Probably preaching to the choir here, but recent calculations brought to focus the reality that BEV ownership for those who are restricted to using commercial charging options are not saving "fuel" costs relative to comparable ICE options. The numbers we came up with look like this:
The BEV option:
Cost to "fill" our ARIYA "tank" at EVGo at midnite rates = $70
Distance to burn that $70 worth of "fuel" = 300 miles
"Fuel" expense for rolling the ARIYA = ~23 cents/mile
The ICE option:
(using for comparison our Volvo XC60 Recharge which is quite similar to the ARIYA in most aspects, notably HP)
Cost of "fuel" in SoCali = $5.00/gal
MPG of the XC 60 when in ICE mode: 28 MPG
"Fuel" expense for rolling the XC 60 = ~18 cents/mile
Recognized are the non-fuel expense differences when rolling an ICE vehicle versus a BEV - but in terms of
just the fuel part of the comparison, without the home charging option, use of only commercial charging is quite the disincentive for BEV adoption by the masses?
[A major weakness of this argument is the lack of comparable expenses from other commercial charging entities (EA, etc.)]
The BEV option:
Cost to "fill" our ARIYA "tank" at EVGo at midnite rates = $70
Distance to burn that $70 worth of "fuel" = 300 miles
"Fuel" expense for rolling the ARIYA = ~23 cents/mile
The ICE option:
(using for comparison our Volvo XC60 Recharge which is quite similar to the ARIYA in most aspects, notably HP)
Cost of "fuel" in SoCali = $5.00/gal
MPG of the XC 60 when in ICE mode: 28 MPG
"Fuel" expense for rolling the XC 60 = ~18 cents/mile
Recognized are the non-fuel expense differences when rolling an ICE vehicle versus a BEV - but in terms of
just the fuel part of the comparison, without the home charging option, use of only commercial charging is quite the disincentive for BEV adoption by the masses?
[A major weakness of this argument is the lack of comparable expenses from other commercial charging entities (EA, etc.)]
