or go with a gas powered car. What are the true costs and benefits of electric versus gas powered vehicles?
Well lets take a look starting with the price. You will find a new electric car are typically higher-priced than a comparable gas powered car. Right now they are more than $11,000 higher than what you’d pay for a new regular gas-powered car, and nearly $30,000 more if its a compact car. With the price for an electric vehicle over $50,000 on the average.
For example, the 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric starts at $34,000, while the gas-powered model costs just $21,300, so some 20-30 percent0 more. you will find basically the same thing with trucks.
Next how far can you go as the average gas powered cars get 300 to 400 miles per tank depending on the model. Here are some new car prices from the dealer with their miles per charge..
MODEL/BASE PRICE...................../MINIMUM RANGE/MAXIMUM RANGE
2021 BMW i3/$44,450................../153/153
2022 Tesla Model 3/$46,990........./272/353
2022 BMW i4/$55,400................./227/301
2022 Porsche Taycan/$86,700......./199/227
2022 Tesla Model S/$99,990........../396/405
Then you need to look at car insurance as with a higher sticker price on a electric car, you will pay more on insurance as the insurer will need to pay out more in an accident,
For maintenance/repairs the a electric car is going to be cheaper to maintain than the gas-powered car. With fewer moving components, there’s less to service. Oil changes and tune-ups also don’t happen with a electric cars. But the cost of replacing an electric car battery can be expensive, for example, $26,000 on a Tesla.
Then you the electric cars reliability which for most are not good.. Electric vehicles are less reliable because of newer technologies, Consumer Reports finds.
Next you have to look at charging the electric car, with a cost average of $0.25-$0.65 kWh and up to hour or more to get a full a electric car charge, and understand you may not be able to find a place to charge while traveling or have the charging station working especially in the cold. Why America doesn’t have enough EV charging stations Commentary: Tesla Owner Goes Viral After Car Fails to Charge During Frigid Temps - That Wasn't Even the Worst Part
Then one thing most dont quite know hope to gauge, with a electric cars being so new, is depreciation. The a electric car, is going to drop much faster in value, up to 40% lower than gas powered cars. But the most startling thing is that most people will not buy a used electric car and inherit the innumerable of issues and problems that come with used electronics.
Well lets take a look starting with the price. You will find a new electric car are typically higher-priced than a comparable gas powered car. Right now they are more than $11,000 higher than what you’d pay for a new regular gas-powered car, and nearly $30,000 more if its a compact car. With the price for an electric vehicle over $50,000 on the average.
For example, the 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric starts at $34,000, while the gas-powered model costs just $21,300, so some 20-30 percent0 more. you will find basically the same thing with trucks.
Next how far can you go as the average gas powered cars get 300 to 400 miles per tank depending on the model. Here are some new car prices from the dealer with their miles per charge..
MODEL/BASE PRICE...................../MINIMUM RANGE/MAXIMUM RANGE
2021 BMW i3/$44,450................../153/153
2022 Tesla Model 3/$46,990........./272/353
2022 BMW i4/$55,400................./227/301
2022 Porsche Taycan/$86,700......./199/227
2022 Tesla Model S/$99,990........../396/405
Then you need to look at car insurance as with a higher sticker price on a electric car, you will pay more on insurance as the insurer will need to pay out more in an accident,
For maintenance/repairs the a electric car is going to be cheaper to maintain than the gas-powered car. With fewer moving components, there’s less to service. Oil changes and tune-ups also don’t happen with a electric cars. But the cost of replacing an electric car battery can be expensive, for example, $26,000 on a Tesla.
Then you the electric cars reliability which for most are not good.. Electric vehicles are less reliable because of newer technologies, Consumer Reports finds.
Next you have to look at charging the electric car, with a cost average of $0.25-$0.65 kWh and up to hour or more to get a full a electric car charge, and understand you may not be able to find a place to charge while traveling or have the charging station working especially in the cold. Why America doesn’t have enough EV charging stations Commentary: Tesla Owner Goes Viral After Car Fails to Charge During Frigid Temps - That Wasn't Even the Worst Part
Then one thing most dont quite know hope to gauge, with a electric cars being so new, is depreciation. The a electric car, is going to drop much faster in value, up to 40% lower than gas powered cars. But the most startling thing is that most people will not buy a used electric car and inherit the innumerable of issues and problems that come with used electronics.