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$25 for 900 miles per month would be 2.8 cents per mile, no ?Stoaty said:... plus 225 KWH per month to charge my Nissan Leaf (assuming 4 miles per KWH, for a total of 900 miles per month). Works out to about $25 per month for electricity to run the Leaf, or 11.2 cents per mile.
Oops... that should read 11.2 cents per KWH which would be 2.8 cents per mile. Thought that seemed way too high. Thanks for catching my error :mrgreen:LEAFer said:$25 for 900 miles per month would be 2.8 cents per mile, no ?Stoaty said:... plus 225 KWH per month to charge my Nissan Leaf (assuming 4 miles per KWH, for a total of 900 miles per month). Works out to about $25 per month for electricity to run the Leaf, or 11.2 cents per mile.
Yes, that is probably more accurate... except for the fact that a full charge wouldn't be 24 kWh, unless the Leaf uses the whole of the battery charge. Thought I read that about 20 kWh maximum would be used from full to empty, so as not to fry the battery pack. Please correct me if I am wrong. Also, the 70 miles was for driving at 55 with the AC going on a hot day. Wish they had given info without AC, cooler day, 50 MPH, etc.DeaneG said:If your commute involves much stop-and-go, or extended freeway driving, you might see a range of closer to 70 miles from a charge-up. Including guesstimated 10% charging losses, that charging energy is likely to be about 24kWh * 1.1, so the mileage per AC kWh would be
70 miles /(24 DC kWh * 1.1 AC-to-DC)
or about 2.7 miles per AC kWh.
WWBD said:I don't think I will opt for the TOU meter. There is an $8/month subscription fee, and the cost savings to us with the discounted rate would only be about $8 a month anyway (we aren't heavy drivers). Plus tack on any installation fees for the meter itself (I've been unable to determine if there are any).
The LADWP website seems to hint at a block discount amount on your bill if you do not opt for the TOU meter. You send them proof that you own the car and they will give you a certain dollar discount based on average household charging use. Anyone heard of this?
WWBD said:Is switching to whole house TOU free? If so, are there any disadvantages? I've got my blink now.
I'm guessing that most of the coal is imported from AZ as there is very little coal generation capacity in CA...Stoaty said:Still don't know what the carbon footprint is from DWP electricity, but it looks like they are making significant strides toward getting off coal.
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