Just for fun, $5.78 to drive 100 miles

[BruceTX]

City driving in my hybrid

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[Fotomoto]

Nice.

Nice weather brings nice mpg's. You'll see a dive over the next couple of months only to see it rise again in March, then level off and decline a bit during the hot weather.

TIP: In a hybrid, all energy comes from gasoline. This includes the sub-systems like AC, heat, defrost, headlights, brakes (yes, they're electric too), etc. Need heat in the winter? Then the ICE may continue to run at a stop light instead of stopping. Etc.

In terms of costs/mile, my plug-in's charge for "free" at night and I often go thousands of miles per tank. Our "lowest" performer, the Honda Clarity, is a commuter and does 500 miles/week on 6 gallons of gas.

 

[BruceTX]

Nice.

Nice weather brings nice mpg's. You'll see a dive over the next couple of months only to see it rise again in March, then level off and decline a bit during the hot weather.

TIP: In a hybrid, all energy comes from gasoline. This includes the sub-systems like AC, heat, defrost, headlights, brakes (yes, they're electric too), etc. Need heat in the winter? Then the ICE may continue to run at a stop light instead of stopping. Etc.

In terms of costs/mile, my plug-in's charge for "free" at night and I often go thousands of miles per tank. Our "lowest" performer, the Honda Clarity, is a commuter and does 500 miles/week on 6 gallons of gas.

Thank you for this info. This is my first hybrid and I'm so happy

 

[BruceTX]

After 4 months of mix driving I'm getting 40.5/gal.

 

[mcc63303]

Nice.

Nice weather brings nice mpg's. You'll see a dive over the next couple of months only to see it rise again in March, then level off and decline a bit during the hot weather.

TIP: In a hybrid, all energy comes from gasoline. This includes the sub-systems like AC, heat, defrost, headlights, brakes (yes, they're electric too), etc. Need heat in the winter? Then the ICE may continue to run at a stop light instead of stopping. Etc.

In terms of costs/mile, my plug-in's charge for "free" at night and I often go thousands of miles per tank. Our "lowest" performer, the Honda Clarity, is a commuter and does 500 miles/week on 6 gallons of gas.

A "plug-in" is charged overnight for "free", how is that?

 

[FriscoTXJoe]

A "plug-in" is charged overnight for "free", how is that?

Thinking some electrical company options include "free nights"........where people sleep in 62 degree AC comfort and charge their cars as well. During the day , they get soaked on electric use but if you go to an office, that solves most of the problem, right?

 

[Fotomoto]

A "plug-in" is charged overnight for "free", how is that?

Thinking some electrical company options include "free nights"........where people sleep in 62 degree AC comfort and charge their cars as well. During the day , they get soaked on electric use but if you go to an office, that solves most of the problem, right?

Yes, a "free nights" electricity program. No charge for anything during the designated overnight hours (8pm-6am) but with a higher than average day rate. This program serves the electrical provider's needs as much as the consumer because the grid has too much electricity during night time base load levels so EV charging at night actually helps them (and all of us) out.

Like Frisco said, we charge during the designated "free" hours but also move anything else with heavy use such as dryer, dishwasher, hot showers, or any else we can set a program timer with. We also crank the HVAC to max and chill the house so the a/c doesn't run during the day (till the hottest months). This method still worked even during the lockdown/stay-at-home period. With a punitive day rate of .20 cents/kwh, we still end up averaging anywhere from .04-.10 cents per kwh overall for the month. Win-win.

So when folks ask me how much does it cost to charge my car, I say "I don't know, my bill actually went down!" LOL. Then I explain the "free nights" program.

Also, I expect crypto and cannabis folks sign up too! LOL

 

[mcc63303]

Yes, a "free nights" electricity program. No charge for anything during the designated overnight hours (8pm-6am) but with a higher than average day rate. This program serves the electrical provider's needs as much as the consumer because the grid has too much electricity during night time base load levels so EV charging at night actually helps them (and all of us) out.

Like Frisco said, we charge during the designated "free" hours but also move anything else with heavy use such as dryer, dishwasher, hot showers, or any else we can set a program timer with. We also crank the HVAC to max and chill the house so the a/c doesn't run during the day (till the hottest months). This method still worked even during the lockdown/stay-at-home period. With a punitive day rate of .20 cents/kwh, we still end up averaging anywhere from .04-.10 cents per kwh overall for the month. Win-win.

So when folks ask me how much does it cost to charge my car, I say "I don't know, my bill actually went down!" LOL. Then I explain the "free nights" program.

Also, I expect crypto and cannabis folks sign up too! LOL

This is South Texas? Have to think businesses hate this (except bars!) but a business doesn't pay their bills, customers do.

 

[Fotomoto]

This is South Texas? Have to think businesses hate this (except bars!) but a business doesn't pay their bills, customers do.

Anywhere in Texas. https://powertochoose.org/ shows what's available. Businesses get different rates and programs than what's offered to the general public.

 

[JohnDLG]

Thinking some electrical company options include "free nights"........where people sleep in 62 degree AC comfort and charge their cars as well. During the day , they get soaked on electric use but if you go to an office, that solves most of the problem, right?

Personally I prefer a regular price for electrical usage any time, but if a house is well insulated a person can save a lot of money on those "free" night plans. Get a house nice and cold when energy is cheap and then coast through the day.

 

[JohnDLG]

This is South Texas? Have to think businesses hate this (except bars!) but a business doesn't pay their bills, customers do.

This is intentional by the electric companies that put out these plans. Instead of spending more money to build new power plants they are trying to shift some usage to off peak times. During the day is usually when everyone is running AC and industries are running their machines.

 

[Blue1005]

This is intentional by the electric companies that put out these plans. Instead of spending more money to build new power plants they are trying to shift some usage to off peak times. During the day is usually when everyone is running AC and industries are running their machines.

they still get their rate increases though, 12 percent here in proposed in the okie state.

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