Ok so here we go. Some facts. I have two grandsons who live in Texas, yes Texas. They have a Tesla and decided to drive back home for the 4th. It is about 1500 miles. Now it took about 30 hours. That is averaging 50 mph and it was non stop except for battery charging. They stopped 7 times for 45 min charges. Thus of the 30 hours some almost 6 hours was spent charging. Had it been just gasoline then they would have had an average speed of 70 mph and taken 21 hours.
The electric vehicle added 9 hours of time and reduced the speed by 20 mph. Now about costs, Say we get 35 mpg, a good new vehicle, same size. That would be 43 gallons at $5 per gallon 05 about $210. The charging is about $15 per charge or $105. Half the cost for energy but almost a 50% increase in time. Remember that time is money.
Now we know that gasoline engines produce CO2. So too does electricity. What is the comparison here? Do not really know. But that is my next exercise.
I will keep my gas Honda for the time being.
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