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Sounds like I have to get a professionally installed charging station if I want to charge in under 13 hours. How much does that cost? Never thought seriously about an electric car but it is an interesting thought.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you would just need a 240v outlet to get the faster charging and make sure whatever breaker its on at your panel is sized correctly. I just use the 110v standard charger without issue. I get home from work at 5/5:30 ish, plug in, and by 7:30/8 am I'm fully charged.
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Also, what are you guys seeing from savings for electric or hybrid plug-ins? From looking at an egallon calculator for my state it looks like I'm cutting my "useage" bill in half. I guess I would just expect significantly more savings to give up my gasser options and power
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I've never used the Egallon calculator but I figured based on my charging costs / miles I drive (for work only) I drive about 55 miles for every $1 I spend on electricity by the following give or take math.
I drive ~38 miles a day for work including going out for lunch, assume 23 work day a month = 874 miles / month
Electric bill went up ~$16/mo vs. prior year after I added the Volt
875 miles / $16 = 54.68 miles/$ .... this doesn't include wear and tear because that would be the same (ish) on a similar car.
So if at the Volt vs. even something like a Prius, its still better.
875 miles / 52 mpg (Prius) = 16.8 gals / month
Reg gas in WI right now = 2.30/gal .... so $38.7/mo.
875 miles / $38 = 23 miles / $ .... the volt is over double that.
.... obvious big shifts in this would be if you have way higher gas or electric costs, or you couldn't do your commute 100% on battery.