Here are the links I was putting together on this topic: http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postbusiness/2013/6/11/federal_egallon_tool_shows_tennessee_price_of_97_cents Federal eGallon tool shows Tennessee price of 97 cents by Linda Bryant June 11, 2013 ... http://energy.gov/articles/egallon-how-much-cheaper-it-drive-electricity The eGallon: How Much Cheaper Is It to Drive on Electricity? ... http://energy.gov/articles/driving-114-gallon Driving for $1.14 Per Gallon
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/06/washington-states-egallon-cost-is-84.html Washington state's eGallon cost is 84 cents per gallon by Ben Miller Jun 11, 2013 Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) In Washington state, driving an electric vehicle like the Nissan Leaf will cost 84 cents per gallon, according to the Dept. of Energy. The U.S. Department of Energy said it's created a site that "tells consumers how much it costs to drive an (electric vehicle) the same distance you could go on a ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-leistikow/the-egallon-how-much-chea_b_3421054.html The eGallon: How Much Cheaper Is It to Drive on Electricity? by Dan Leistikow 06/11/2013 The Department of Energy's eGallon provides a quick and simple answer to this question and allows electric vehicle (EV) drivers to see how much they can save ... http://www.torquenews.com/1075/dept-energy-says-driving-electric-paying-114-gallon Dept. of Energy says driving electric is like paying $1.14 per gallon By David Herron Tue, 06/11/2013 Electric vehicle owners know there are many cost savings with electric vehicle ownership, such as maintenance (e.g. fewer brake pad replacements, and no oil ... {brucedp.150m.com} - On Tue, Jun 11, 2013, at 01:40 PM, Steven Lough wrote: > This is EXCELLENT Brian. Excellent find. It should be sent out to as > wide an audience as we can. I.E. Plug-In-America, Sierra Club, > EVDL, etc. etc. > > I will do my best to do so.... Should have a prominent SPOT on our Web > Sites also. > > On 6/11/13 12:05 PM, Brian Henderson wrote: > > > > A handy reference to questions on costs to run an EV, by comparing > > cost of (r)e-fuel'ng. > > > > Dept of Energy "*eGallon*" page: > > http://energy.gov/articles/egallon-how-much-cheaper-it-drive-electricity > > > > Displayed is the gallon equivalent energy (33.7 kWh/gallon) at > > selected electricity prices. (33.7 * $/kWh) with simple clear design. > > Comparison provides an effective message. > > > > note: The comparison doesn't include number of gallons needed to > > (r)e-fuel; a point that is a great lead for discussing efficiency of > > EV vs. ICE. e.g. Leaf's 24 kWh battery is just an equivalent 0.7 > > gallon capacity tank, (24/33.7).A Tesla S's 85 kWh is still just 2.5 > > gallon equivalent. > > > > > I think just telling folks that a Tesla-S holds 2.5 gallon/equivalent is > looking at it from the wrong direction. > That would scare most folks who don't do the math correctly. > > How about THIS ! > > I think a fair comparison would be the TESLA-S with a safe highway > range of roughly .. 260 miles. (85 kw pack) > And then compare how many gallons of High TEST to send an Audi A-8, or a > BMW 7 Series, or a comparable > Porsche Panamera the same 260 miles. > > So at 9 cents a kwh, filling up a Tesla S to travel 260 miles = approx. > $7.65 Agreed ?? > > A Porsche Panamera gets 19 mpg combined city/highway. To travel 260 > miles that is 13.68 gallons, > and at $3.90 a gallon that's $53 dollars and 36 cents ! > > Now THAT is a comparison worth mentioning. Two comparable Luxury Cars. - -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
