• 87Six@lemmy.zip
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      6 days ago

      As if you bloody know how much and how I drive lol, funny internet man.

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      7 days ago

      I think that’s entirely possible depending on where they live and how much they drive. I have a spreadsheet with my gas spending, and I’ve spent around $12k on gas since 2016. That includes some cross-country road trips, and taking my car to the race track, where it can burn 3 tanks in a day…

      For the last 6 years or so, I’ve only spent $3k in gas on my daily, since I don’t have to go far and work remotely now. Gas prices in the PNW aren’t exactly the cheapest either.

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        6 days ago

        Yea it’s really funny how he doesn’t believe that covers my gas when I drive a wittle 1.4 petrol every now and then between cities.

        I literally use a tank in like 3-4 months probably. Now even less, since I work remote.

        I never track it either… If that weren’t obvious lol. I also fixed nearly everything on it so it should in theory be more efficient than your average broken down one.

        Still, funny asf.

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      8 days ago

      My wife’s plug-in hybrid charging (at home) costs the same as fuel for an ICE vehicle that gets 60mpg running 87 octane. Electricity is cheaper, but it’s also not free.

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          7 days ago

          Off-peak electricity rate in my area is around $0.14/kWh. One full charge is about 14 kWh, $1.96. This can go about 30mi max, for $0.065/mi.

          My 300cc bike getting 60 mpg at a cost of $4.20/gal comes out to $0.07/mi.

          Did I miss something?

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            6 days ago

            Wait until you factor in replacing the entire battery pack of an EV in 10 years for $10k…

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              6 days ago

              Yep, I agree with your point. EVs have some desirable traits IMO, but some people seem to think they will never need expensive repairs and that their fuel is free.

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          8 days ago

          Not where I live. All those charges for the use of their electricity here. I definitely do not have space to set up my own personal nuclear reactor on my patio. Not even sure I could scavenge enough free materials to build it, even if I found free designs/blueprints.