If my Lightning could get 2.0 Miles per kWh[MPK}, a 200 mile trip around my local EA at $0.56 a kWh would cost me $56.00 for 200 miles traveled after sales tax (Mass) $59.50!!!!
True... but the thing with EV's is yes the miles you need from DCFC are often times as expensive as ICE but you get the benefit of at least your first ~200 miles being at home charge rate and you can also can roll into your house at a low SOC so you can replenish your tank/battery at home rate.
No doubt at $0.34 it's the cheapest I'll get away with, but if I were hopping from EA to EA on a longer trip, I would invest in the pass plus plan to get a better price would barely break-even with liquid fuel.
I fixed my errors, saw your corrections. Almost $60 to go 200 miles is pretty high.
Agree completely! I have over 30K across 40 states in the past 8 months with no lasting problems - of course, I have learned from the state of charging just two years ago to always expect the worst and love anything better. I trust nothing called NAV and always use the many great apps available (Plugshare etc.) and now even seldom use Ford Pass on the road. But I have been taught to never completely trust a single source (sounds a bit like the internet?).
Um, are you talking about the Ford here? I have never sat for “a couple of hours” charging unless you count when it is at home. I think 40 minutes is the max on any of my 2000+ mile road trips, and this is a particularly slow EV for charging. My Kia’s fast charging sessions are so quick that there is hardly time to reach the bathroom (which is sometimes quite distant from the charger, to be fair)
When I got my first tesla, it took about 1 hr 47 mins to get 40 miles of additional range. This was my experience over 8 years ago. I know charging has changed and become more reliable. Even 45 minutes is too long for me, so that is why I limit my trips to less than the range on the EVs. That range varies according to the weather conditions. This covers about 99% of my travels by car or truck. I prefer to charge at home or my shop. To each his own.
I have learned long, long ago that the universal solution to literally ALL problems of this nature is to simply stop listening to country music*. Might even get his job back!
Pretty similar here. It is a rare day during which I tally > 60 miles. But every once in a while I will go farther than the battery can supply. Prior to retirement I was a strictly A==>B kind of fellow. No stops, no delay, bladder be damned! I have learned to slow it down a bit and experience the texture. Also learned that one is not required by law or local edict to "fill" the tank at every energy replenishment stop. Charge it up for the length of the restroom, coffee, cookie, lunch, stretching break and move on down the road to the next stop. Turns out this is actually healthier I guess. I can't claim to be a major road tripper but I have traveled a bit with an i4 and the Lightning. Have never spent > 20 minutes at a DCFC. Not once.
