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.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
“Predictable commute + garage charger + owning a second gas powered car = electric success.”
Unless, like me, you live 60 feet above sea level in an area prone to hurricanes. But otherwise, I agree. If we lived in Dallas rather than Houston, we might consider one.
I told my wife I’d like to buy a Cyber Truck, and she said, “No it looks like the Batmobile!” I reminded her that our oldest daughter is named Robin. So maybe I should have a Batmobile”. She was not amused.
I purchased a 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid. It promised 32 MPG and a $3,000 tax rebate. Reality: the tax rebate was $1200. During the Winter when the ICE engine needed to run for heating, it produced 21 MPG. During the Summer when 80+ degree days are common, it produced 26 MPG due to ICE/air conditioner. In very mild Spring/Fall days, it edged toward 28 MPG. One ONE day when I was driving from San Diego to Pocatello, the fabled 32 MPG happened. It was 70 degrees. Steady driving speed. No airconditioning, ECO mode. That lasted from San Diego to Mesquite. Once the real mountain climbing started, the 26 MPG figure returned.
The only time it ran in electric mode was in shopping center parking lots where it scared pedestrians because it was so quiet.
Flintstones’ electric-powered pet rock on wheels, is current—ly a fad.
Wait till the electric-gas lines back up.
bttt
Electric-gas cans, sales crimped.
BS story... EVs cost far more maintenance wise than gas powered cars. It’s a fact and has been proven over and over.
A friend of mine owns a tesla and drives it to work. He found a free charging station near his office and only charges at home when he has to and otherwise pays when going on road trips.
If you’re trying to charge to 100%, you’re going to be waiting a while, but if you only charge to 80% or so it’s reasonably quick. The last 20% to full charges incrementally slower.
Of course, I road tripped with my friend’s Rivian once and couldn’t find an open stall at the Tesla charging station we tried to go to. We didn’t plan to stop long since the total trip was only 300 miles or so.
However, wait times to even get plugged up are going to be a compounding problem. Gas cars with large tanks aren’t going to take more than 5 minutes to fill from empty to full. With EV’s, I could see arguments starting over whether the guy ahead of you in no particular hurry really needs to charge all the way to 100%.
I’m just surprised yahoo didn’t come up with a study that al of sudden electric isn’t cheaper than gas, just to get Elon
We do know that if the battery dies, the Camry battery is much cheaper. The battery for the EV is high cost.
Where are they buying electricity for cheap? Study doesn’t seem correct?
Thanks for the info. I have no need for an EV since I’m old, and don’t stray from home very often, or very far these days. Got all my traveling done in years past. I’ve been leasing cars for the past 6 years since it’s easier for me with a maintenance package included. This time around I had a 10,000 mile a year plan, and after almost three years...my lease is up in August, I haven’t even driven 10,000 miles.
You made some good points in the post. I get the "too hot" light on my Ryobi and other brand batteries even when the battery isn't very hot. Also seems to happen more as the batteries age. Batteries are a nice concept but not quite ready for prime time.
Additionally, you are f-cked on a long trip if you stop for coffee in a Blue State and some Demoncrat burns your Tesla. There you are in the middle of a Blue State, surrounded by demon possessed entities, with no way to escape.
Yikes. Crazy.
Here along the north FL Gulf Coast I pay around $0.19 per kWh.
EVs are ghey.
“ For those who don’t live in California (the vast majority of us), gas is $2.40/gallon. A small price to pay for the autonomy and freedom to travel when we want and where we want.” In Maryland, its down to $3.09/ gal regular.
“Hybrids sound interesting. Does the battery needs to be charges at home from wall outlet or is it strictly regenerative charging?”
neither ... very few hybrids have a plugin option ...
all hybrids include an ICE engine that generates electricity for the high voltage battery to keep it charged ...
additionally, regenerative braking and regenerative coasting automatically convert the front axle drive motor into a generator, converting the braking/coasting kinetic energy in to electricity that’s stored in the high voltage battery ...
thus the ICE engine constantly and automatically turns on and off only as needed, and the axle drive motor/generator automatically constantly switches back and forth between motor-mode and generator-mode as depending upon the circumstance ...
gas mileage savings results from not running the ICE engine unnecessarily, e.g., idling, and from regenerative braking ...
hybrids tend to have same high-torque acceleration found in EVs so are a blast to drive, but have none of the drawbacks of EVs ...
Honda takes their hybrid systems one step further and automatically mechanically connects the ICE engine to the driveshaft when speeds are greater than 42 mph, instead of generating electricity, resulting in being even more efficiency ...
My son bought a Tesla several months ago and the savings are really substantial, considering that in California, gasoline costs almost twice as much as in some states.
If I eat only grass for a month, move over cow, I van spend a lot less than if I eat the cow.
I will spend the money.
Where are you getting electricity at $0.08 /KwH?
And how many miles can you go on that Tesla battery vs. a Toyota gas engine?
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