My son just moved out of Southern California to a different state (a no income tax state) in February. His last California electrical bill was 48 cents per kWh.
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When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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This is such a great question. If we were doing it like Norway, I'd already have one or no car at all. Traded for my last gas car in 2021, and I will drive it until I can no longer use it. After that, if I am still driving, I will just rent, as I rarely drive in the city (walk, bus or Uber) and have a car basically for out of town trips / travelling.
Anyone have experience with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 with HTRAC AWD. Something like that seems could be a solution to my driveway problem.
Yeah, with my car getting about 4 miles per kWh (in summer time good weather), that cost is pretty close to a wash with an ICE vehicle even at today's gas prices. Cold weather EV driving would probably make it cost more if we were paying $.48/kWh here.My son just moved out of Southern California to a different state (a no income tax state) in February. His last California electrical bill was 48 cents per kwh.
It's also been my top concern, MidAmerican raising rates. I know they want to, but it would take quite a bit of an increase to even come close to making it a decision between EV and ICE for me right now.
If MidAmerican raises rates for customers do the rates they pay to Wind Generators for the electricity produced increase as well?
Love my 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV here in San Antonio. I replaced a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium 4wd with it. All told, the purchase price will end up costing me just over $30K (would have been less, but I opted for the premier trim line with the sound package and the Super Cruise). When I first started looking for one in the San Antonio metro area, the wait times were anywhere from a month to upwards of a year due to demand and allotments to the different dealerships nationwide. I got lucky and found exactly what I wanted by looking 30 miles outside of town in Devine, TX, where they mostly sell big pickups. The dealership just happened to have gotten one the same week I was looking and nobody had reserved it.
GM also covered the cost of a 14-50 plug and a 50 amp fuse in the garage as well. My commute comes out to a total of about 30 miles per day, so with the 120V charger, I can plug it in when I get home and it's ready when I roll out in the morning. With the 240v plug in my garage, it takes a bit over an hour and I'm ready to go.
I would not recommend this sort of car to anyone with hour long commutes or anyone who wants to take it out of town more than 75-100 radius. Too much logistical planning needed. But, as a commuting golf cart loaded with tech, I really like it.
If you're thinking of picking one for the environment, don't do it. It's not very environmentally friendly. If you're lazy like me and just want to "fill up" by plugging in at home and also only want to deal with adding coolant and wiper fluid, then it might be a car for you. Personally, our budget was such that we couldn't even entertain thinking about purchasing a $50k or higher vehicle of any sort. So far, we're happy with it.
My wife has a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek limited, so we use that one for distance trips to visit family in Houston and back in Iowa.
For us, it works. A local area car. No more, no less.
GM also covered the cost of a 14-50 plug and a 50 amp fuse in the garage as well. My commute comes out to a total of about 30 miles per day, so with the 120V charger, I can plug it in when I get home and it's ready when I roll out in the morning. With the 240v plug in my garage, it takes a bit over an hour and I'm ready to go.
I would not recommend this sort of car to anyone with hour long commutes or anyone who wants to take it out of town more than 75-100 radius. Too much logistical planning needed. But, as a commuting golf cart loaded with tech, I really like it.
If you're thinking of picking one for the environment, don't do it. It's not very environmentally friendly. If you're lazy like me and just want to "fill up" by plugging in at home and also only want to deal with adding coolant and wiper fluid, then it might be a car for you. Personally, our budget was such that we couldn't even entertain thinking about purchasing a $50k or higher vehicle of any sort. So far, we're happy with it.
My wife has a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek limited, so we use that one for distance trips to visit family in Houston and back in Iowa.
For us, it works. A local area car. No more, no less.
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75% of the electricity in MidAm areas is renewable, so way less time than that. Plus it is just a better car all around.
Just to level set on where the power comes from for those of us who live in MidAmerican's service area.....
My comment related to total CO(2) produced. You are correct if your vehicle doesn’t have batteries.
EVs don't make sense for everybody, but they would make sense for a lot of people already. The charging obstacle is being worked on. The other major obstacle is cost, which applies to any new-ish car now -- not just EVs.
I don’t ever plan too. I am a used car buyer and if you by a used Tesla - once ownership changes they shut off all the options and make new owner re-buy them. Not sure about the other EVcompanies. Also I don’t like the idea of a “networked car” that can be turned off or changed by someone remotely pushing a button. but I assume that will be a government requirement for all cars at some point
Live I previously mentioned more of a "drive thru" charging station for my hobbies would warrant serious interest from me.
Rest stops stalls where semis park at an angle would be a perfect spot for someone like me.
Pull thru's will be a game changer, it's coming. They'll need them for EV semis anyway, if/when we get to that point.
I think a lot of couples/family downplay the ability to have one EV and one ICE car. The EV does your day to day and charges at home. The other car/truck/etc does the extra stuff. Simple, covers all scenarios. I do get the problem of having only 1 car and it being an EV, that applies to me personally (which is why hybrids appeal to me more at this stage).
Well you did say "without stopping" and the context is how far you can drive without having to refuel, so yeah I think that's what all of us were thinking. I certainly consider stopping to get gas, or pee, or eat, or whatever is considered stopping. I just don't do all three simultaneously.