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To: Moonman62
... a complete charge in just over 20 minutes.

How much does that cost?

6 posted on 06/08/2019 6:43:22 AM PDT by Libloather (Global warming is AWESOME!)
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To: Libloather

According to this article it’s about the same as paying $2.25 for a gallon of gas. Superchargers are a premium product. Tesla owners do 90% of their charging at home or at work.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/do-tesla-supercharging-rates-cost-more-than-gas


14 posted on 06/08/2019 6:55:29 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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To: Libloather

Well in Chicago it will cost 276 dollars a year added to car registration for loss gas tax. As far as battery charge, I think it’s free at refueling sites....for now at least. At home, have no idea but it can’t be cheap.


21 posted on 06/08/2019 7:11:29 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Libloather

Complete charge would be $5-10.
Gas equivalent is $30-50.


36 posted on 06/08/2019 7:54:03 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (The Red Queen wasn't kidding.)
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To: Libloather; All

Remember when Top Gear was being attacked for faking the tests of the Tesla Roadster?

Now they’re being cited for glowing reviews by the same crowd which attacked them just a few years prior? Really?

The rest of the story from a non-cheerleader and better sources (do your homework vs. a hit-n-run 160-word social media splash):

SHORT CIRCUIT: THE HIGH COST OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUBSIDIES
https://www.ourenergypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/R-JA-0518.pdf

The True Cost of Powering an Electric Car
https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/the-true-cost-of-powering-an-electric-car.html

Costs Associated With Non-Residential Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
https://afdc.energy.gov/files/u/publication/evse_cost_report_2015.pdf

Funding Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
http://businessportal.ca.gov/wp-content/Documents/ZEV/EV-Charging-Stations-Quick-Reference-Guide.pdf


66 posted on 06/08/2019 9:22:42 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Libloather

“How much does that cost?”

In California the cost of electricity is nearing 30 cents per kwh.

I believe a model 3 has a 75kwh battery, so a full charge would be $22.50. Other states have much cheaper electricity.

A gasoline car getting thirty miles per gallon would need eleven gallons to go the same distance. Right now gas prices in CA are about $3.70 a gallon, so 11 gals would cost roughly $40.


69 posted on 06/08/2019 9:41:39 AM PDT by aquila48
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