Electric Vehicle Myths: #1 EVs Do Not Have Enough Range to Be Viable

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I pay .10 per kWh at home for electricity and the car gets about 3-4 miles per kWh. Some days I’ll take a trip that’s about 80 miles round trip and I use 18 kWh ($1.80). If I go on a road trip to San Antonio (+/- 530 miles round trip) I’ll typically get billed around $12-15 by Tesla for using their Superchargers. When you’re on a road trip you never have to break out your credit card or cash to use their Superchargers; Tesla just puts in on your account. If your credit card on file has expired or is cancelled they will send you a bill at the end of the month from what I understand (never have had that happen to me).

There’s also the convenience factor. It’s very nice to be able to fill up your “tank” every night at the house. If you’re on a plan that has quasi-free night use it would be even less.

I understand their upcoming Cybertruck will have a solar bed cover option which can add I think about 15-20 miles of range a day if parked in full sun.