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This rate is really crazy non-sense. For the old 2012 leaf, that is 6.3x the cost of residential energy in NC. Even for newer cars that can charge at faster rates, it will be at least 3x more expensive than using your home's outlet.
It feels like the property management is trying to profit out of these stations, while they advertise it as an amenity to prospective residents.
I am really trying to explore all the options to get a cheap car these days, but it really seems that there is no option which has a cost of ownership below $200/month, which is my limited budget.
Old ICE with lots of miles -> you pay high maintenance
Newer ICE/EV -> you pay in depreciation
Old EV -> you pay overpriced eletricity
At $2k I guess I would still buy it, but that seems like very low. It is really hard for an owner to see a nice car with everything (except the battery) looking pretty new going away for the cost of a falling apart 2000s ICE with 200k miles. But the worst case, I get a no.
I dont think I have any external outlet in my apartment and I am certainly not allowed to extend a cable from my window to the car in the parking lot. (Although it is just a few feet away)
I will talk to management tomorrow about these absurd rates and see what they say, but the odds for me joining you guys as an EV owner look pretty slim at this point.
Sort of a shame because there aren't many people around who would benefit from an old 6 bar Leaf.
It feels like the property management is trying to profit out of these stations, while they advertise it as an amenity to prospective residents.
I am really trying to explore all the options to get a cheap car these days, but it really seems that there is no option which has a cost of ownership below $200/month, which is my limited budget.
Old ICE with lots of miles -> you pay high maintenance
Newer ICE/EV -> you pay in depreciation
Old EV -> you pay overpriced eletricity
nlspace said:Offer them $2k. They might want to move it.
If it cost $10 to fully charge, and if you only need 10 miles a day, you could charge every 3rd or 4th day. So a whole year would cost you $900 to $1200 for charging, assuming you can't find or figure out a less costly option. Actually charging every other day from 20 to 80% would be quicker and cost less overall. That last little bit to fill it to Full takes a long time at a slow rate, so wouldn't be worth it to use that system for Full charging.
It looks like they are pricing about 35 cents per kwh and assuming the full pull at 7.2kW. Since the laef is only 3.3kW charger then the actual usage is only like a buck/hour, so they would be making money when you plugged in.
i was driving a 6-bar 2012 about 26 miles a day until it got rear end totaled. It would show about 40 to 45 miles range when fully charged depending upon temperature and how it was driven, but my average was around 4.8 to 5 miles per kwh in town driving.
Maybe you can find a charger priced upon actual usage instead of flat rate?
At $2k I guess I would still buy it, but that seems like very low. It is really hard for an owner to see a nice car with everything (except the battery) looking pretty new going away for the cost of a falling apart 2000s ICE with 200k miles. But the worst case, I get a no.
I dont think I have any external outlet in my apartment and I am certainly not allowed to extend a cable from my window to the car in the parking lot. (Although it is just a few feet away)
I will talk to management tomorrow about these absurd rates and see what they say, but the odds for me joining you guys as an EV owner look pretty slim at this point.
Sort of a shame because there aren't many people around who would benefit from an old 6 bar Leaf.