u/Giniger4846

I have been charging at home, paying 16 cents per kWh to my electric coop. We took our first road trip this week and paid 60 cents on the NJ turnpike. I expected the cost to be way higher than at home, but just doing some rough math, it makes the cost per mile roughly the same as it is for an ICE. Was this just a coincidence, or do EV charging stations roughly tie their price to averages for EV and ICE vehicles to equate the cost per mile?

I know the common driving variables (traffic, road conditions) impact ICE and EV’s differently, and cars aren’t all equally efficient. But the numbers were so close. It made me wonder…

Here was our breakdown: I got 33 kWh for $19.85. I got 4.3 miles per kWh on that charge, so I got 142 miles for $19.85, which is a cost per mile of 14 cents.

Our ICE car (Tucson) gets about 33 MPG on the highway in similar conditions (pouring rain, 55-60 MPH) Gas was $4.42/gal yesterday on the turnpike, which would have made the cost per mile 13.3 cents.

The ability to use my car as a big battery in the event of a power outage is really appealing. But for those of you who use the V2L adapter, how are you actually using it? It gives you one regular plug. Do you plug in a multi-outlet surge protector and then run extension cords everywhere? How many things do you run from your car?

I live on the eastern shore of Maryland and have been watching a pair of osprey tend to their nest for a little over a month. Last night for the first time there was no adult sitting on the nest, and I could not see little baby bird heads poking up. Tonight there is no adult on the nest, but both the male and the female are perched nearby. Could these osprey have lost their babies?

UPDATE: Today I saw one of the parents standing on the side of the nest, bending in toward the center. It 100% looked like it was feeding babies! I suspect that when the nest was empty, one of the parents was perched in one of the (many) nearby trees, watching. I did not think I would be as invested as I am in this drama, but I'm all in.