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The problem is they are using the “average electricity rate”. Most people charge at night, where if you have TOU rates, it is likely significantly cheaper.
Where I am, the overnight rate can be only 2.8¢/kWh vs 28.4¢/kWh peak.
So a lot of people pay significantly less than the average.
Unfortunately not all locations have that, such as Western WA at the moment. I say this as an EV owner, I wish we had that. I charge at night anyway, and home charging is still cheaper than gas.