Steve
Mostly Harmless
I know that some of you guys are interested in energy independence and severing the tie to gas companies. Looks like my wait is almost over. I received a call from the dealer and my car arrived on a truck this morning. I've made an appointment to pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Woohoo!
Driving an EV will present some logistical challenges. I won't have the flexibility to just up and go anywhere I want. I'll have to remain aware of range and such, and am realistically looking at a limit of 65 to 80 miles per day travel. I can also expect to get between 3 miles / kWh and 6 miles / kWh.
I average about 50 miles per day driving in my car. If I get 3 miles per kWh (which according to everything I've read, is an extremely conservative estimate) compared to a 25 MPG car, I stand to save $6 / day on gasoline. What if you could reduce your daily auto cost from $8 to about $2? What would you do with an extra $6 / day?
I posted more about this on my leaf blog, including a table comparing costs of a 25 MPG car, a Volt and a Leaf using 3 m/kWh.
http://www.smakl.com/leaf/?p=27
What do you think?
Driving an EV will present some logistical challenges. I won't have the flexibility to just up and go anywhere I want. I'll have to remain aware of range and such, and am realistically looking at a limit of 65 to 80 miles per day travel. I can also expect to get between 3 miles / kWh and 6 miles / kWh.
I average about 50 miles per day driving in my car. If I get 3 miles per kWh (which according to everything I've read, is an extremely conservative estimate) compared to a 25 MPG car, I stand to save $6 / day on gasoline. What if you could reduce your daily auto cost from $8 to about $2? What would you do with an extra $6 / day?
I posted more about this on my leaf blog, including a table comparing costs of a 25 MPG car, a Volt and a Leaf using 3 m/kWh.
http://www.smakl.com/leaf/?p=27
What do you think?