Thank you for the information. Since I am a trust but verify kind of person, I wish I had time this evening to do some research. But I don’t.
Two things...we import very little oil from Iran...at least today. That could change in the current climate. The Feds are doing their best to shut down coal mines.
I would like to hear from someone that drives a Telsa as to what it has done to their electric bill. No matter the source of the electricity. Is it a matter of pay at the pump o send your money to the electric company?
It really doesn’ matter..I can’t afford a Telsa. :)
Regarding Iran, see my comment #79 above or check out my profile page. Regarding coal, yes it is on the decline but it is being replaced with natural gas.
“I would like to hear from someone that drives a Telsa as to what it has done to their electric bill. No matter the source of the electricity. Is it a matter of pay at the pump o send your money to the electric company?”
No need, you can do the calculations yourself pretty easily. The average price for a kWh of electricity in the United States is 12.1¢ and a Tesla Model S gets between 89 and 100 MPGe depending on the trim. MPGe is “miles per gallon equivalent” and a gallon equivalent of electricity is considered to be 33.7 kWh.
I ran through all those calculations a few months ago here comparing the Chevy Volt to the similarly sized Chevy Cruze. It came out to electricity costing about half as much as gasoline. Although you can usualy get even cheaper electricity from your electric company if you sign up for a time-of-use plan. These plans give you a discount at night which is when most people charge their cars. All electric cars have a setting that allows you to pre-program it to never start charging until a certain time at night.
“I would like to hear from someone that drives a Telsa as to what it has done to their electric bill. No matter the source of the electricity. Is it a matter of pay at the pump o send your money to the electric company?”
In California people are paying up to 46 cents per kwh marginal cost for electricity. It’s difficult to see them saving a damn thing by having an electric car.