An EV will use about 300Wh of electricity per mile. This varies a bit depending on the car (a massive Model S will use more than a Leaf) and how you drive it, but it's a decent approximation. I pay about 13 cents/kWh. That makes my energy cost for driving an EV about 3.9 cents/mile. I believe that's 300Wh out of the battery, so you probably want to add another 10% or so for charging inefficiency, but I'm not sure exactly what the numbers are there so I'll leave them be.
My last car got 40MPG. At current local gas costs of $2.50/gallon, that's 6.25 cents/mile.
And of course, a lot of people think that current gas prices are anomalously low and won't last.
Interesting. That's obviously a good case number for an ICE vehicle (although it's pretty close to my current car at today's gas prices) but I hadn't realized that, from a "fuel" perspective, EVs aren't actually all that cheaper. Yes, 50% is a lot, but it's not multiples. (And, yes, there are some free charging options available but those aren't necessarily available to most people on a regular basis.)
I think most people would be quite pleased if gas prices were half of their current level (especially in Europe, where they are significantly higher than in the US). Plus you don't have to do oil changes ;)
An EV will use about 300Wh of electricity per mile. This varies a bit depending on the car (a massive Model S will use more than a Leaf) and how you drive it, but it's a decent approximation. I pay about 13 cents/kWh. That makes my energy cost for driving an EV about 3.9 cents/mile. I believe that's 300Wh out of the battery, so you probably want to add another 10% or so for charging inefficiency, but I'm not sure exactly what the numbers are there so I'll leave them be.
My last car got 40MPG. At current local gas costs of $2.50/gallon, that's 6.25 cents/mile.
And of course, a lot of people think that current gas prices are anomalously low and won't last.