Posted on 02/14/2021 5:07:44 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Electric-vehicle drivers put about half as many miles on their cars as the average driver. At least, that's what a new study, conducted by researchers working for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), is estimating. Those results are based on calculations that look at the increase in home energy usage for homes with EVs in California.
The study authors did not ask the EV drivers themselves. Nor did they check odometer readings through service records or using other methods. They do admit that getting that kind of information would be best but that these numbers are "within the vehicles themselves" and that automakers keep charging information private "due to strategic business interests and privacy
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One of my sisters coworkers bought a Tesla. She had to spend an additional $4k to upgrade the electric service at her house for the charging station.
“Average EV Owner Drives Half as Many Miles as Other Drivers—Study”
...and now we start to see the REAL REASON this crap is pushed on everyone. Also, while first few times of plugging in and unplugging an electric car is a lot of fun because if you do it 6 times, you can skip a stop at the gas station. But it does get old pretty quick, particularly if you have to do it in ‘the elements’.
And, does the electricity come from solar or a wind unit?
Well of course you have to pay for the electricity. But it's less than a fill up of $2.00 gasoline...a lot less.
The electricity comes from the utility company. Here in Missouri mine comes from a gas turbine generator running on Natural Gas. Depending on where you live you might have a car running on nuclear power or have a coal powered car ";^)
Worst part about owning a Tesla is having to tell your mother that you’re gay
O come on now. Most commuters would charge it at home every evening.
Nothing gay about a car that will go from 0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds. My F-150 has its place. The Tesla has its own strengths like driving itself in stop and go traffic on the way to work.
One of my coworkers had a Prius that had the battery go south after about 4 1/2 years. He discovered that the car was worth scrap metal value with a bad battery.
Bzzzt! Wrong. The research found that the average electric vehicle is driven half as far as other cars. (and all of these numbers were then used to estimate that "EVs travel 5300 miles per year, under half of the U.S. fleet average," the study said.) It did nothing with looking at the other cars owned by the EV drivers. Everyone I know with an electric car has a second (or even third) car for longer trips. One other person was doing the math to see if it was worth it to rent a car for long trips to avoid owning a second gas car. He finally decided that his job occasionally required a trip with no notice and no time to schedule a rental, so he couldn't dump the gas car and couldn't afford two cars so he bought a new gasoline car.
Ohio has recently added a $200 surcharge on registering an EV. At the 5300 mile average, that would be 3.8 cents per mile, which is more than double the 1.5 cents per mile I pay for Ohio gas tax ($0.385 per gallon / 25 mpg).
“O come on now. Most commuters would charge it at home every evening.”
In Texas (and California) most garages are used as basements, full of junk. So, yes, you still have to deal with ‘the elements’ if you buy an electric car (or be forced to empty your garage and lose all of that space). And that’s if you live in house in the first place.
I wonder how all of the electric vehicle owners are doing in the Texas Panhandle and the midwest.
That will prove the effectiveness of electrically powered vehicles. Freezing weather,Snow=Bad traction and a need for heat. It also equals a prematurely dead battery.
The EV argument was pretty much settled in the early 20’s. Several companies made them and gave up when the internal combustion engine took hold. If I remember correctly, Studebaker was the last hold out.
The new Priui (is that the plural?) have an 8 year 100000 mile warranty. Nothing out of pocket if it has to be replaced. The battery tech is improving every year.
Oh yea, thanks for not putting in the Key Words that wind up pinging the EV representatives on this site, to tell us (again and again) how wonderful the cars (they represent) are.
Nice to have a talk amongst ourselves, for once.
So how much gas is being saved by these short trips? Enough to buy a new battery pack?
“Who would buy a used EV with an almost certain battery need coming up?”
Young girl, first car, super liberal. (Dumb as ditch water.)
I can't generate much sympathy for people that hoard junk. Junk vs expensive car out of weather...I know my choice. My garage holds both cars with room to spare.
I’ve heard of one, maybe the RAV4, that now has a 10 year 150K warranty.
I’ve thought about a hybrid, what with Uncle Joe in the WH.
Gas has already gone up a bit.
Watch the Power companies add an extra feed to your bill when they find out you have an EV
I won’t own anything that doesn’t run on diesel fuel or gasoline.
Not sure that the car will every pay for itself in gas savings. Most EV's are fairly expensive. It's the bleeding edge self driving tech that many desire for the boring daily drive to work. It's certainly not perfect yet but getting there.
The current battery tech is good for at least 10 years and some of the new stuff will be guaranteed for 1,000,000 miles.
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