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Charged my car yesterday while grocery shopping, this is how much it costs (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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In Chicago area for anyone wondering using the Walmart charging network. This is about ~13% capacity, wasn't really low started charging at about 70%.

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[–] whatstatersprecious@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Would also note that this charger was 47¢/kwh. That’s $0.134/mile - very close to the gas calc you did

So OP is talking about spending only $4 to top up, but that’s basically the equivalent of buying a gallon of gas at this energy price. Basically you need to charge at home to get the pricing benefits over gas.

Obviously a bunch of other benefits to EVs

[–] setnof@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

With other benefits you mean like no oil changes or longer lasting brake disks and pads?

[–] whatstatersprecious@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah and better for GHGs obviously

And depending on use case, can be more convenient than gas - if you only have a basic commute and can charge at home. But gas may still be more convenient for some people (long distance in rural or remote areas for example; apartment living for another)