Ok back on topic. For those interested, I created a spreadsheet. It includes the exact national monthly average fuel prices for mid-grain gas and on-road diesel for every month throughout 2017 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. I included things such as yearly maintenance, which includes oil changes for gas (45) and diesel (120) and fuel filters for diesel (30) multiplied by the factor of an oil change every 10k and filter every 20k. I used the fuelly numbers for comparing the EB to the ED as the ED is the only thing we currently have to compare and the EB seems to be of interest here for some. I also included DEF usage at 2%, I used the truck stop rate of around $2.80/Gallon.
I will tell you, for it to be a complete wash price wise, you would have to drive exactly 3,987.3 miles for them to cost you the same for the year. Anything less, the ED costs more to drive. Anything more, the EB costs more to drive. Take driving opinions into account from there, but there is nothing left to argue about with the actual numbers.
Couple examples on savings:
Yearly,
10,000 Miles = $271
20,000 Miles = $723
30,000 Miles = $1,174
40,000 Miles = $1,626
Ownership over multiple years....
Shout out a mileage and I will give you the ACTUAL cost difference.
