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Originally Posted by XP300
Just a thought for consideration.
I just got my electric bill for the last month. It jumped from $58 to $280. The only difference in usage was the electric Escalade my grandson drives around the neighborhood. He spent about 2 1/2 weeks with us and his 2 batteries were on the chargers all the time, along with his electric scooter.
His Dad, who lives in the basement does leave the TV on all night, while he sleeps on the couch, but that's no difference then when his son is not here.
What I'm trying to say is that it may not matter if the grid can do the job. What matters is how much is it going to cost to charge our electric cars for daily driving. If it costs too much with our current electric rates, why would we switch?
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Even though California has some of the highest rates in the county, nearly three times the national average, in California you will be able to recharge a Volt for $1.60 per night to drive 40 miles the next day. That is $11.20 per week or $44.80 per month (assuming you drove 280 miles per week - 14560 miles per year).
So we are talking about $45 per month vs. about $350 per month for gas for my 6 cylinder car for a net savings of $300 in California. Of course your electric bill will go up about $50 but you gasoline bill should drop about six times that much.