Tesla M3 Driving Cost
May 09 2024
Tesla M3 with 82 kWh battery. At $0.686 per kWh Tier 2 usage it's $57.63 to recharge battery / 341 mile range = $0.169 per mile.
Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007 city driving I'm getting about 35 mpg at $5.45 per gallon (my local Chevron) = $0.156 per mile.
So an EV wouldn't necessarily save me much. Low usage outside of the four months of Summer (so I stay at Tier 1 electricity usage) it would be $0.140 per mile. My electricity usage is such that I can do two full recharges and stay at Tier 1 so that's 12.7 miles per day of driving.
Really more of an advantage if you have solar panels and a house battery. EV maintenance cost is less (though replacing parts is quite expensive for a Tesla).
Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007 city driving I'm getting about 35 mpg at $5.45 per gallon (my local Chevron) = $0.156 per mile.
So an EV wouldn't necessarily save me much. Low usage outside of the four months of Summer (so I stay at Tier 1 electricity usage) it would be $0.140 per mile. My electricity usage is such that I can do two full recharges and stay at Tier 1 so that's 12.7 miles per day of driving.
Really more of an advantage if you have solar panels and a house battery. EV maintenance cost is less (though replacing parts is quite expensive for a Tesla).