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Originally Posted by Piper1
For those that do own EVs on this thread and charge from home, I’ve wondered what’s the comparison on the home electric bill of pre ev to owning one? Just one thing that I’ve always wondered.
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Cheap compared to gasoline. For reference, we owned a Chevy Bolt which had a 66 kW battery, and let's say it was completely dead. If we assume a 70% efficiency rate for charging (this is probably super low), it would take 94.28 kilowatts of energy to charge it from 0% to 100%. The national average for power is $0.13 per kW, which puts the grand total at $12.25. So for $12 and some change, you could go 200-240 miles.
Also, power at night is cheaper than during peak times, so I actually set a schedule so the car would only charge from like 11pm-8am. We also just used the standard charger (level 1) that came with the car, never bothered getting a level 2. We never ran ours out of charge either, typically never below 50% actually. Just plugged it in when we got home, and unplugged it when it was full. Our power bill each month was ~$15-25 higher than usual. Wife and I also both work from home, so we didn't drive much anyways, hence why we sold it.