Posted on 11/18/2020 7:37:30 AM PST by rktman
(ZEROHEDGE) -- Using the Tesla Supercharger network, it is now costlier to recharge your vehicle than it is to gas up at a traditional gas station, according to a new report from Australia-based WhichCar.
The news came as a result of a "recent price increase" to use the Superchargers and - stop us if you've heard this one - "incorrect fuel figures on the Tesla website".
This, of course, puts an end to Tesla's years long claims that recharging its vehicles offered savings versus traditional internal combustion engine vehicles.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
"According to Tesla the cost of charging a Tesla Model 3 is $7 per 100km compared with $12 for a rival petrol car," WhichCar notes, before revealing the estimate uses "at least three incorrect figures". The report disputes "how much electricity a Tesla Model 3 uses, the cost of electricity at a Tesla Supercharger and the price of petrol."
It also notes Tesla's increase for its Supercharger to 52 cents per kilowatt-hour. The article calculates this recharging "even the most efficient" Model 3 Standard Range would cost $9.78 per 100km using a Supercharger.
It then notes that BMW's 330i costs $8 per 100km to fuel, assuming the country's average cost of premium unleaded at $1.38 - a figure sourced from the country's government. The BMW consumes 5.8 litres per 100km, which is below Tesla's estimates of 7.0 litres per 100km. This means the BMW is actually 18% cheaper to fuel than a Tesla is to recharge at a Supercharger.
And, if the negative results succeed from the recent (s)election process, we will learn a very expensive lesson. Some of us are well aware of it already.
...but the energy is so green. No fossil fuel, just plug them into the wall!!!
(yes, this is sarcasm...)
In 33 days, Tesla is in the S&P index.
It doesn’t factor in the value of feeling morally superior. THAT is priceless!
Wearing my shocked face.
Why is zerohedge ‘disallowed’?..............
Ping.
My guess would be the language there. (shot it the dark)
No rechargeable battery has been produced which has an infinite number of charge cycles.
When they reach the limit it is often “sudden death”.
Factor in the cost of replacing the battery system.
And how much does it cost in both dollars and CO2 to generate the electricity for this??
If you can afford a Tesla, fuel costs are among the least of your worries.
The old batteries just don't disappear.
$1.38 for premium unleaded in Australia?
I’m guessing it’s 1.38 per liter, not gallon.
I’m waiting for Kalifornia to be the first state to slap a surcharge tax on Supercharger station use, to make up for their loss of gasoline excise taxes.
per liter
WHAT? You have to PAY to hook up? WTH? 🌞🌀 supposed to be all free and stuff. 😂😱
Mod says so.
Battery disposal costs and pollution?!
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