Mid-priced cars and crossovers: ICE vehicles were also more affordable to fuel in this segment, at approximately $11.08 per 100 miles. This cost is lower than that for primarily home EV charging ($12.62) and for mostly commercial EV charging ($16.10).
My experience is nowhere close to that.
My electricity bill this month (I live in Mecklenburg County) is $307.18 for 2,339 kWh, or just over $0.13 per kWh all in. My EV battery is 75 kWh, which puts a full charge (nearly 300 miles) at $9.85, or
$3.28 per 100 miles assuming no loss.
My EV fee in my 2023 registration was $140.25, or
$1.17 per 100 miles. So now I'm up to
$4.45 per 100 miles.
I am currently only using L1 because we moved recently and am working primarily from home, so haven't yet needed to install an L2 in the new home, so my installation costs was exactly $0. But in our prior home, the L2 receptacle+installation was about $300 -- which over 5 years at 12,000 miles/year would be
$0.50 per 100 miles which takes me up to
$4.95 per 100 miles -- which is less than 40% of their figure.
Worst case scenario, a
Tesla Wall Connector is listed right now at $475, most other
EV chargers at Lowe's are far less, and an
L2 receptacle could be had for $10 at Lowes. An electrician would of course have to install any of the above, and that can vary based on the location of the breaker box and how much line/conduit needs to be run. A Tesla Wall Connector would add
$0.79 per 100 miles, which means installation would need to be $4,428 to make up the remainder of their figure -- which is absolutely insane in most circumstances.
Again, it varies based on electricity rates, installation, fees, and the home charging method -- but my EV is less than half the cost of their ICE figure.