r/electriccars

Je me demande si au rythme où la planète se dégrade si c'est réfléchi d'utiliser 2 tonnes de voiture pour déplacer en moyenne 80kg d'un humain ? Franchement l'humain a un gros potentiel mais pas beaucoup de culpabilité.

I have been kicking around the idea of buying an EV due to my monthly gas expenses. I currently drive a 2016 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro with 66k miles that is averaging 13.3 miles per gallon. It has a 38 gallon tank and I usually top it off every week at $90 a pop.

I have found some pretty good deals at my local Toyota dealer on 2026 BZs and they are currently offering 1.9% apr for 72 months.

I still have about 32 months left on the loan for my Tundra. If I were to get the BZ, between payment, gas, and insurance, I would save about $400 per month. My issue is starting over with a new loan. For the next 32 months I would save a ton. But if I stayed with the truck, I would be done with payments in 32 months.

Maybe I am overthinking this....would love to hear other people's insight.

I am comparing two cars, one has NACS and the other CCS/J1772. Is NACS really a selling point?

I wanted to share my results. I bought an 2023 Tesla Model 3 RWD with 7800 miles at the beginning of March. And In the last 6 months, I have been doing extensive data logging of every drive I have ever taken.

The main thing I noticed is that I have driven just over 10,000 miles. 7,000 miles was normal daily driving, and the remaining 3,000 was a big road trip. In 6 months, I have spent $226 to go 7,000 miles, and $290 on my 3000 mile road trip. (Average was $.43 per kWh. at the public chargers)

That means the cost per mile is a little over 5.16 cents a mile overall. And if I just count the local driving, it is down to 3.2 cents per mile. The road trip was a bit more at about 10.3 cents a mile.

I have also been tracking gas prices month to month. My old gas car got 26MPG. And I would have spent about $1420 to go that same 10,000 miles. That is about 87.5 cents per mile.

In short, I see people asking if an EV is worth it. And I say if you need a car, then yes it is worth it, and no ICE car anywhere would even come close.

My old gas car: 14.2 cents / mile. (Edited for my bad math)

My new car: 5.15 cents / mile.

Main thing I learned: Keep your tires inflated. And I mean really. just 5% under inflation drops efficiency by 15-20%

In the end, I bought a Tesla because I was worried about range, and public charging. Turns out that none of those concerns were really important. For my next EV when that time comes, I will prioritize efficiency, platform and NACS.

For now, My car is a perfectly good place to be for the next 6 years.