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Less Than Half As Much To Drive

Owner of two, plugin hybrids, I can confirm my EV miles are half the cost of the current gas miles. When you add the 'free' charging, the ratio is almost 3-to-1 in favor of EV miles.

Source: Electric Vehicles Cost Less Than Half As Much To Drive

The average cost to operate an EV in the United States is $485 per year, while the average for a gasoline-powered vehicle is $1,117, according to the study by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.
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In the new Michigan study, Sivak and Schoettle found that fuel costs for both type of cars vary dramatically from state to state.