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by delecti 182 days ago
Yeah, I was being a bit glib about that part.

IMO, the biggest perk is dependent on the ability to charge at home. If you can, then the price per mile is about half (if Google is right that California rates are about $0.30/kWh) or less than for an ICE. But even if the $/mile were equal, never needing to visit a gas station again is itself the biggest perk.

And sure there are people for whom an EV won't meet their range needs, but probably way fewer than think that's the case for them.
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bradlys 181 days ago
It’s closer to 0.40-0.70c/kwh. My lowest rate is $0.40c/kwh and that goes away insanely fast just doing almost nothing. PGE is criminally priced in CA. I get maybe 200kwh before it jumps to $0.50/kwh rate and will keep jumping.

I don’t have AC. I don’t have anything. That’s just a fridge, computer, and a little bit of cooking. Genuinely have no idea how I even hit 10kwh/day because I have nearly nothing on in this place.

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ghaff 182 days ago
>But even if the $/mile were equal, never needing to visit a gas station again is itself the biggest perk.

I maybe fuel up once a month unless I'm doing a road trip. It isn't that big a deal.

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