sk47
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Hello; I decided to open the second link imbedded in the article." opportunity cost of waiting for vehicles to charge at stations"- LOL. They've also accounted for a really cheap gas (of course they did).
AEG Fueling Cost Study 2d Edition Press Release (autonews.com)
I drive a 2001 Nissan Sentra for longer trips, often 200 miles with the running around. I get around 35 MPG or so and always at least 33 MPG. So if I use 33 MPG and paid $2.99/gallon that gets me 100 miles on three gallons at a cost of $8.97 for 100 miles. That is even less than in the study for an ICE.
Last trip over 100 miles in my pickup I got 18.7 MPG. So a bit over five gallons. (5.34 gallons). At $2.99 that is $15.98. That is more expensive than the cost of the EV. Also why I use the car for longer trips unless I need to tow or haul something.
I have not calculated the cost of electricity at my home in terms of an EV. On my last electric bill, I paid $85.64 for 703 KWHs. Is that 12 cents per KWH?
Anyway in the above link there is a graph showing costs per quarter for recent years. For much of the time ICE fuel was much higher and the cost was more than for the EV much of the time. Seems to me at the time of the story the ICE was indeed slightly less cost that the EV at the far right end of the graph.
Also seems to me that if they intended to be sneaky they should have not included that pesky graph.
As for opportunity costs that will depend on what a persons time is worth. For me not much as I am retired. For a working person with places to be and things to do having to sit and wait extra time for a charge is money out of pocket. Will depend on the person it seems.
(Note how i did not need to name call or use put downs to make a point???)
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