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Originally Posted by xelasnave
.......... I feel no guilt driving 400 klms a month in a petrol car..besides in this weather charging would cost a fortune.
Alex
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I have a Tesla Model 3. If I were to run it dead flat and re-charge it overnight
(at off peak rates of 14 cents per K/hr) it would cost me $11.20 to put the 80Kw the car requires to go 500km.
I also have a ICE car. It burns 8 litres of fuel to travel 100km, and to match the Tesla's range will burn 40 litres of fuel.
Fuel watch Prices in Sydney are currently around $2.25 per litre (for 95 octane), so that's $90 to travel the same 500km distance.
$11.25 Tesla vs $90.00 ICE.
and if I use a "free" 35Kw from our PV array
then
$6.30 Tesla vs $90 ICE.
So quite the contrary, it's NOT charging that costs a fortune.
Oh..and the Tesla does not need regular servicing, burn oil, require coolants, transmission oil or chew out brake pads/rotors (courtesy regenerative braking).
