Posted on 04/22/2025 12:28:42 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes
The Tesla Model S is considered a mid-size sedan. Driving this electric make and model 100 miles per day will result in charging costs of $136.36 per month. Covering that same distance in a gas-powered Toyota Camry — at 32 miles per gallon and $3.90 per gallon — would total around $371 per month. Overall, it would cost approximately $235 more to drive the Camry.
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You need to calculate cost per mile over maybe 10 years or the life of the vehicle. The amount you pay for electricity to recharge the battery can also vary a lot. At some charging stations the refueling cost will be similar to gasoline.
What happens when the Tesla battery dies? I understand those are expensive to replace. But may be those last 10 years. I just do not know.
Off subject, I loved my battery powered golf cart I owned for many years.
That is a critical item you listed.
Some hybrids have a plug-in option, but most don’t.
100 miles a day is about 3 times the average
HOW ARE YOU CALCULATING THE POWER COSTS???
OR THE CHARGER IS DISABLED INTENTIONALLY
My daughter, son-in-law and three kids have an Prius hybrid for about 10 years. Wonderful vehicle. They still have it and have no intention of trading it in yet.
Great in town vehicle, good long distance vehicle.
The gasoline engine charges the battery. It does not plug into the electric grid.
Diesel electric hybrids have been the most efficient prime mover for very large vehicles (train engines and large mining equipment trucks) for a very long time.
I bought a used 1 ton 4 speed dually Chevy 454 in April of 1986==39 years ago.
Towed horses all over until 2002.
It came with 90,000 miles on it & I put on 250,000 MORE.
Installed NEW build engine in 2005.
Paid $4000 for truck-—Paid $6700 for new build.
Paid for gas & maintenance for 39 years.
STILL CHEAPER THAN a fancy EV-—and THAT vehicle CANNOT TOW my horses.
:) :)
In DC a couple years ago they had a snowstorm that closed I-95. A lot of the Tesla’s ran out of power due to people trying to stay warm. It’s not like you can grab a bucket of electricity and get them out of the way. The majority had to be towed out of the way to get traffic open again & then towed again somewhere where they could be recharged.
My Tesla model 3LR is $230 per month. It goes 375 miles and will take a 250kw supercharger rate. If I had to pay for retail power it would be 8 cents per kWh. Mine runs off solar panels long paid off and turning profit now so my true cost is the cost of power not sold. I digress, even at 8 cents going 100 miles in the city and mixed urban use would use one avg 180 watt hours per mile so 18kWh. I L2 charge it at home so if I had to pay 8 cents per kWh and taking into account the 10% plug to pack losses that’s 20 kWh of electrons from the grid would cost me $1.60 retail. And over 31 days is $49 per month.
It’s obvious they used supercharger rates for this comparison if they used retail him power rates a model S needs 250 watt hours per mile so 25kWh from the pack and 27.7 from the grid @ $0.08 = $2.22 for 100 miles and X31 is $68.88 per month when charged at home.
Virtually no one drives 100 miles PER DAY 31 days in a row that is a straw man argument. The average FIVE day commute is under 40 miles round trip per day. 96% of all trips in the USA are under 30 miles per the NTHSA that figure is easily found via Gemini AI.
My Tesla model 3 is five to ten times cheaper than the S60 Volvo it replaces in energy costs, has virtually zero maintenance, no more $800 spark plugs $1200 timing belts, or $120 synthetic oil changes either. Plus from mile one the payment is HALF per month what Volvo was. Both being five passenger sedans, both riding on identical P4 Pirelli tires same 19” rim sizes and both within one inch of each other in length and width aka footprint. The Volvo was 200lb heavier being a T6 AWD.
I managed to take a maxed out Camry AWD hybrid to $42,699. Still a huge delta.
“No worries, the greenies will soon install turbines in ocean to generate electricity from waves. “
You must not be a diver or an engineer.
And the initial outlay for the vehicle itself is more for the Tesla. Not sure about insurance costs and repair costs.
So overall, it may be a wash if you keep the Tesla long enough.
It’s only 2.98 in my corner of AZ..
Yikes 😳
I just rented a ‘25 hybrid Camry for a five day 3000 mile round trip. 40 mpg, plenty of power, comfortable. I did KC to SLC in a long 18-hour shot without much trouble. Loved it.
Betcha that’s not possible with an electric. You can’t make 10 minute potty/gas stops.
My model 3 has a 8 year 120,000 mile warranty. It will be returned for a new one by year 4 or 5 so it’s irrelevant other than maybe Take a having to give me a new pack if it failed.
My 3 replaced a S60 Volvo that was twice the payment per month and at 28 mpg ten times more expensive per mile to run. I have taken it as far as Miami now from DFW. I routinely take it to Austin, Houston and New Orleans using superchargers at 250kw rates it takes 15 to go back to 75% after a piss , smoke and a beer break. Austin is direct, Houston is one stop, New Orleans is one of you really push the range but I always get lunch in Shreveport top up and then stop in Baton Rouge for happy hour with buddies before New Orleans so top up as well. I could make it with one stop half way and hit New Orleans with 20% and let Caesars Palace vallet L2 it for free over night which is what I normally do as a seven diamonds member it’s free parking and charging.
Except the Tesla costs twice as much as the Camry.
For a long time I thought Teslas were toys for rich people, they say they’re a lot of fun to drive and some are very fast.
Then I learned some people have them as their only car which doesn’t make that much sense.
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