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For most US drivers, electric vehicles offer emissions benefits and cost savings, according to a new study by MIT researchers (news.mit.edu)
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[–] 14 points 5 months ago (6 children)

They use electricity. And my average monthly power bill is already over $400 a month. You think I want that to be even higher?

Some of your concerns may be valid, but I pay relatively high prices for electricity, 35¢/kWH, and even at that price, the hit to my electric bill is half what I used to spend on gasoline. Current gas price make that even better

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    It's less about the gas and electricity than it is about adding a car note and higher insurance.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    What's car note?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Note = loan in this context. OP is saying he doesn't want the burden of a monthly payment on a new car, and would rather buy a cheaper car that he doesn't need to borrow for. (Although these are becoming harder to find, at least in the US....)

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Come to Quebec, where electricity is about USD $0.05/kWh. And over 99% of that is renewable (hydroelectric)!

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Actually lack of that is one of the reasons we have high electricity prices. There was an expectation to buy cheap and clean electricity from Quebec, that kept getting blocked for reasons outside our control. I suppose at the moment with the political BS it’s just as well we were never able to get connected.

    …. But our planned wind farms have also been blocked for many years. We finally got one open despite the federal government. It’s not even directly for us but is expected to cut 1.5¢/kWH off our overall cost of electricity

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