Gdetrailer wrote:
Reisender wrote:
It sounds like you have the perfect tow vehicle for your needs. And that is an impressive range. Even four hours is a stretch for us. We did a 1740 kilometre great circle with our motorhome a few years back. It took us 7 weeks. LOL. :). I think our longest day on the road was an hour and half. :).
We all travel differently of course and I get it, some of those favorite spots are sometimes far away.
Stay safe on the road.
John.
Love the range we get with our setup.
Did forget to mention for comparisons sake EVs when charging are not subject to Sate and Federal "gas taxes" which varies from state to state. In my state that is $.80 per gallon of gas, Diesel is even higher.
So to level out the playing field by stripping off the gas tax I would now be at $.32 per mile..
The states are slowly catching up, some now are planning on slapping a surcharge to the annual registration.. In my state they have been bantering the idea of dropping the fuel tax and hitting us all over the head with additional registration AND mileage tax which in the end will result in higher costs for the motorists..
One of my biggest concerns is what happens to everyone's electric bill costs.. Traditionally most electric companies billing methods in the states were designed to encourage LESS power usage.. Use more KWhrs of energy and the rates skyrocket in surcharges which are percentage based.. I can easy see a $5 difference in my electric bill just by using a couple extra Kwhrs..
Example, Jan this yr we used 1,113 Kwhrs at $116, March bill we used 1,037 Kwhrs at $111. A $5 difference for 76 Kwhr.. The actual electric generation charge we buy at is $.05 per Kwhr and for $76 Kwhr more we should have paid only $3.80.. On edit.. I will note that our generation rate does vary a bit month to month and is not fixed, and the data I have on my spreadsheet for quick reference doesn't include that change. All of the taxes and other charges are percentage based and those are not linear..
Thanks for an interesting post. Always interesting to see how things are done in other places. We found when we bought our first EV 7 years ago our power bill went up about 20 to 30 bucks depending on the time of year. Back then our average commute was around 40 to 55 kilometres. We have since retired and now it’s less although we travel more on road trips so it’s probably about the same.
At least up here, in a typical household, a clothes dryer has a greater monthly consumption than an electric vehicle. And air conditioning is much MUCH higher during the summer. I’m sure the grid will have to go thru some changes over the next 20 to 30 years but it all happens pretty slow. I know BC hydro has info on their website and it pretty much indicates that we already have the capacity now. And we have some pretty big hydro projects coming on line over the next 3 to 10 years in this country.
I’m sure they’ll figure it out. It’s definitely beyond my pay grade. :).
Thanks again.
Cheers.
John.
