RPreeb wrote:
John & Angela wrote:
time2roll wrote:
pnichols wrote:
I wonder how long it will be before filling up your EV's electrical energy tank will cost only a little less than what it costs now for $2-$3/gallon gas?
I doubt we're ever going to be able to both - 1) buy an EV for the same approximate prices as today's vehicles, and 2) also refuel them for "way less" than what it costs today. The Powers That Be will always get their pound of flesh.
I current pay $2.80 for electricity to go 140 miles in my RAV4-EV.
How far do you go on a gallon gas or diesel?
In 40,000 miles I have paid ZERO in scheduled maintenance. ZERO.
Chevrolet Bolt and Telsa 3 are both priced only a few $$ more than the average new car selling for $33,560. You will recover any premium in the first couple years driving.
We are already at the tipping point and it has just barely started. I can hardly wait for an electric or even a hybrid RV or full size truck.
@time2roll.
Your numbers seem similar to ours. Don't laugh but we use our Costco run to compare costs to the good old days when we bought the liquid stuff. It is 110 KM return trip for us. Using our 120 volt power monitor when we charge it costs us 1.76 total for the return trip. However, at the time we were using a 110 volt charger. Since then we bought a 220 volt charger so there is an efficiency increase. I'll have to check it out someday but as you know it is kind of a plug and forget thing. My station sends me an email on how much power was used for the charge but I never pay attention. Next time. We don't go to Costco a lot.
When that Class A you drive becomes all electric, then the technology will have reached general practicality. Until then battery power is never going to be good for anything but strictly local driving. I love the idea, but getting the technology to that point, building the infrastructure to support it, and doing so without simply trading fossil fuel cars for fossil fuel supplied charging stations, is still far enough away that I won't have to worry about it in my lifetime. Then too, I live far enough out in the boonies that I need the relative independence that my F-150 gives me, even when I'm not towing my Jayco.
You bring up a good point re your F150 and your geographical situation. I also don't see a hundred percent solution in the next decade or so. Re your other point, I don't know. 220 mile (350 KM) range vehicles are now mainstream production at various price points. I would assume many people are like me and stop every couple hours for break. 20 minutes at a charge station with a Starbucks is a nice break for us and the Chihuahua. Not all highways are covered by DC fast chargers yet but the half way point is expected to be early 2018 so at that point a lot of "excuses" tend to go away for potential buyers. A test drive tends to get rid of the rest. Electric vehicles are a superior driving experience in every regard.
I hope you live a long happy life and have the opportunity to experience the changes coming.
Safe travels.
John
