Back in 1969 I had a Dodge Dart that got 16 miles per gallon. Back then gas cost about 32 cents per gallon, so it cost me 2 cents per mile to drive (32 cents/16 miles). Pretty cheap, even in those days.
Today our Chevy Volt gets 3.3 miles per kilowatt hour. PG&E charges us about 6 cents per kilowatt hour for charging midnight to seven AM (including fixed charges to connect to the grid and to read the meter). So that is 6 cents per kwh divided by 3.3 miles per kwh = 1.8 cents per mile! Just to keep it simple, I just say that it costs 2 cents per mile to drive. Really cheap, much cheaper than 1969 when you include inflation!
Today our Chevy Volt gets 3.3 miles per kilowatt hour. PG&E charges us about 6 cents per kilowatt hour for charging midnight to seven AM (including fixed charges to connect to the grid and to read the meter). So that is 6 cents per kwh divided by 3.3 miles per kwh = 1.8 cents per mile! Just to keep it simple, I just say that it costs 2 cents per mile to drive. Really cheap, much cheaper than 1969 when you include inflation!
