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[–] 19 points 5 days ago (4 children)

EV charging stations should start putting up gas station style boards showing the current price per kWh. Not that a kWh of electrons gets you as far as a gallon of gas, but a substantial chunk of the population will see the smaller number and start thinking about switching.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I mean even then it is way cheaper compared to gasoline. Around me, EV stations charge ~$0.50/kwh (give or take) and gas is ~$4.50/gal. Assuming 5 mi/kwh and 25 mpg, that comes out to $0.10/mi on electric and $0.18/mi on gas. So in "gas prices", EVs cost ~$2.50/gal and that's assuming you don't do most of your charging at home, which takes it down to ~$0.08/kwh around me ($0.016/mi or $0.40/gal equivalent).

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago* (1 child)

    The conversion for eMPG (which yes, is possibly the most cursed of units) is ~33 kwh equals a gallon. My PNW home electricity prices are pretty low, but that puts an eGallon at ~$2.97.

    If anything I think that number is misleadingly high, but that's part of why it's possibly the most cursed unit.

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