Does this take into account the heavy pricing subsidies on e-cars and the heavy taxes/regulation on gasoline?
Probably not.
More agitprop. This will continue until it is stopped dead...
Feds and numbers has never worked out.
Fair enough.
Will they also provide:
eRepairs
eInitial-Cost
eTime-to-Recharge
eFire-Hazard
Math is fun. Let us do a little, shall we?
From the article:
He pointed out that the average price paid for a gasoline-powered 2013 Ford Focus ranges from $16,500 to $24,176. While the average price paid for a 2013 Ford Focus Electric is $39,020.
The Ford Focus average MPG is 31 mpg.
Averaging $16,500 and $24,176 we get $20,338 for the average price of a gasoline Ford Focus. This is $18,682 cheaper than the Ford Focus Electric.
The $1.14 eGallon is $2.36 cheaper than the current average gasoline gallon ($3.50).
So we need to purchase 7,916 eGallons to break even on the initial purchasing price. ($20,338 / $2.36)
At 31 mpg, we will need to drive 245,399 miles, before we break even with the purchase price. (7,916 eG x 31 mpg)
So after a quarter million miles, our Ford Focus is going to start saving us $913 if we drive 12,000 miles per year; and it only took us 2 decades to start saving money.
Ignoring time value of money (inflation, etc) which only makes the savings worse.
How about still charging them 74cents a gallon tax as those in California have to pay on gasoline?