Even assuming $6/gal and just 20mpg, it's still about 83 miles/day(for 20 work/commuting days a month) or 55 miles/day (with 30 commuting days a month). Assuming a generous 60mph as the avg speed for the commute, that's about 1day/month sitting in a car. More likely avg speed of 30mph and that's 2days a month in the car.
That is excessive driving for an average person/commute. I presume op was likely exaggerating to make a point.
Anyway, for any EV owners, a more likely scenario is a person spending about $100-$150 for fuel per month. Doesn't buying a brand new $50000 EV's as opposed to a $30000 IC car (potentially used), and the insurance/registration costs offset the gains made by fuel savings?
> Anyway, for any EV owners, a more likely scenario is a person spending about $100-$150 for fuel per month. Doesn't buying a brand new $50000 EV's as opposed to a $30000 IC car (potentially used), and the insurance/registration costs offset the gains made by fuel savings?
Yes, given current prices, even with a $7.5k subsidy
> potentially used
If you open the door to ~$10k used Japanese compacts with a good 100k+miles left, it's not even remotely close.
EVs are still a rich person thing for now, which may be the primary reason?
Serms like you get it. I wish that Aptera was building at scale and also had a more normal looking alternative model for non-geeks.
But in general, new cars are for well above median income people and used EVs have a cost time bomb attached to them in the form of a battery replacement.
Anyway, for any EV owners, a more likely scenario is a person spending about $100-$150 for fuel per month. Doesn't buying a brand new $50000 EV's as opposed to a $30000 IC car (potentially used), and the insurance/registration costs offset the gains made by fuel savings?