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Electric Cars -- anyone own one?

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Brians356 said:
Yep. But there are some folks buying them to save money on gasoline over the next five or ten years. It may pencil out but they never factor in tires.
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My wife has an EV.... not sure what their is to factor on tires. We got 47,000 miles out of the first set. I drive a nearly 700 horsepower car, and pushing 20,000 miles is a lot for its tires. My rear tire on my motorcycle only lasts about 3000 miles... I would say the EV is doing great compared to the other two.

She is at 50,000 miles:
  • Maintenance cost so far = $0 + One set of tires($1100).
  • Insurance = Cheaper than her old car (which is wild).
  • Cost to charge up (at a super charger) = $10 and takes roughly 15 min (The first two years were free).
  • Cost for a full charge at home = $3 (technically free since we have solar panels on our house).
  • Range = 300+ miles on a charge. So she can go 100 miles for $1 (can't do that in the gassers).
  • Personal best was 372 miles on a single charge.
 
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Curious @DocUSMCRetired , what are they charging per kWh at that super charger where it only cost $10?

I'm in SoCal, where the rates have gone up substantially.
Things started out at $0.07 - $0.11 but are now more like $0.50 per kWh.
 
A PHEV, not a true full electric. About 32 miles range electric only. Kept charged every evening, my combined mileage is 41. Its a CX90, a quite big suv, 5100 lbs. No issues, except two low level recalls, so far. Great car. No range anxiety!
 
I just read that 40% of EV owners polled say they won't buy another one. Sustainable is a word that makes me puke. Especially since there is no way (with current technology) to make any of the 0 carbon pipe dream work. If you like to read simple, short explanation, look up the Manhattan Contrarian and read his blog. He deciphers the smoke they are sending down to what is really happening.
 
Except for Tesla fast charges in my neck of the woods, charging infrastructure for level 2 chargers sucks and even level two's take couple hours for my 17 KWh battery. Can you imagine trying to charge a Tesla with a 80-90 KWH battery on a level 2?
 
DocUSMCRetired said:
My wife has an EV.... not sure what their is to factor on tires. We got 47,000 miles out of the first set. I drive a nearly 700 horsepower car, and pushing 20,000 miles is a lot for its tires. My rear tire on my motorcycle only lasts about 3000 miles... I would say the EV is doing great compared to the other two.

She is at 50,000 miles:
  • Maintenance cost so far = $0 + One set of tires($1100).
  • Insurance = Cheaper than her old car (which is wild).
  • Cost to charge up (at a super charger) = $10 and takes roughly 15 min (The first two years were free).
  • Cost for a full charge at home = $3 (technically free since we have solar panels on our house).
  • Range = 300+ miles on a charge. So she can go 100 miles for $1 (can't do that in the gassers).
  • Personal best was 372 miles on a single charge.
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Not trying to be confrontational, but one big gorilla yet to be tamed is the lack of EV road tax charge. That will have to change.
 
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RegionRat said:
Curious @DocUSMCRetired , what are they charging per kWh at that super charger where it only cost $10?

I'm in SoCal, where the rates have gone up substantially.
Things started out at $0.07 - $0.11 but are now more like $0.50 per kWh.
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We pay by the minute here. It is $0.32 per minute. (Doesn't matter what speed your car charges at, it is the same rate for the 350kw charger). It is $0.16 per minute for the 150kw charger. Our car uses the 800v system or 350kw charger.
 
GPalman said:
Not trying to be confrontational, but one big gorilla yet to be tamed is the lack of EV road tax charge. That will have to change.
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They've finally done this here in NZ to kill the freeloading. This, in combination with an end to a buying incentive which was over $5K for some Teslas, has virtually killed pure EV sales. No loss really.

My son has an amusing vehicle collection. His wife drives a Tesla Y to work but he has three options- a Toyota Hilux truck, a BMW X5 diesel and a '68 Galaxie. The latter is really only a weekend toy. His new house which is nearly finished is off-grid and has a big solar system with 40kW-Hr storage capacity so will deal with the Tesla easily.
 
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So I'm sitting here in SE Oregon where Pacificorp has just decommissioned and is still in the process of removing four hydroelectric dams.

Don't know the reason, but our power just came back on after an hour off. (probably tied together with Kalifornia)

Any road leading away from my location takes us through sketchy or "no service" phone and cellular zones. We're cold in the winter with a few months barely above freezing, and many weeks that don't get up to freezing. Electric charging stations are rare or non existent, heck gas can be hard to find in some directions.

I just don't see EV's being a practical alternative around here for awhile if ever. When I see one on the side of the road, it's often there for awhile. jd
 
Brians356 said:
Where more precisely are those dams located (or, on which rivers)?
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All on the Klamath River. jd

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