Middle East Conflict vs. EVs

[Landshark]

my other half has a Kona 1.6 t petrol, It gets 7 km,per liter

I drive around 28,000km a year, so that's a saving on gas of maybe $10,000 a year,

It would cost about $2500 to drive the same car 28,000km (17,500 miles) in the US at $3.50/gal. You get cheap solar, we get cheap gas.

 

[electriceddy]

What price point does oil/gasoline need to rise to in order to start influencing purchasing decisions?

Brilliant

 

[calebww]

Gas prices are definitely the main driver for most people switching. If it hits $5 a gallon again across the board, the demand for EVs will spike just like it did a few years ago. Most people only care about their monthly budget at the pump.

 

[Mark W]

Yeah, it's not that the increase in gas prices will make people get out their pencils and do the math and buy an EV, it's more of a reactionary and emotional response.

 

[bwilson4web]

get out their pencils and do the math

If I’m an example:

• 2016 - replaced last ICE, Toyota Echo, with 2014 BMW i3-REx (20% the cost per mile)
• 2016 - upgraded house from 100 A to 200 A (sun rotted service line replaced and rusty case, power pole transformer)
• 2016 - added 16 kW, automatic emergency generator (homebound wife protection)
• 2016 - replaced legacy house heater with high efficiency unit (about 66% of previous gas for house heating)
• 2019 - Tesla Model 3 replaces last Prius Prime (33% the cost per mile)
• 2021 - heat pump based hot water heater, 400 W max and gives AC In laundry room
• 2021 - dehumidifier clothes dryer, no vent (50% of previous cost per load)
• 2021 - front loader washing machine (75% cost of top loader)
• 2023 - replaced 2014 BMW i3-REx with 2017 BMW i3-REx, (72 mi to 108 mi EV range)
• 2024 - replaced TSLA stock with 4.8 kW solar roof ($150-200/mo savings)

So two EVs, efficient gas heater, efficient hot water heater, and efficient clothes washer/dryer. Typically paid higher purchase, ~25%, and saved the difference within 1-2 years.

Everything doesn’t have to be done at once. But ‘carpe dieum’ when replacing older things that eventually wear out.

Bob Wilson

 

[Loverni]

my $2.00 Australian dollars worth,
my other half has a Kona 1.6 t petrol, It gets 7 km,per liter at prices here now in Australia of $2,70 c a lt that's 0.38 c per KM for fuel.
My electric Kona gets 7km per kwk, charged from my solar with a FET of 0.07 c per kwh , that's $0.01 c per km.
a 6.600kw solar is $7,000 here with a 5 kw inverter and generates around 10,000kwhr per year here
I drive around 28,000km a year, so that's a saving on gas of maybe $10,000 a year, so here solar and an EV is very well worth it if people want to have control over the car and power costs

Interesting calculations, looks very convincing Especially when there is solar generation - then the electric car really becomes almost "free" in daily operation. Even if the numbers fluctuate a little depending on the conditions, the very idea of controlling costs through your own energy sounds very reasonable.