I am seeing a lot of negative articles on EV’s lately. They are using the slowdown in EV sales as a result of people abandoning EV’s. Yet I believe the slowdown is from high interest rates, inflation on everything, and people don’t have as much money right now because of inflation.
I just seen an article saying the true cost of running an EV is the equivalent of $17.33 a gallon, based on infrastructure, charging equipment, subsidies, etc. This kind of talk makes me sick, feels like some are pushing against EV’s in a big way, twisting the truth.
Coming from true EV owners what do you all think of this?
High interest rates would affect all new cars. So would inflation. The article mentioning the equivalent of $17.33 per gallon may not be your experience, but my marginal rate on electricity at my house is $0.59/kWh if I’m not careful. This is not “twisting the truth”, this is just reporting the fact that electricity rate vary MUCH more widely than gasoline prices.
It’s certainly true that a lot of people conjure up bogus arguments against EVs based on their politics, but it’s also true that EV enthusiasts often ignore the reality of other people’s situations.
The rate in my area for home charging is $0.13 and super charger ranges from $0.25-32 depending on peak/non-peak. So your home charging rate is double my supercharging rate? Your area sucks lol