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Originally Posted by Lancpudn
At 69p/kWh the cost/mile would be cheaper using a diesel car than an EV.  |
By quite a long way!!! If a new 40kw Nissan Leaf has a range of 160 miles, and consider it takes 60kw to fully charge it (the charging process will have losses), 60kw would cost £41.40. Even my banger will easily manage 300 miles to that. If your charging at home it’s only £10, so even the most efficient diesel will be lucky to get 120 miles. Not as far off as we are lead to believe though. And where’s the electricity coming from? Still a lot of gas fired stations around the country (thankfully!)
Think I’ll keep my traditional ice car for now. At least if I’ve got a journey of more than 300 miles I know my car will easily do this trip without having to stop for a couple of hours to charge…
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