the REAL cost to charge a Tesla (revealing my electricity bill)

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  • @TeddyLeppard
    @TeddyLeppard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1497

    If “most” cars on the road were electric, it’s guaranteed the utilities would raise rates because of the increased demand on the grid.

    • @chrisbeckner2103
      @chrisbeckner2103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Untrue….considering power is mostly still generated from fossil fuels, the same barrel of oil that used to create gasoline is also used to fuel power stations. If there was no longer demand for that barrel in gasoline production then the raw goods cost to create electricity is lower. In addition, alternative and improving forms of electricity production are coming to market daily further reducing the cost of electricity production. At current the increasing cost vector is not production but rather storage. Electricity can be generated quite cheaply. The problem occurs on the demand side when everyone wants the same power all at the same time. If we invest in power storage instead of demonizing fossil fuels, then we can more easily transition to electric vehicles.

    • @bobbyboucher5309
      @bobbyboucher5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Power is already going through the roof. Someone else's greed owns you until people stand up for themselves.

    • @DerekRoss1958
      @DerekRoss1958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Excellent! That would mean my solar panels would save me even more money!

    • @donaldmarusak6501
      @donaldmarusak6501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@chrisbeckner2103 GREAT NEWS! THEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU CAN HELP PAY FOR THOSE CARS AND THE UPKEEP...

    • @chrisbeckner2103
      @chrisbeckner2103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@donaldmarusak6501 I am genuinely confused as to how my explanation and providing factual information on these issues could elicit your response. At best, you replied to the wrong person and at worst you’re just trolling.

  • @chrisanthony579
    @chrisanthony579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    For those considering buying an EV for environmental reasons; I think it's important to understand where your electricity comes from. In my case it's coal imported by train from West Virginia and some has started to be imported by ship from another country.

    • @Jordy40Growing
      @Jordy40Growing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Or what happens when the batteries service life is over. What happens to the battery is it recycled? But under a mountain? Shipped to India to pollute over there?

    • @Andrewkc1969
      @Andrewkc1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's great for your area, but it's not the case in all areas. A lot of areas are using wind and water to power homes and businesses. Oh yeah, there's that. That coal you are talking about, and the wind and water I'm talking about? It's already being used for so much more. People that are against EV's always point this out, acting like all of a sudden ALL the coal is now going to be used to power the evil electric car. They conveniently leave out the fact that charging your electric car is a small fraction of the electricity used for everything else. Take her example. Her monthly electric bill was over $500. She figures that the portion of that that goes to her Tesla is $35. A small fraction of that bill.

    • @robhartshorn6823
      @robhartshorn6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      And where the batteries come from. The massive lithium mines, earth moving equipment, massive freighter ships to ship the materials, the massive electrical grid infrastructure that's going to be needed in future along with all the steel and copper mined to produce the materials for it.

    • @robhartshorn6823
      @robhartshorn6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@Andrewkc1969 They are getting rid of coal steam turbine power all over the country. Wind turbines produce a tiny fraction of electricity for the USA and their manufacturing, disposal is a huge polluter along with the millions of birds they kill every year, on top of that they are a huge eyesore for almost every landscape. So where is the power going to come from? There is lots of talk about tearing out Hydro electric plants and some are already being removed. Again, where is the electric power going to come from to power all these electric vehicles?

    • @dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
      @dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Chris Anthony
      Yeah, you can thank Joe Manchin for the fact that WV still uses coal!
      Ideally as more politicians start thinking about the planet and not personally making a profit, electricity sources will get cleaner. And every homeowner has the option of going solar and charging their EV that way. Of course, solar itself has an environmental impact and usually it takes 5-6 years until it's seen as "good for the environment".

  • @bubblef8073
    @bubblef8073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    6:25 A 10 minute video to tell how much a Tesla charge cost. Thank you for the video!

    • @pranavraj127
      @pranavraj127 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Honestly!

    • @awifeinterrupted
      @awifeinterrupted ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So 20 miles per kilowatt hour. My gas engine car does way better and doesn't cost thousands of dollars to replace the battery. EV has a long way to go imo.

    • @ttp8973
      @ttp8973 ปีที่แล้ว

      ....until people learn the proper math, they will not buy it.

    • @demetriamcgrone1374
      @demetriamcgrone1374 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

    • @martins.7175
      @martins.7175 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for the time stamp….. I hate when TH-camr ramble on.

  • @Jackman8594
    @Jackman8594 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I run an extention cord to the neighbors, it has saved me thousands!!!

    • @jamesmcdonald6047
      @jamesmcdonald6047 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Try that around my neighborhood, no charge for the bullet holes in your Tesla, free power you stole!!!

    • @Jackman8594
      @Jackman8594 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamesmcdonald6047 lol you actually think if I had the $ to buy a tesla I would do that!!

    • @jamesmcdonald6047
      @jamesmcdonald6047 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jackman8594 Not a chance,but I bet you have a lot of Tesla clothing to wear just in case people do not know you drive one!!!

    • @Jackman8594
      @Jackman8594 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out my tesla video at #youradonkey

    • @kattmaz4611
      @kattmaz4611 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamesmcdonald6047 the extension chord needs would be $500 anyway lol

  • @CharlesinGA
    @CharlesinGA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Another easy way to measure the current and cost is to buy a Kill-A-Watt which you plug into the outlet and then plug your car's cord into it. You program it for the cost per Kwh and it will show how much power you have consumed and how much it costs. It also shows voltage, amps, and cycles. Its less than $30.

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB ปีที่แล้ว

      Lies again? Cock it

  • @mcdmiked09
    @mcdmiked09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Is nobody even going to mention the $578 power bill??? Holy cow, I've never paid more than $200 and I live in Florida

    • @grahamquigley8818
      @grahamquigley8818 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      was 58 days, still a lot a power used per month

    • @sackingz9540
      @sackingz9540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It is pg&e they charge a lot

    • @JonHunter80
      @JonHunter80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats about average if you have a large home in LA, for 2 months, I only pay about 30-40 per month in san diego, Ca

    • @charlie1571
      @charlie1571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      $578 utility bill! Damn! Here in Louisiana our long summers are hell and A/C run continuously and my bill is around $200 and I have a total elec. home. I am a little doubtful of her story.

    • @kevintucker8803
      @kevintucker8803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IKR, it's crazy. My avg bill a month is $80 in Colorado

  • @thisistheslam
    @thisistheslam ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Glad you called out variable electrical pricing. This is common in a few parts in the United States and worth being aware of because that will greatly affects the return on investment from going with an electric vehicle. In terms of price gouging concerns, just like gas stations and oil companies, they’re pretty content with profits that hit a certain margin and know that if they go to out-of-control they lose their customer. Some thing I think a lot of folks will forget because people simply don’t understand the way energy economics work and there’s a lot of the hood that doesn’t relate to politics and greed. That being said, the other thing to remember is that some states have publicly owned utility rates. Publicly owned utility grids, while not the only form of ownership, are going to be pretty steady in price and are very unlikely to price gouge unless some kind of new bill is passed by your legislation that allows them to change the cost of the energy production or energy dispersement. So all in all people should feel safe about the cost of electricity, especially when renewable energies are slowly becoming more capable and hopefully will be main stream in the next 5 to 10 years making electricity more affordable than it is currently.

    • @phillman5
      @phillman5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "know that if they go to out-of-control they lose their customer." How is the typical customer of an electric company going go? Usually there is only one choice of an electric company.

    • @thisistheslam
      @thisistheslam ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phillman5 that’s not a hard-fast rule. Usually you’d be right but you also have non private entities controlling electric stations. But you also need to remember that running electric costs rampant will bring forward other business opportunities and collapse the profitability of private energy options. There’s a balance, and everyone knows that price gouging forces market shifts - especially when exposed.

    • @OtomoTenzi
      @OtomoTenzi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Har, that's FATE!!! >: D
      The 100% REAL TRUTH about electric cars, is that your ASS will be sitting like right ontop of a NUCLEAR POWER PLANT all the motherfuckin' time.
      So say hello to RADIATION CANCER, and say goodbye to LIFE!!!
      Now if THAT doesn't kill ya soon enough already, then the ELECTRIC FIRES and EXPLOSIONS most certainly will...
      Next best thing to owning a 1970s Ford Pinto, if ya asked me!
      Need I say more???

    • @b.butler.7283
      @b.butler.7283 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So as soon as my utility company was aware i had a tesla .... they lowered my rate and made me aware of all the locations of rhe city chargers and allso directed me to where there where free. FREE. Charge stations. That were either 48 amp or 60 amp speedy chargers. FYI. I traded in my f 350 supercrew king ranch 32 gallons was a xost of 156 dollars per fill up 310 mile range i spent 1200 a month on gas. So fsr comparatively wirh both home and tesla fast chargers ive spent in one month 309 dollars and my SVR mod 3 dual motor gets me 290 miles in performance full mode and in chill 319 miles im totaly good with this its an easy choice to have money in my front pocket and not have some gas station guy ask if i have a kick back card .... while stealing my money for gas

  • @Ben-yw8be
    @Ben-yw8be 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I almost spit my beer with that $576 electric bill. Here in Texas, that type of bill is for a 3500-4000 sq.ft. house in a dead heat of summer.

    • @garytrawinski1843
      @garytrawinski1843 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It makes you wonder if her estimate is off for the electricity used for the Tesla?

    • @NoOne-hn6gs
      @NoOne-hn6gs ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My thought exactly, have 2200 sq.ft. home and at most my electricity bill in 100° blistering Texas heat keeping my home at 75 has been $280 and we pay .12 a kwh.

    • @wingchan2654
      @wingchan2654 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No kidding. That $500 plus was an eye opener

    • @MyRedmamba
      @MyRedmamba ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking the same thing. We keep the AC at 75 and raise it to 78 when leaving the house for long periods of time. Even with these 100 plus degree days our bill has not passed $200.

    • @mtp160788
      @mtp160788 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was 2 months but still lol

  • @vanheath5382
    @vanheath5382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    For my Tesla Model 3 Standard Range it’s $24-29 a month. I charge almost every night during Off-Peak times.
    I drive 1700 miles a month. I used to get about 350 miles to the tank in my Toyota Corolla (13.2 Gal tank). 1700 miles is 4.85 tanks of gas. Currently gas is $4.12/Gal where I live.
    ($4.12 x 13.2) x 4.85 = $263.76
    So basically the cost to home charge is 10% of the cost of gas.

    • @kirbyrules55
      @kirbyrules55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what is your electricity cost, cuz damn that seems low. my electricity in the LA area is .35 a kwh. Also you did not use your full tank each time or you would be stuck somewhere every time. these rounding errors add up when you try to show EV as the be all. for me gas is 5/2 more expensive than gas. and thats at the crazy gas prices. still a savings for sure but not 10% aka 10 times less expensive

    • @vanheath5382
      @vanheath5382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kirbyrules55 Toyota says estimated 342 mile range on my old Corolla, so 350 was actually generous. I’m driving my Tesla more than I drove my old car, because We used to use my wife’s van on the weekends and for errands. So I was actually getting worse gas mileage during those times. In Phoenix AZ, my electricity cost is $0.05146 per KWh when I charge (Off-Peak). Comes out to about $1 every time I charge back up, there is also a Super Off-Peak charging rate of $0.03166 between 10am-3pm, but I rarely am charging at that time, however that’s what makes my charging cost fluctuate.
      If I just look at my old commute and take out the other driving, my work commute was 300 miles a week, so 1200 miles a month. I had to fill up each week about 10 gallons. At the time when I bought my Tesla, gas was around $3.15/Gal. So $3.15 x 10 x 4 = $126 a month. So if say look at my charge cost, $1/day x 20 days, then I was paying about 6x more for gas for my daily commute each month. It’s the gas savings using the Tesla for weekend and errand driving that gets me to about 10x difference.
      I hope that helps. Obviously the electricity cost is widely different depending on where you live. I average about 19 KWh per recharge (basically charging about 100 miles of range back to the car). So if my cost was like yours, $0.35 per KWh x 19 = $6.65 per fill up. That wouldn’t be a savings.

    • @bug512
      @bug512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      But the cost of the car is four times the cost of the Toyota. And Insurance, and tires....

    • @thebluelunarmonkey
      @thebluelunarmonkey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Costing you an extra $2500/year (higher cost of ownership than corolla) for the privilege of saving $1900/yr using cheaper electricity than gas.
      For your high yearly mileage, a Tesla makes more sense since you are overall paying $600/yr more PLUS not using any gasoline. :)
      For me, a Tesla doesn't make sense over my Prius. I travel much, much less than you, 625 miles/month. (7.5 years and at 56000 on odometer). I drive much less in the past 2.5 years due to working from home vs a 36 mile round trip commute to work for the first 5 years I owned the prius. These days I fill up 9 gallons once every 2 months since I work from home. So for the past year, I have spent about $216 in gas for the entire year.
      I did my prius, long term trip meter says I get 48mpg (Trip B meter over the last 9600 miles)
      over the 7.5 years I owned it, I have total of 56k miles so round to 7500 miles/year
      Tesla gets 0.24 kWh/mile. It costs me 11 cents per kWh for electricity (Atlanta)
      If I had a tesla, the 7500 miles would take 1800 KwH or $198/yr
      Precovid gas $2.40 at 155 gallons a year = $375/yr
      Covid gas is $4 at 155 gallons a year = $625/yr
      So for me, in 2022 the cost to home charge would be 32% of the cost of gas, saving $35.60 a month at $4/gal (saved only $14.80/month during precovid gas prices)
      Precovid, 53% the cost of gas
      Cost of 2014 Tesla 3 $71k - $7.5k tax credit
      Cost of my 2014 Prius Four - $26k
      Let's use 4yr loan, Tesla interest $5300, Prius interest $2300
      Own car for 10 years, Tesla resale value is 31% ($19700 per caredge site) Prius is 30% ($7800)
      Cost per year: Tesla $4900, Prius $2050 (purchase + interest - resale)
      6 years of gas precovid = 2250, 4 years covid gas 2500 = $475gas / year
      10 years of Tesla electricity $1980
      Cost of Ownership and Usage:
      Tesla $5100/yr
      Prius $2525/yr
      It would have cost me $2575/yr MORE to get the privilege of saving $277 a year using only electricity instead of gasoline.
      Not adding maintenance since $50 to change my oil once a year is neglible, and in 7.5 years I have needed no repairs. I'm assuming the Tesla is also maintenance free over the same time span, not needing any dealer servicing work and charges.
      Your calc is a little off since corolla is 31 city / 40 highway. You never put 13.2 gallons in the tank because no one fills up after running empty on the side of the road. My prius tank is 11.9gallons and in 7.5 years, I've never ever been able to put 10 gallons in it even when I thought I was running on fumes.
      Your Corolla for 1700 miles should cost $189/mo at $4/gal and 36mpg, not $263. So 1/6th not 1/10th but I think when you go from $189 to a low $30 we're just splitting hairs! :)

    • @thebluelunarmonkey
      @thebluelunarmonkey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can't ever put 13.2 gallons in the tank, though. My prius capacity is 11.9 but I have never in many years ever put more than 10 gallons in the tank, ever. Going by 36mpg, your fillup is closer to 9.7 gallons, not 13.2. But as I said in my other comment, your high miles per year does not make a tesla a bad investment at all :) If you were driving that Corolla 1700 miles a month, I'd suggest getting a job that didn't require you to travel as much (averaging 50mph, that's 17 days spent in your car, at average 25mph, thats 34 days spent in your car)

  • @hatespeechandgraphicviolen6141
    @hatespeechandgraphicviolen6141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Price depends on local cost per unit of energy. It also typically needs a house to charge it.

  • @1micYT
    @1micYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you had any issues using that mobile charger outdoors in rain, etc?

  • @Dogman7169
    @Dogman7169 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm getting ready to buy a model 3 soon. Is your referral link still good ?

  • @rwells3376
    @rwells3376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    You can't just use the Kw charge, there is taxes, surcharges, recovery fees and whatever else they can dream up to add to your bill.

    • @alphanation368
      @alphanation368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yup my bill is loaded with those ridiculous charges. Administration charge, distribution charge, transmission charge, local access fee.

    • @aceace605
      @aceace605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My last bill was 1552 kWh for $170 or 10.8 cents per kWh including everything. I know my electricity is cheaper than hers but my point really is when they use those posted 0.17 per kWh or whatever it is they are accounting for the fees ect. They aren't just cherry picking the energy chrage rate alone which in my case is 10 cents. The extras only add almost another 1 penny. The reality is battery cars are just much cheaper to power if you compare electric to gas. Of course the Tesla is wicked expensive. It's much cheaper to purchase and operate a used 4 year old any typical gas/hybird/battery car vs a new Tesla if you do a price per mile comparison but Tesla is the luxury version of battery cars. You're paying for all the bells and whistles.
      Basic Service Charge ($0.45 x 29 Days) 13.05
      Energy Charge ($0.10082 x 1,552 kWh) 156.47
      Electric DSM ($0.00137 x 1,552 kWh) 2.13
      Electric Fuel Adjustment ($0.00050 x 1,552 kWh) 0.78
      Economic Relief Surcredit ($-0.00343 x 1,552 kWh) -5.32
      Environmental Surcharge (1.520% x $167.11) 2.54
      Home Energy Assistance Fund Charge 0.30
      Total Charges $169.95

    • @rwells3376
      @rwells3376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@aceace605 Now my bill I just got comes out to 0.1596 per kwh which is about 1/3 more expensive than yours. So in order to get the real picture you would have to have an accurate percentage rate across the country. Now I'm not saying that electric isn't less expensive at the preset time compared to gas. But we also need to take into consideration all aspects, such as use of vehicle. I have a 3/4 ton truck with a diesel engine, I use it to haul heavy loads of lumber, how would that stack up to an electric vehicle? I'm an electrical engineer, so I'm not against electric anything. But I am a realist, and although it is useful it's no silver bullet. And I am sick and tired of the false claims. Now that goes for everything, not just this. Too much hype, too many lies. That is especially true for all of the alternate energy green crap. Nobody tell the whole truth. If they did, nobody would be behind it except those that are making the billions off of it. I hope you get my point.

    • @aceace605
      @aceace605 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rwells3376 - Yeah I live in one of the cheapest electric zones in the country. Sort of lucky there. I was just pointing out when they calculate the cost per mile on hybirds in videos like this they usually use the overall rate. The higher the cost of gas the better those battery cars look but you are also correct. You always have to compare apples to apples in function of car, maintenance of car, etc. A battery or hybird doesn't work very well in trucks yet. Therese a few smaller trucks but they sure aren't hauling a boat. I finally jumped into the hybird market about a year ago because I was looking for a small used car with high mpg where the maintenance or even purchase price wouldn't eat up the difference. I started looking at them back in the early 2000s but the prices difference back then and the risk of buying an expensive replacement battery couldn't offset the difference to gas even when it hit $4.00 a gallon for a year or so. There's still trade offs on top of that. We bought a Prius prime which is fairly comfortable but it only seats 4 specifically because battery cars are incredibly weight sensitive. Generally we're solo or duo in it for commutes and we deliver sometimes as well. It's great for that but you can't haul much. I'm still a little worried about maintenance. Oil changes are easy but I'm not sure about things like brakes, etc. I usually change my own brakes but I don't know how simple or hard it is on this prius. I will say the oil is very simple with both the plug and filter being right out of a covered area from the bottom. It's easier than my GMC Truck which has a convoluted access to the filter from the top through a bunch of other components.

    • @rwells3376
      @rwells3376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aceace605 The real issue I was addressing was the accuracy of info. For example, when they post KW used, that is a problem. Electricity is measured in KWH, and then that doesn't take into consideration all of those extra fees I mentioned in my first comment. So if you were to calculate the KWH used at the rate charged, it would be inaccurate because of all of the extra charges on your bill. So the person contemplating an electric vehicle would think it would be much cheaper to operate then what it really is. Very misleading !!! Now maintenance is another issue all together. Years ago I worked as a mechanic. I has $30k invested in tools, and as the cars rapidly changed the cost of tools was soaring. I was giving up about25% 0f my paycheck to the tool trucks every week. It got to the point that I decided to stop spending that much on tools and soon after I changed careers because of it. Now we are entering a realm of vehicles that are so vastly different and much more complicated that the average mechanic will need a degree to wok on these cars. This will drive down the mechanics available and drive the repair cost up. Once again another unsuspecting result to passed on to the consumer. When you start talking about regenerative braking, inhub motors, motor controllers and all of that computer controlled, which requires specific diagnostic equipment, where does that leave the average person? You do know electric cars were here before internal combustion cars, and for these and several other reasons they failed to become a mainstay transportation source. And then we haven't even started to talk about the carbon emissions to produce the power, the chemicals and rare earth elements in the batteries, just to start. This is no silver bullet, but it is a great way for the wealthy to get even wealthier. And that is what this is all about. Do a real analysis of the cost and carbon created to produce a solar panel, or a wind generator, take into consideration the life expectancy and the maintenance costs and you will see it for what it really is.

  • @miguellapa6868
    @miguellapa6868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Solar Panels ?! In your personal home, not in the rental one.
    Putting the Sun working for you is better than having the money at the Bank.

    • @mikerafone4736
      @mikerafone4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      for Arizona or Nevada OK

    • @kuladoma3
      @kuladoma3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      here in California the utility company are planning to add a grid connection fee to solar owners costing 60 to 100 dollars based in KWH usage .

  • @cindirose3390
    @cindirose3390 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shelby, great video, and i did enjoy! Could you tell us how much your var cost when purchased? And do you notice if the charging places away from your house are crowde

  • @kessiezhang9357
    @kessiezhang9357 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have model 3 long range? It’s not available today :/ I’m thinking about model y

  • @saratemp790
    @saratemp790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    $36 a month is really good.

    • @W3TMON3Y
      @W3TMON3Y 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed i thought it would have been more

    • @sema-2024
      @sema-2024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good if your rich

    • @saratemp790
      @saratemp790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@sema-2024 For 700 miles? Good for anyone.

    • @lilwolfboi
      @lilwolfboi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@sema-2024 Do you own a car or have to drive a car? $36 a month for 700 miles is pretty damn good even for an economical car like a Prius.

    • @animonae7739
      @animonae7739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Greg Gaming Ok, Calm down with that caps text wall. I agree with you, some people should be smarter with their money.

  • @skrgich
    @skrgich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    it makes even more sense to get an ev in europe, in my country gas prices are 50% more than in la and electricity is 5 cents for off-peak and 10 for peak hours so $25 vs $60 tank is more like $5-10 vs $90

    • @MaxAigner
      @MaxAigner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      in germany/Munich electricity costs 40 US- cents per kwh omg..

    • @josemonsaji
      @josemonsaji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow in India, petrol costs more than double of that of US while electricity costs like 0.11usd

    • @Tore_Lund
      @Tore_Lund 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MaxAigner Was going to mention that! Had a compact 1.1L gasoline car that used 4L/100km (Yes I drive like that) then last year, I got the E-version which uses 134Wh/km (measured from the socket) which cost me 38 US cents/kWh at home, which is $5.33. However gasoline is $ 7.34 for 4 liters atm, so I'm not saving that much! If I use public chargers, I'd save nothing. Electricity is more expensive in Europe compared to gasoline, than it is in the US, even if gasoline is more expensive.

    • @sargfowler9603
      @sargfowler9603 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea, in the UK gas is equivalent to $6.50 a gallon, however overnight electricity can be as low as 6 cents a kw/h. There's a BIG difference. However, EV vehicles tend to do well in hot climates like California whereas colder places can see a reduction of 50% in range.

    • @brunobarros116
      @brunobarros116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its the price free healt care and free colege

  • @freddylawson5211
    @freddylawson5211 ปีที่แล้ว

    How long does it take to fully charge that car though?. If you had to travel to San Fran. How long would it take to go there and back if you just did a turn around?

  • @mesomemore97
    @mesomemore97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live in North Texas... I've never had a $575.00 dollar electric bill... ever. California is out of whack.

  • @heycataloochee3964
    @heycataloochee3964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I got a $200 electric bill last month because I had to pay for 2 months and thought THAT was high. 😅😅 I am very grateful now.

    • @akmalizi8892
      @akmalizi8892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow only $200 for 2 month so cheap then my bill
      I had to pay around 800-900 💷 for 1 month.Bill for electricity in my country it so expensive .

    • @Jesusprayerwarriorbw
      @Jesusprayerwarriorbw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Silicon valley California bill is $300-500 depending on seasons

    • @derf9465
      @derf9465 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the uk mine is £45 a month.

    • @MrJustus88
      @MrJustus88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SC anyway from 75 in the fall to 175 summer or winter

  • @Nigol66
    @Nigol66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great video! It really helped me understand how the costs work out. THANK YOU! I'm a subscriber now!

  • @BengyM
    @BengyM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Curious. What’s the lifetime of the batteries? What’s the replacement cost of the batteries? What’s the impact on the environment of mining nickel for those batteries?

    • @klncow
      @klncow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Batteries are $ 20000+ dollars.

    • @hondaftwg9543
      @hondaftwg9543 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      10 years. And there non recyclable. Uses petrol to extract lithium uses petrol to refine lithium. Uses petrol to manufacture vehical. Imagin if these dumb asses spent a tad more time in making the gasoline engine more efficient, and put a proper filter on the exhaust.... but no here we are with our thumbs up our asses. You cant put a price on stupid... oh wait.....

    • @TheBrownSys
      @TheBrownSys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Relatively short. Very high. Very high.

    • @marcchaffee7751
      @marcchaffee7751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cost ?? way , way more than gas engines . Biden is lying to us all .

    • @johnvogel5885
      @johnvogel5885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The impact on the environment doesn’t matter because they mine for them in 3rd world countries😂😂

  • @dash5257
    @dash5257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    $578 power bill is outrageous! I wouldn't want to live anywhere that considers that normal.

    • @wellfleation1
      @wellfleation1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Palm Springs in July where temperatures are 115 F and cooling a large place like she's in costs a ton.

    • @GumperVanLier
      @GumperVanLier 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The bill is for two months. Its still high though

    • @hey3xz
      @hey3xz ปีที่แล้ว

      That may be every a bi-monthly bill. But still a lot at $289

  • @DeerghKataria
    @DeerghKataria 2 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    For those who have solar panels, it's free REAL ESTATE!

    • @Frank00
      @Frank00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Solar on houses is not free, your panels give the power to the utilities and they sell it back to you at a discount, they are just using you to become part of the grid and make money off of you.

    • @TunayKo
      @TunayKo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Frank00 actually it depends from state to state and even town to town. But still you have some ways to just use solar panel for non-house related products. So yeah renewable energies have the best ROI. (Not an investment advice)

    • @BrooksMotorWorks703
      @BrooksMotorWorks703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Frank00 - Lol, no.

    • @Frank00
      @Frank00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BrooksMotorWorks703 lol yes

    • @AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult
      @AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Frank00 Not if you own the solar panels

  • @darreno1450
    @darreno1450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Some things to consider when comparing gas to electric. Compare to cars YOU would own, not cars that have the highest gas mileage. People don't necessarily by a Tesla to save on gas, although they most certainly will. There's performance, automation and low maintenance as reasons to buy one. I moved from a Camaro SS to a Tesla, so when I do comparisons, I compare the Camaro to the Tesla , not a Corolla to the Tesla. So, for more performance, I'm saving a whole lot in gas.
    As for charging at home. If you have a level 2 charger or a 14-50 (50 amp) plug installed, you can schedule the car to start charging during off-peak hours. So my car starts its charge after 10pm. People that use regular 110 or 120 Volt (15-20amps) outlets will find it harder to use schedule charging because of how so the car charges. So getting a 14-50 plug installed will do wonders and should pay for itself in the long run.

    • @Andrewkc1969
      @Andrewkc1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sort of agree with you. But she is trying to give an average example, so she compared using an average ICE car. I have a XC40 Volvo Recharge that I use as my daily driver, and a 2020 Corvette. even me using that example doesn't work. Why doesn't it work? Because most of the time I am driving my electric, which means I'm not driving my Corvette. One could easily argue that I'm saving money simply because I'm not driving my Corvette. This is all about comparison for data sake, not reality. The nice thing about an EV is that it doesn't matter if it's a Prius or a Porsche, the electricity costs the same. Not so in the ICE model.

    • @robhartshorn6823
      @robhartshorn6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you consider the lifespan of the vehicle. What's the value of the Tesla when the battery goes bad and can you recycle the battery, how much is a new battery. My shop works on hybrids and the vehicle is usually sold for scrap or parts when it's time for a new battery.

  • @FoxRivers778
    @FoxRivers778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm glad you said you had roommates. That electric bill would be outrageous for one person.

  • @WireWeHere
    @WireWeHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    $5.875 per gallon today in California x 13 gallon tank = $76.38 for about 380 to 400 miles or about 19¢ per mile for gasoline.
    Just Googled gas price, the average tank size, and mileage numbers.
    A kilowatt hour is the equivalent to a 1000 watt heater running for an hour. E=IR... Volts = Amps x Resistance. Watts is Volts x Amps so for 1000 Watts at 120 Volts it takes 8.33 Amps and 1000 Watts on continuously for an hour equals 1 Kilowatt Hour.
    For household single phase power using a plumbing analogy:
    Volts are the Pressure.
    Amps are the Flow.
    Watts are the Volume.
    Watt Hours are the Volume over Period of Time.
    Volts times Amps equals the Watts.
    Watts are the Quantity of Energy.
    Watts divided by 1000 times the Hours equals Kilowatt Hours.
    A 10ft x 10ft x 8ft high room is going to get pretty warm for only 11 to 32 cents worth of electrical stuff.
    An electric oven set at 350°F for an hour uses about 2 kilowatt hours of electricity or 22 cents worth at a good cheap rate.
    Hope that somehow helps someone somewhere someway someday.

  • @Aaron-yu6qe
    @Aaron-yu6qe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Shelby's Tesla videos are the best

  • @msmirandagirl
    @msmirandagirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Her electric bills in LA are more than $250 a month! That's insane.

    • @2muchtalk173
      @2muchtalk173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah - she’s paying more for her electric bill than i do for my mortgage payment! 😂
      California is ridiculous!!!!

    • @robhartshorn6823
      @robhartshorn6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have property in Oregon where we have Hydro electric our house electric bill is over $400 a month and we have a propane water heater and range. My business electric bill is over $800.00 a month and we have oil heat.

    • @A42yearoldARAB
      @A42yearoldARAB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They voted for it

    • @therealctoo4183
      @therealctoo4183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lots of people here in Florida pay that or more, and they don't have EVs to charge, so they spend close to that on gasoline too!

    • @booobtooober
      @booobtooober 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's almost $600

  • @kansasspeedperformancellc6670
    @kansasspeedperformancellc6670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Shelby this was very helpful and inspiring. Your renting so I take that into consideration but with a home that is completely Solar that changes the metrics. I will have to get a record of that for the home. I don't use a EV car so my analysis would be for home energy. Living in California the charges are a bit higher there from what I have found. By the way with gas powered cars the price to get the gas has three very substantial markups on it which jack the price up. Fuel tax, Transportation tax, and the tax where ever you live all gets added into the price you pay at the pump.

    • @davidanderson2973
      @davidanderson2973 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't Worry, THE Government Will Find a Way to Tax EV autos to Pay For Road Construction / Improvements, In Leiu of Gas Taxes. Then Battery Disposal Charges for Landfills Could Cost a Fortune. Just Look at Increases for Old Tires Disposal Rates Lately. Demand for Fossil Fuel Energy to Charge te EV's, Will Eventually Raise Cost of Heating / Cooling Your House Year Round Too !!!

  • @artm.8254
    @artm.8254 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome vid! You broke it all the way down in a way that makes it easy to figure out and understand the cost of charging a ev. You covered all the angles, thanks. It all works so long as the electricity co. keep the rates down

    • @tonybrown9875
      @tonybrown9875 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, and at night in the cold your car loses charge. Its like having a hole in your gas tank that drains away money as you sleep. Absolute crap technology. The elements in the batteries are far worse to the environment than good old gasoline, hell you can use ethanol from corn if you want to pull the greenie card.

    • @yaboi7914
      @yaboi7914 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​​​@@tonybrown9875 Petrol cars can lose a bit of mileage in the cold too you know? All cars suffer in the cold, especially if it's extreme. With Teslas (and probably most other EVs), you can set a threshold to the battery and leave the car plugged in to warm it up without using the battery to make it comfortable before a drive to avoid the need of turning the heat on while driving, which in turn gives you more range. After all, a lot of the range lost is caused by the heating and not so much by the weather itself, relatively speaking. The bill may be a bit higher, but at least you're keeping the range. What it can affect significantly is the charging speed, but that's besides the point.
      And the elements themselves are not worse. What is worse is their extraction. Big difference.

  • @therealjetlag
    @therealjetlag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I just returned from visiting my father in LA and nearly had a heart attack when I saw his electricity bill.

    • @tommunn5560
      @tommunn5560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try Jacksonville, FL and you'll pay $400/month because of the extra for them buying solar panels. Virginia was going to be the same with the Dems, but I don't know now.

    • @4reinersplug959
      @4reinersplug959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “I can’t pay electric bill”🎶

    • @thisoldboat7393
      @thisoldboat7393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Electricity hikes coming your way soon. Get ready.

    • @GumperVanLier
      @GumperVanLier 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a two month bill. I think it says 59 days. Check the bill at the top left.

    • @therealjetlag
      @therealjetlag 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Saul Murray Only liberals pay high electricity bills? Or is it that PG&E are corrupt and useless and were so even under numerous Republican governors? Or, do facts interfere with your “train them to hate the libs so they stop thinkging” indoctrination?

  • @factfulness-perleth7764
    @factfulness-perleth7764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    What really makes this video valuable and informative, is the fact that you can actually hear every word. There is absolutely no annoying overdubbing noise or muzak, like you often find in lousy commercials and worthless documentaries.

    • @lostpony4885
      @lostpony4885 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does have music its just adjusted well.

    • @josephfriday2661
      @josephfriday2661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She takes 10 minutes to give two minutes of real information.

    • @rdejaynes
      @rdejaynes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@josephfriday2661 but I wouldn't trust the information because like maybe it's not right because like maybe everyone pays for her link and she really doesn't have to look at her bill because like maybe I'm not sure what kilowatts and maybe I don't know what gas tank converges to and like maybe I wouldn't trust this chick with anything because like maybe omaze is selling a house and like maybe I don't know there used to be where you can like maybe get a discount and maybe if you get my point maybe you'll understand this chick has no clue

    • @willbill7250
      @willbill7250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a commercial... if she doesn't have a meter then why bother making a vid? I guess this is how she pays her rent and Tesla. But meter is at 11.

  • @bertsbug
    @bertsbug ปีที่แล้ว

    How does it charge with the rolling blackouts??

  • @ericwoy4132
    @ericwoy4132 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much does the heater reduce the car's range?

  • @mrb3135
    @mrb3135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The coal burned to create electricity for an electric car still gives off CO2. Also, it takes 600 tons of coal energy to build a windmill that will produce less energy in its lifetime then it takes to build. The amount of non-ionizing radiation emitted by electric cars will slowly kill you. You must get a harmonizer to neutralize the radiation.

    • @PhrontDoor
      @PhrontDoor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah, WRONG on so many levels.
      NO, you don't need a 'harmonizer'. That is just patent nonsense.
      Windmills generate MORE in electricity/energy within the first two years than they took to build in resources AND energy.
      Windmills usually last from 20-25 years.

    • @mrb3135
      @mrb3135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PhrontDoor I know a little bit about the effects of non-ionizing radiation upon living organisms my friend. It is extremely destructive. Dr Jack Kruse is a highly respected neurosurgeon and a world-renowned biophysicist. I'll trust what he has to say if you don't mind. Whoever told you that windmills don't require tremendous amounts of coal produced electricity to build lied to you. Whoever told you that they don't cause radical climate change lied to you. Whoever told you they are not killing off the bird population lied to you. Whenever filthy rich corporate socialist oligarchs and their giant corporations, along with their corrupt corporate media, tell you things, you can pretty much figure out that it's the opposite of what they are telling you. I'm guessing that you do your research on Google, which has tens of thousands of censors, along with powerful AI algorithms, to make sure you never find out the truth about their giant money making schemes - like windmills. These corporations are all owned by the same families that funded Adolf Hitler. I should know - I probably spent over 50,000 hours tracking the Nazi families, their money and their crimes.

    • @eddjordan2399
      @eddjordan2399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      also power station if burning coal or gas are allot more efficient than burning it at Source.

    • @aceace605
      @aceace605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's always tradeoffs and no such thing as free energy. Most people buying electric cars do it because they save money on gas. A few may do it based on a pie in the sky assumption that they are protecting the environment but the reality is a battery car probably has a similar carbon footprint as any other car after you factor it what it takes to build those batteries.

    • @PhrontDoor
      @PhrontDoor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aceace605 This has been repeatedly studied. Carbon footprint is far lower (from build, use and so on) for EVs.

  • @brandilhendrix
    @brandilhendrix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My electric plan is free nights, so I have 8pm to 8am where my charge is 0.0 per kWh. I wait until after 8pm to charge my car (and do other electric-intensive things like run the washer/dryer and dishwasher and turn down the AC). This means my car charging is free. It's worth looking into if your electric company offers it.

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    • @mosquitorepellent1276
      @mosquitorepellent1276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sounds like an early 2000s cell phone plan.

    • @cristianreyes6273
      @cristianreyes6273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There’s no so such free electricity. You believe that lie?

    • @mikerafone4736
      @mikerafone4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My electric company wont even give a calendar!

    • @ToneeBologna.
      @ToneeBologna. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cristianreyes6273 free electricity and free college for everyone

  • @Joe-is-too-old
    @Joe-is-too-old 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Nice to hear honest numbers without a bias spun in.

  • @adonian
    @adonian ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Most gas tanks are about 500 or 600 miles" had me laughing, none of my cars get more than 300 per full tank. but the price for the tesla is AWESOME. I'm using $50 A WEEK or MORE.

    • @yia01
      @yia01 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      IMO u should just get a tesla because u want a tesla, not because u think it will save u money, cause it wont. look at it this way, a 2022 corolla cost $25,000. a 2022 tesla cost $50,000. so from the starting line, ur already $25,000 in teh hole with a tesla. at the rate shes driving, a corolla will cost $100 a month while the tesla cost $35 a month which is a saving o f $65 a month, so in a year, u save like $700 a year. it take 10 years to save $7000. after 30 years, ull save $21,000. u start out $25,000 down and after 30 years, u still didnt make up the difference from teh intial cost. most peeps will said that with a BEV it less mantain. dont have to worry about those yearly or every 6 month oil change or anythign like that. but then again, with a tesla, u have to worry about battery replacement every 100,000 miles or so. with it current infustrature, cost of any mantain or repair ont eh tesla gonna cost an arm and a leg. if u compare teh cost of maintain ona ice to a bev at those big milestone liek 60k mantian or 100k mantian, imo the tesla might actually cost u more.

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yia01 Yes, there is no doubt a Tesla is going to cost you more, no matter what. Maybe not on a daily basis, but in the long run, there is no way you'll save any money. Just like you said. Of course, if you want a Tesla just because they're cool, and you want one, then that's another matter that can't be argued over.

    • @Bellathebear777
      @Bellathebear777 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@yia01 You failed to mention, Ecar owners are burning 70-75 Lbs of coal, to create the electricity, Per Charge. There's no way my Toyota burns the equivalent of 70 Lbs of coal per tank. NOT EVEN CLOSE!

    • @Bellathebear777
      @Bellathebear777 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@trevorjameson3213 Saying a Tesla is cleaner, is debatable. They burn 70-75 lbs of coal to create the electricity per charge. There's no way my Toyota burns the equivalent of 70 lbs of coal per Tank. Not even close! I doubt it pollutes the equivalent of even 5 lbs of burnt coal, per tank. I ask the question, so far crickets. My gas Toyota is actually MUCH cleaner than an Ecar, change my mind.

    • @mxr248
      @mxr248 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait when your batteries don’t work anymore! The more they get charged the start getting weaker and don’t last as long! Look what your batteries will cost! The price of gas car! Lol.. these battery cars are a joke and a waste to the environment and the batteries become landfill!

  • @EricCosner
    @EricCosner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Wow. I just realized how crazy cheap my electric is. I pay around 10 cents per kWh. Driving a Tesla would be super cheap for me I’m guessing.

    • @toddmuncy2697
      @toddmuncy2697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The national average is about 12 cents. LA is stupid and in so many ways, but gas costs twice as much so it all evens out.

    • @kevinsaj604
      @kevinsaj604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If Shelby's is this cheap, Imagine how cheap your bill would be! 😅

    • @magarity12
      @magarity12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes it is. Probably costs us 40 per month to drive 2 of them in IL.

    • @nafnaf0
      @nafnaf0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that's pretty good, the average in the United States is actually $0.11/kWh which is about equivalent to paying $1.10 per gallon of gasoline.

    • @OlJackBurton
      @OlJackBurton 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nafnaf0 The national average for gasoline year round is around $2.00 give or take so (although it is going up), so about half the "fuel" cost to drive an EV...

  • @kaitlynramirez4577
    @kaitlynramirez4577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for making this video!! I’ve always been curious about the specifics of this!

  • @haphartmann3394
    @haphartmann3394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job explaining all the variable's on cost of gas to electric. Great video.

  • @jamesfoote8916
    @jamesfoote8916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Before anyone buys an electric car please look at the Volvo report. This shows that the co2 in producing an electric car is massive so much so you would be better buying petroleum right upto the 90,000th mile after this the electric car is better for the planet but this does not include the reduced battery use and it would not be long before you would look at a replacement. If you don’t normally drive 90,000 miles in your car the the best thing for the planet is buy a modern petrol engine car and run it into the ground.
    Battery is not the way to go right now it may be in the future. Finding a way to produce hydrogen in a clean and cheap way would be a way of us traveling just as we are now filling up at stations traveling up and down the country.
    Wishing every one well
    James

    • @jaaklucas1329
      @jaaklucas1329 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Breathing tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks is my issue.

  • @SpencerOlson
    @SpencerOlson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Brb gonna show this video to my dad to convince him to get a Tesla lmao

    • @kevinsaj604
      @kevinsaj604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol Hope he is convinced 🤞

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SO SHE SAVES $25 PER TANK but spent a huge amount of $70,000 buying the EV (versus buying gasoline car for just 15-20,000 dollars). Benjamin Franklin called that “Penny wise but dollar foolish.”
      .

    • @SpencerOlson
      @SpencerOlson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@electrictroy2010 You are exaggerating her numbers drastically. This model 3 was right under $40,000 and her second choice was a gas-Audi for almost the same price. Yes she is saving money.

    • @SpencerOlson
      @SpencerOlson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Update: my dad ordered a tesla lol

  • @VisosTravel
    @VisosTravel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very cool info. Thank you very much. Not ready for an electric vehicle yet. How long does it take to charge it on the supercharger

  • @younesrabhi5731
    @younesrabhi5731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    after 10 years of charging cycles , your battery will most likely needs replacement so about 20 grand or so , what did you save ?

  • @davidblalock9945
    @davidblalock9945 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you know, if you have access to two separate electrical circuits you can actually have a lever 2 charger running off those separate circuits. But they must be separate as in a different breaker in the breaker box, because a 240v outlet is basically two 120v circuits in series.

    • @coolguy8955
      @coolguy8955 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Double pole circuit

  • @toddr3644
    @toddr3644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Looking forward to the brownouts and rolling blackouts coming to LA soon. Should be great!

    • @LWRC
      @LWRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's coming. You don't find any emergency response vehicles, ambulance, fire engines, police vehicles, powered by this nonsense. Lithium battery is good for powering flashlights and power tools. Professional landscapers don't even use battery power tools and that should tell you something when those guys have already figured it out!!!

    • @JohnnyAnderson1
      @JohnnyAnderson1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If solar panels were cheaper this wouldnt be an issue..... unless they made there own clouds..... oh wait....

    • @user-me5hb2xl1j
      @user-me5hb2xl1j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe you should join the caravans leaving LA

    • @mosquitorepellent1276
      @mosquitorepellent1276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm still waiting for the blackouts here in LA.

    • @driver4011
      @driver4011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that's why there won't be EVs everywhere anytime soon. the power grid
      can't handle it, n politicians n power companies know that. I.C.E vehicles
      have been around for over a 100 years n will be around for many more years.

  • @KarlandKristy
    @KarlandKristy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There is actually another device called the “Sense” that plugs into the circuit breaker box in your house that helps you with that.

  • @mysterypublishinginc
    @mysterypublishinginc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have solar panels on your house?

  • @ronbrooks6547
    @ronbrooks6547 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now im curious to how long it takes your tesla to charge. Seems like double the time on a regular charging port. Based on Watt output.

  • @CaseyBurnsInvesting
    @CaseyBurnsInvesting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Oil is about to make Tesla’s comparatively cheaper. $36 for 700 miles ain’t bad at all.

    • @donotreplydumbpeople3866
      @donotreplydumbpeople3866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@timbuckohfive2751 dead children??

    • @Jakefrommaine1
      @Jakefrommaine1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@timbuckohfive2751 huh

    • @miked7212
      @miked7212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gas used to be $4 a gallon in 2008 though and that was 13 years ago

    • @Janae2000
      @Janae2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@timbuckohfive2751 or the dead rats in the lake over there

    • @Baker.Matthew
      @Baker.Matthew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@timbuckohfive2751 cobalt right? Tesla is moving to a cobalt free battery. Does that comfort your bleeding heart?

  • @nwalters7
    @nwalters7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    " I remember when I had a gas car." lol it sounds so funny

    • @MrTechfreak95
      @MrTechfreak95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i never owned a gas car, how sounds that? :D
      First own car was a Renault ZOE with 120km range now i have a Model 3 LR. ;)

    • @tramvaj12
      @tramvaj12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrTechfreak95 LOL my first car was LPG converted, second was CNG converted, third one I hope so it will be electric but not converted xD

    • @BillRey
      @BillRey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hydrogen is a gas. Petrol is not a gas - it’s a fluid. Hydrogen cars are gas cars.

    • @geniegogo
      @geniegogo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      gas, you're talking about "gasoline"

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      British people are so arrogant, but they lost their empire. All they have left is an island. The arrogance is undeserved.

  • @mjc4942
    @mjc4942 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you install a solar panel?? Or do the cars have programming that prohibits that?
    I'm sure someone could say that would be ugly or stupid..... But say you drive round trip and it's too far. At work it could be charging. Or it could give you just enough of a boost while driving to go farther and make a trip.

  • @k_____c_____4011
    @k_____c_____4011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what about 7-10 years later when your battery needs to be replaced? If there are any savings to be had then it's out the window when you need to replace your battery at $5,000-$12,000.

  • @Laserroom22
    @Laserroom22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Hey I would rather pay only a electric bill only then having to buy both

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SO SHE SAVES $25 PER TANK but spent a huge amount of $70,000 buying the EV (versus buying gasoline car for just 15-20,000 dollars). Benjamin Franklin called that “Penny wise but dollar foolish.”
      .

  • @Weirlive
    @Weirlive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I haven't even noticed a difference in our power bill.. I leave my car plugged in all night long.. no issues.

    • @SignaComputerSystems
      @SignaComputerSystems 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is a good idea as preconditioning doesn’t cause any wear and tear on the battery it uses your household current. Just follow the 80:20 rule: try not to charge above 80% and drop below 20%. I’ve followed this for my car and has only dropped a few percent in capacity in 6 years.

    • @ljprep6250
      @ljprep6250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get the app and figure it out?

    • @ljprep6250
      @ljprep6250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @joseph boyat Yup. Just pay off the $20-30k in solar installation and you're golden. ;)

  • @yammyyam1000
    @yammyyam1000 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much time for a full charge?

  • @Mark-wl5oi
    @Mark-wl5oi ปีที่แล้ว

    How much more did you spend on the Tesla compared to your last gas car?

  • @iamreallytwiggytv8931
    @iamreallytwiggytv8931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    If I get a $500 electricity bill imma throw the whole house away 😂

    • @Nerdhaunt
      @Nerdhaunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IKR 🤣😆

    • @MrsMuffin11
      @MrsMuffin11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME

    • @JeanPierreWhite
      @JeanPierreWhite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Err no. You'd be better off installing solar.

    • @monicaant.1422
      @monicaant.1422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same my family pay around 80$

    • @iamreallytwiggytv8931
      @iamreallytwiggytv8931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JeanPierreWhite Lol yeah, I’m just joking

  • @vanessaoelmann4211
    @vanessaoelmann4211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    LOL I’ve had my BMW i3 for three years now and I don’t have a wallbox either; been charging by Type 1 all the time and it works just fine as long as you can be sure that all of the electricity stuff has been installed properly

  • @richardrogers2110
    @richardrogers2110 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many miles do you have to drive a Tesla before you finally break even when you factor in the price of a Tesla compared to a comparably equipped gasoline vehicle?

  • @leecowell8165
    @leecowell8165 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can purchase a kilowatt hour meter for single phase or 2 phase. Place it on the line that you use to charge.. it gives the EXACT usage... your per kw hour is on your electric bill.

  • @BonniebgreenCranmer
    @BonniebgreenCranmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If you add some solar to your home or business, it provides a valuable backup. Excellent video, thanks!

  • @jonathanpoppe7037
    @jonathanpoppe7037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Might be worth mentioning you can tell the car when to charge itself when when always plugged in

  • @gayres3264
    @gayres3264 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What does one do if you forget to recharge overnight?

  • @msain427
    @msain427 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So how's that working during blackouts in California

  • @trucktirebuster5622
    @trucktirebuster5622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you add in the cost of diesel fuel used to mine the lithium and then add in cost of disposal in non recyclable batteries, going green doesn't look so green

  • @MichaelIp
    @MichaelIp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    $576 is your electric bill?? Holy cow. Are you mining Bitcoin?!?

    • @lindakobie
      @lindakobie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL. The bill is also for water and trash, and LDWP bills are for two months. With that said, they are still a rip off!! Their bill is the worst part of my life. LOL

    • @MichaelIp
      @MichaelIp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lindakobie well I guess that makes it a bit more reasonable, but still crazy expensive!

    • @Rebecca.Robbins
      @Rebecca.Robbins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol! I used to mine Bitcoin! I heated my house one winter with that power sucking / heat generating operation, and I’m in Canada! 😂

    • @MichaelIp
      @MichaelIp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Rebecca.Robbins Was your electricity bill insane?

    • @Rebecca.Robbins
      @Rebecca.Robbins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MichaelIp I was. This was 7-8 years ago and when Bitcoin prices tanked it didn’t make sense to continue. The more time that passes, the harder it is to mine, although prices have certainly rebounded.

  • @itzawrap
    @itzawrap 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another aspect to cost of operation is: How much interest do you pay on your car loan over the loan life? Insurance cost per month/year? Tesla's are not maintenance free so what kinds of repairs are there going to be on your Tesla in year 1, year 2 etc.
    Tesla makes a great vehicle no doubt. I'm just someone who gets nervous about a battery dying while in the middle of a journey. That goes for phone batteries, camera batteries, flashlight batteries....anything battery operated basically.
    I can fill my 20 gallon tank in about 5-7 minutes and get a highway cruising range of 375-425 miles. Sure it's expensive but it feel more free to me.

  • @sgill4833
    @sgill4833 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where's the link for ev energy?

  • @jalyassin
    @jalyassin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    $36 is the cost of one tank refill of gas! That’s amazing

    • @digheanurag
      @digheanurag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I easily pay $70 per tank in LA 😣

    • @jalyassin
      @jalyassin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@digheanuragwow so expensive...I have a Toyota and live in Ohio so things tend to be cheaper

    • @nikeraikage5318
      @nikeraikage5318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jalyassin same, ohio but i drive a nissan sentra. I spend about 36$ or less in gas per month.

    • @geoffleach3749
      @geoffleach3749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Come to the UK, $125 to fill my V70 Volvo…..

    • @oooooooooOoOoOo571
      @oooooooooOoOoOo571 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@digheanurag LA gas price is nasty and even worse in OC. I drive 440i and it costs me around $60 and I fill my tank up 2-3 times per month.

  • @samirh3490
    @samirh3490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thanks for the informative video! I highly recommend getting the 30 amp plug installed, I got it done for around 300 and the charging rate went from 7 miles to 22 miles per hour.

    • @nipponsuxs
      @nipponsuxs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most people dont drive more than 50miles a day so a standard wall socket is enough for many ev owners

    • @WarlordXial
      @WarlordXial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have one too, but for Shelby that’s a year of electric costs or two years even. And then she still pays for the power. So as long as she’s not in a big hurry… she’s literally saving 2 years worth of charge costs.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She said she’s in an apartment, so can’t just install anything she wants. Not her property

    • @billw8476
      @billw8476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just 22 miles per hour of charging rate? are you sure it is that low? ican spend 5 minutes at a gas pump and drive 400 miles and not worry about lightning strikes shutting my car off.

    • @therealjetlag
      @therealjetlag ปีที่แล้ว

      22 miles per hour? Do you mean 22 kwh? That's not the same thing AT ALL.

  • @qaz9258
    @qaz9258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Days in billing cycle 58. So this is a 2 month bill. thats $10 a day.
    The average distance for car gas tanks is sized for 300 miles. Unless you have a diesel truck which can get up to 600.
    a 50mpg car would need 35gallons of gas at a generous $3 would be $105. But for most cars the size of a Tesla expect that to be more like $200.
    You are paying $36 for 700 miles that is one serious savings.

  • @thomaslillibridge5107
    @thomaslillibridge5107 ปีที่แล้ว

    What gas car has a 500 to 600 mile gas tank?

  • @bennybelton709
    @bennybelton709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Miss your series so much ,this life sharing thing is really cool!

  • @JeanPierreWhite
    @JeanPierreWhite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you came to Tennessee we pay about 10c kWh. No tiers, plug in whenever you want.
    Charging using 120v is slightly less efficient than 240v. Adding a 240v outlet would save a little, but probably not enough to pay for the install cost.
    As for utilities increasing the cost of electricity, this isn't that likely (electricity is a regulated industry). But to be devils advocate lets say electricity goes up 4x in price next year. Well then, you buy solar panels and use less grid electricity. The incentive to go solar would be strong because electricity is used for your whole home, not just your car.

    • @nordic5490
      @nordic5490 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your state needs a stronger price signal to incentivise peole to use less power. Here in Oz, my power is 40c / kwhr. No problem, my rooftop solar covers this and I receive a $3k pa cheque form the power company every year for the power I feed back to the grid.
      See how it works ? Your state needs to drastically increase the cost of lower to reduce consumption.

    • @WarlordXial
      @WarlordXial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent point! She could get even 2-4% more savings from higher voltage but it wouldn’t offset the cost of the charger until like 10 years had passed so… not great.

    • @lonewolftech
      @lonewolftech 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wind and solar are shit ways of generating power lmao

  • @romanj1974jr
    @romanj1974jr ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative video but savings really do depend where you live. Just curious what the monthly payment of a Tesla in California is? Though you have roommates your electric bill is real high at $700. I live in Florida.. total of 5 adults my electric bill is $300 - $ 350 a month.. There are pros and cons,where you save on gas you pay more on something else.. 700 miles a month in Florida standards is low usage.. I triple that just going to and from work a month only.

  • @makofoto
    @makofoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Obviously depends on how much one drives. We’ve been using EV’s for over 7 years, using only 110V charging, at home. It costs us around $1/car/day. My wife drives a bit less then 10K miles/year, with her Volt. We rarely need to add gas to it. I’m retired and put 9,500 miles on my Tesla 3 over 20 months, including a 2,500+ trip from LA to Idaho and back. Huge Savings!

    • @makofoto
      @makofoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Larry Butler some folks get their work done at the dealer, paying full price … others go to shops that do the work for a fraction of the price. Teslas have Very Sophisticated battery management! It’s not like the early Leafs with No Battery Management, or the lithiums for your flash light. :-)

    • @makofoto
      @makofoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Larry Butler You get that EV's have very few moving parts. They are like your TV. They either work or don't. Over 7 years with EV's and I've changed out wiper blades once. Brakes last forever. With the sophisticated battery management, that part is lasting very well. We did a commercial with the Million Mile Volvo. It was on it's 5th engine! And if it wasn't going into their museum, it would have needed a 6th one. There are Million Kilometer ... 620,000 miles ... Tesla Taxi's in Europe ... very popular over there ... on only their 2nd battery and motor! That's good enough for me. Tesla's are the Number One car in Norway ... that country that extends into the Arctic Circle ... and Sweden is about to catch them. Not No. 1 EV ... not #1 Import ... Number One car in sales. Are you still using a horse and buggy? I bet not ... :-)

  • @Rebecca.Robbins
    @Rebecca.Robbins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    We have tiered pricing here and we just set our car to automatically start charging during the off peek hours. That way we don’t even have to think about it. Set it and forget it!

    • @mikerafone4736
      @mikerafone4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lucky you to have off peak hours

  • @kristinc5038
    @kristinc5038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm an energy analyst for a solar company that specializes in energy rates in California. It looks like you're only TOU-D-4-9PM with SCE with your Palm Springs house. I would take advantage of switching your rate to TOU-D-Prime; only people who have an electric car, solar, batteries, or electric heat pump can be on this rate. I see that most of your energy usage is during off-peak and you're paying $.29/kWh for that while PRIME has off-peak for $.17/kWh
    Also, would highly recommend getting solar and batteries for your palm springs house!! Really good investment for the long run. If you have any questions about this, please let me know. Always want to make sure people are getting the best rate for their energy because utility companies SUCK.

  • @wretchedsaint8847
    @wretchedsaint8847 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do solar in Palm Springs for Sunrun, Tesla on order. We sell cheaper power than SCE we could see if your property is eligible and lower your PS property energy costs by 30-50%, might not work for you but worth looking into.

  • @wills8705
    @wills8705 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The inconvenient truth is...... If everyone bought an EV on Monday then every power grid would melt to the ground by Wednesday.

  • @kenbearsley8322
    @kenbearsley8322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Good explanation and comparison of charging to fuel. I live here in New Zealand and fuel and power prices change from region to region (same as state to state for Americans). E vehicles here in New Zealand (nz) are expensive to buy new (2nd hand ones are unreliable for battery life). And we don't have a good amount of charging stations throughout nz if ya travel out of town a lot.

    • @neutrino78x
      @neutrino78x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ken it will charge off any electric outlet, just not necessarily as fast as an official charging station.

  • @TheSurgeonsRoadie
    @TheSurgeonsRoadie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    The difference between a standard plug-in 110 volt like Shelby has and the after market power ped (240 volt) is HUGE! The 110 volt charges 1-2 miles per hour.
    The 240 volt charges 30 miles per hour. I'm guessing Shelby relies on superchargers, but if you live some place more rural you should install the 240 volt power ped. You can save money on it by just buying the adaptor which is $50 and wiring it yourself, or hiring an independent electrician. TESLA will try and sell you the $500 power ped and having their own electricians install it for an additional labor cost. I'll make a video about it.

    • @notpoliticallycorrect4774
      @notpoliticallycorrect4774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      From what she showed, she is only driving 500 miles per month. That is not very much, and overall not very economical use of an EV.

    • @asdadfafafafffallslsldd8068
      @asdadfafafafffallslsldd8068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Advanced Driving Cost efficiency is for people with less money to play around with. A lot of people don't care one bit about the cost and they pay for something they like and have fun with. I never ever take public transportation and I pay for a taxi whenever I need to go somewhere without my own car. That's not cost efficient, but it's a heck of a lot better. Same goes for a Tesla vs any other car anywhere near the price segment.

    • @Ninj_SRG
      @Ninj_SRG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That’s misleading, it’s actually 4-5mph on a 110v outlet which is 40-50 miles recuperated in 10 hours which normally people sleep for 8 hours and spend 2 hours at home. MOST people spend more time than that at home. And MOST people don’t drive 40-50miles a day.

    • @Ninj_SRG
      @Ninj_SRG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Tesla “power ped” is actually called a WALL CONNECTOR which is a permanent fixture and charges at 50mph. Tesla does not make money from the electricians that install these things. The find an electrician page on their website is just to help their customers.

    • @lgonzalez1154
      @lgonzalez1154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@notpoliticallycorrect4774 what? Are you high? I do 100 miles a week! That's average! I drop 50 60 a week on gas!

  • @markorvik
    @markorvik ปีที่แล้ว

    How much will it cost to replace the battery one day?

  • @1977rw
    @1977rw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here's one think to watch out for. The roads are built with the taxes from the fuel being purchased. If everyone were driving electric cars, then there would be little to no money for the roads. Do you think the government would just allow that to happen? EV owners are getting away with it now, because the overwhelming majority of people are still using gas and diesel. But if we all went to electric cars, they would start taxing things like your electricity for your house, get ready for the tires for your car to cost $1000 to $2000 a piece for the cheap ones, but if you want Goodyear or Michelin tires, $4000 per tire.

    • @Jblaze024
      @Jblaze024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They'll see. Utility companies are chomping at the bit to be like big oil.

  • @BrookeMcGee
    @BrookeMcGee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I would be so interested to see you re-do this video in a year! Definitely keep that in mind 😍

    • @WarlordXial
      @WarlordXial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why would the values change in a year? Electric companies keep power costs fairly predictable with small raises of a penny or two only every 5-10 years if that.
      The car will be similarly efficient, just overall hold less charge over time, losing around 2% of its overall range per year… but again that won’t affect charge costs/rates.

    • @bwj1158
      @bwj1158 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WarlordXial I would think that a car is at peak performance when it leaves the factory. As time goes by all those moving parts wear. Tires are not maintained optimum. Is that 2% efficiency loss just in the battery or total car?

  • @keysautorepair6038
    @keysautorepair6038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Well when you already have blackouts in biggest state's in America imagine when you have too charge your car and the electric comes from somewhere like coal.

    • @OtomoTenzi
      @OtomoTenzi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Har, that's FATE!!! >: D
      The 100% REAL TRUTH about electric cars, is that your ASS will be sitting like right ontop of a NUCLEAR POWER PLANT all the motherfuckin' time.
      So say hello to RADIATION CANCER, and say goodbye to LIFE!!!
      Now if THAT doesn't kill ya soon enough already, then the ELECTRIC FIRES and EXPLOSIONS most certainly will...
      Next best thing to owning a 1970s Ford Pinto, if ya asked me!
      Need I say more???

    • @stacyadiaz
      @stacyadiaz ปีที่แล้ว

      Which just points out how shitty the US power grid is, how much we rely on coal , and how far behind we are in keeping up with the population growth. France is smaller than Texas yet it has 56 nuclear power plants compared to just two in Texas (the US total is 88).

  • @abchappell01
    @abchappell01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was an excellent presentation! Thank you so much 😊

  • @joejohnson3441
    @joejohnson3441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As more people decide to switch to EVs, utility companies will eventually be forced to 'ration' its use or invest into very 'expensive' upgrades to the grid and the higher costs will be passed on to the consumers of the energy. The day will come when the savings are gone and your electric bill will overwhelm your family's budget. You can bet on it !

  • @BADD1ONE
    @BADD1ONE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know there is a device you can plug into the outlet, then plug in the tesla cord. It monitors the usage of the outlet.

  • @arinaluthfiana2314
    @arinaluthfiana2314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm still watching this even though I don't own a Tesla. Love your videos, Shelby

  • @vikinglife6316
    @vikinglife6316 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My electric company has an app and it breaks down my exact usage everyday. I use on average 11kwph. It cost me less than $3.00 a day to run my electric in my home and that is with the AC running everyday If I dont use the AC it its half that cost. If I run the heat it will run more around $4-$5 a day depending how cold it is.. Your electric will fluctuate based on the temperature. The lower the temp the lower your rate per hour the higher the temp the higher your rate per hour. I get a graph on my app that shows this.

  • @kirkhilborn1885
    @kirkhilborn1885 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The problem is that if you are going on a trip further than 300 miles, expect to sit and wait at the charging station for over 30 mins each fill-up. You also have to use the bigger roads/highways because there will probably only be chargers off of those and not the closer more rural routes which will ALSO cost you more TIME! One more thought: It was written that if we double the number of electric cars on the road it will essentially stress out the electrical grid so much we will have continual rolling blackouts. Yeah, I'll get an electric car nnnnnever!

  • @ava2hot19
    @ava2hot19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very informative. Thank you Shelby.

  • @litestreamer
    @litestreamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Good job explaining this. I wonder, as a consumer of the power grid with your electric vehicle - 1) do you get that the grid is mostly powered by fossil fuels? 2) the Chinese are extensively involved in manufacture of electric vehicle parts and 'alternative' fuel sources, meaning we will further be dependent on the CCP? 3) are you utterly confident the power grid will never be taken down?

    • @alanmydland5210
      @alanmydland5210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank harry reid and his son for selling us out and the selling a big grid in nevada, good night america

    • @JF32304
      @JF32304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most people have zero idea that the grid is predominantly powered by fossil fuels.

    • @gwens5093
      @gwens5093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Let's not mention that the car costs up to 10x what a fuel powered engine costs. So you need to do a full accounting of the cost of the car.

  • @jwebbw
    @jwebbw ปีที่แล้ว

    So basically around .20 cents an hour to charge the car ? Is that right ? I'm finding around the same rate for my ebike, but the Tesla battery is way larger. Can this be right, help !!

  • @emanuelmota7217
    @emanuelmota7217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You need to compare the cost of electric to the cost of gas by determing the cost of driving one mile in each technology. For my gas car (a Honda Odyssey) I get around 20 miles per gallon (mpg) around town (and 25 on the hightway). At the currest cost (in NYC) of $4/gal, that means that every mile (of around-town driving) costs me $.20 (or 20 cents) per mile. For your Tesla, you saiid you spend $36 a month on recharging and drove 700 miles. That comes out to 19.4 cents a mile of electricity cost. That's your electric cost. So - you can see - the fuel cost (gas or electric) is essentially the same for my gas car and your Tesla. (and that was using my lower, around-town milage). Now, if I drove a smaller, more gas-efficient car, say a Honda Civic, I'd be getting 30/mpg around town (and 40mpg on the highway), which means that - around town, I'd be spending $13 cents a mile ($4/30miles) on gas, which is MUCH cheaper than your electric fuel costs.