The average electric vehicle uses 0.32 KWhs of electricity to go a mile. Since the average residential for power is $0.17/KWh, that’s $0.06 per mile.
This compares favorably to gasoline, whose average use per mile is 0.04 gallons at an average cost of $3.64, or $0.15.
Over the lifetime of a car, say 200K miles, we’re talking about $18,000.
Now, there are other pros and cons at stake here. Replacement batteries for EVs are expensive, but the savings in terms of entire systems that are eliminated in EVs (fuel delivery, engine parts, pollution control, exhaust, etc.) are considerable as well.
Of course, the major motivation behind EV purchases is environmental responsibility. Studies have consistently shown that phasing out internal combustion engines and the consumption of fossil fuels is essential to the decarbonization of the energy and transportation sectors, and thus to the success of our society’s efforts to mitigate climate change.
At left is an interesting twist on the case for social democracies. In short: Investing in people pays off.
As they say, Education is expensive, but the cost of ignorance is far higher.
Have we hit the tipping point on climate change? For example, has the melting permafrost in the Arctic released so much methane that a runaway feedback loop has been established?
As suggested at left, an analogous question could be asked about the level corruption in the U.S. government.
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