1300 miles in 3 days - DC fast charging

[Joneii]

Thanks all, good discussion in here. So far as travel costs, I don't really worry about it anymore since everything costs so much more these days. I have a feeling if I truly added up what I paid for ~650 miles of fast charging (plus the "free" cost to have a 100% battery before leaving using solar panels at home), it would compare to a gas F-150 even with the ridiculous cost of fuel these days. Anecdotally, I estimate an average of $30 a fast charge session, so maybe about $400 for the round trip including tolls? The latter alone is close to $50 one way...

Doing the legit math I think would actually be comparable, but since we don't do a lot of long trips, usually charge from home, and considering the superior driving experience of electric, "savings" has never been a real big part of the EV experience for me .

I replaced a diesel Ram 2500 with the Lightning. The Lightning has better performance in all aspects (except towing range). I do tow long distances, but I have time, so it works for my situation. I have done the math many times and the Lightning is about 1/2 the cost to operate exclusively on DCFCing when diesel prices approach $6/gal. Given that 80% of my operations are not DCFCing, but charging from home—the cost savings just for fuel are significant. Throw in the maintenance costs of a diesel and the savings are massive. So far, with 4 yrs and 112,000 miles on my Lightning I’ve spent $100 on maintenance (not counting tires and windshield wipers). I would have spent that on one oil change for the Ram. And to be fair, the $100 was a deductible on my extended warranty plan that another dealer told me should’ve been covered by my manufacturer battery warranty, so that should’ve been $0 on maintenance in 112,000 miles! Now all warranties are expired, so I’m praying that God continues to bless me, but this vehicle has already far exceeded my expectations.

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