According to the app, after driving across several states, the Tesla used just under 7,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Based on the average cost per kilowatt-hour he cited from public charging of 34.5 cents, a quick calculation showed that the total spent for charging came to $2,385.34. As a comparison to his claim, a non-hybrid Toyota Corolla getting a strong 33 miles per gallon across 50,000 miles would require over $6,000 in fuel costs at $4 per gallon.
But according to the article, his numbers are off.
Even with a more generous estimation of 4.5 miles per kWh, that's 31,500 miles of driving, so the data he got from the Tesla app was likely incorrect or missing times the vehicle was charged, or the 50,000 miles accounts for driving done before he took ownership of the vehicle.
No comments:
Post a Comment