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How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Vehicle? (A comparison at home and on the road, with gasoline)
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this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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You are aware that internal combustion engines also use non-renewables at a much lower efficiency than grid-scale use of non-renewables, right?
Were you aware that only ~1/3 the energy from combustion is harnessed for propulsion in a traditional ICE?
probably even 1/4..an EV charged from fossil electricity saves only 33% on emissions compared to a fossil car. personally if i am paying 40k$ for an EV i am expecting my purchase to act as a contribution to safeguard the environement, not only to save on repair costs and mileage, but thats my personal preference.. a Tesla costs 40k$ at least, while a 40kwh nissan leaf costs 30k$, and there s no in-between, EVs are a pass for me for now but thats my opinion.
Or, stated more honestly, an EV deriving electricity from even fossil-based grid-scale generation uses roughly half the raw combustables as an ICE with the added benefit of emission scrubbing.
We are fortunate, then, that this is already the case.
I'm not sure how you've determined they should be a pass - if you're comparing like to like and comparing to new ICE vehicles of similar capability, there's no reason not to go EV for most people.
But sure, it is a matter of preference.