu, January 26, 2023 at 1:00 AM GMT+1
No longer needing to buy gasoline is one of the most convincing selling points for potential electric vehicle customers. It’s easy to conclude that owning an EV and recharging at home is cheaper than using a car powered by an internal combustion engine. The conclusion is correct if a driver switches powertrains between luxury vehicles, like going from a Porsche Macan to an electric Porsche Taycan.
However, a recent report from the Anderson Economic Group (AEG) found that fueling costs from mid-priced ICE-powered vehicles are lower than similarly priced electric vehicles. Combustion drivers pay about $11.29 per 100 miles on the road. EV drivers who charge up at home spend about $11.60 per 100 miles. The price difference is more dramatic for those who mainly recharge at stations. Frequent charging station users pay $14.40 per 100 miles.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/driving-100 ... 00887.html
(original: Jalopnik)
This is more hyperbole than fact. We live in Pacific Graft & Extortion land. We have the basic tiered electric rate. Tier I is about two-bits per kWh; Tier II is closer to forty-five cents. We have rooftop solar which helps keep us in Tier I year 'round. Anyway:
The $11.60 electricity cost for at-home charging equates to 58¢ for five miles. I average around 290 watt-hours per mile of driving. So five miles uses about 1,450 watt-hours, or 1.45 kWh. That usage equals about 36¢ to drive five miles, or about $7.25 for 100 miles. At Tier II rates the cost for 100 miles would be about $13.
Gasoline around these parts is well over $4.00 per gallon. I betcha electricity rates in most of the rest of the country are around 15-18¢ per kWh, perhaps less if you have TOU and charge overnight when rates are a lot lower. We know that California has the highest gasoline prices in the lower 48.
What is missing from the article: Driving styles. Jackrabbit starts and cruising at 80 in a 70 will use a lot of juice. Turning on the cabin heat will use a lot of juice. Differing makes and models will have a substantial impact on the amount of electricity used. (My wife's car averages about 240 watt-hours per mile, so for her car, that 100-mile leg will cost about six bucks.)
Lastly, the story omits key information like the types of mid-priced vehicles, the cost of gasoline, and the costs of electricity. It omits how the vehicles were driven--all city--all highway--stop-and-go traffic--a mixture?
I wonder about this Anderson Economic Group and what their biases are.