“That cost to plug it in at home overnight wont even be noticeable. “
Tesla vehicles shave an 85kWh (kilowatt hours) Battery. The average cost per kilowatt is 12.5 centers per kilowatt hour.
85kWh * 12.5 center per kWh = $10.63 to charge it.
I think people will notice $10 per day, or $300 per month, and that is for current electricity charges. If the entire nation went to electric cars image the cost increases as they have the population by the short and curlies: 20 cents per kilowatt, a $1.00 maybe?
Obama has been shutting down coal fired plants. Nuclear hasn’t been emerging. The grid must also be upgraded to handle the extra juice. Costs will skyrocket. Home use will cost more. Politicians will start vote buying by providing tax breaks for electric cars, causing costs to go up for other uses.
&.20 would be a bargain, I pay $.37 now.
I think people will notice $10 per day, or $300 per month, and that is for current electricity charges. "
First off, the Model 3 is a 65 KWH battery, so $8.13 for a full charge. If you have a 50 mile round trip commute, that would be about 1/4 of that, or around $2/day - for a massive total of $60 per month.
The "entire nation" won't be going to electric cars for at least thirty years, at which point low-cost nuclear, solar and possbily LENR will make your other points moot.
I won't personally be buying an electric car anytime in the near future, but the misinformation flying around is pretty staggering.