According to T. Gage from ACPropulsion: "The eBox consumes between 200 and 250 Wh/mile from the battery depending on type of driving. The battery charger is 85% to 90% efficient depending on charge rate and other factors. So the electricity consumption from the plug rannges roughly from 225 to 300 Wh/mi."
Given that my (summer rate) electricity costs 7.90 cents/kWh, that means that the price ranges from $0.0178 to $0.0237 per mile. Assuming 30mpg (what my current car actually gets), that means that fuel comparison is $0.711 "per gallon".
Finally, assuming you are doing 30,000 miles per year, gas is $3.00 per gallon and the cost is $55,000 and the xB "optimistic" rating is 30 MPG. You get:
(55 000 U.S. dollars) / (((3 (U.S. dollars per US gallon)) / (30 miles per gallon)) * 30 000 (miles per year)) = 18.3333333 years to payoff the purchase...
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According to T. Gage from ACPropulsion:
"The eBox consumes between 200 and 250 Wh/mile from the battery depending on type of driving. The battery charger is 85% to 90% efficient depending on charge rate and other factors. So the electricity consumption from the plug rannges roughly from 225 to 300 Wh/mi."
Given that my (summer rate) electricity costs 7.90 cents/kWh, that means that the price ranges from $0.0178 to $0.0237 per mile. Assuming 30mpg (what my current car actually gets), that means that fuel comparison is $0.711 "per gallon".
Finally, assuming you are doing 30,000 miles per year, gas is $3.00 per gallon and the cost is $55,000 and the xB "optimistic" rating is 30 MPG. You get:
(55 000 U.S. dollars) / (((3 (U.S. dollars per US gallon)) / (30 miles per gallon)) * 30 000 (miles per year)) = 18.3333333 years to payoff the purchase...
Not sure what the tax credits would be, though.
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