OK-here goes. Remember, I'm not an engineer or scientist; I use the 'just drive' technique; I commute just under 6 miles one way to work, with an occasional longer distance road trip necessary (one total 250 mile trip needed this month with PIP); I have a L2 charger and charge every evening; My L2 charger is on a seperate meter with off-peak rates. Took possession of my PIP 4/3/12. First addition of gas (can't call it a fill up, as it was only slightly over a gallon):calculated 85.75 mpg First electricity bill: used 45 kWh and it cost me $3.58 for that. So, for the first 3 weeks of use, with 627 miles on the odometer, I think that was a pretty good cost.:cheer2: I started this thread to encourage other non-engineer-type 'just drive it' mortals to post whatever stats they have.
Oh thanks! I'm hoping to get a license plate frame made that says the same thing. My son is leaving the Air Force, so it's time to retire the 'Air Force Academy Mom' frame.
Jozo, Something doesnt seem to add up right. This was your first fill up, aside from the tank you got from the dealer, right? 45 kWh only accounts for somewhere around 135-220 miles (depending on how efficiently you use EV mode, 3mi/kWh to 5mi/kWh) Maybe I'm just missing something.. it is Sunday, after all
Well, it probably could use a few gallons of gas right now, and my EV miles are pretty efficient. So maybe 400 miles of ICE time on probably between 4-5 gallons of gas...does this make sense?
So it's 5.7 gallons of gas and 45 kWh for 627 miles. So if I use the 200 miles/45 kWh figure, leaving me 427 miles/5.7 gallons, I get 74.91 mpg. Does this make sense? And, while not a lot, the 45 kWh does not factor in any regenerative EV driving or glide time.
wow, that's fabulous, congrats! i wonder if there is a way from ev/hv ratio to know how many miles are gas/elec and how many pure ev?
Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were saying you went 627 miles on 45 kWh and about 1 gallon of gas. I dont think I ever read you mention it, but how much did it cost you to put in a 2nd meter?
When I had the 240 L2 charger installed, I paid an additional $200 for the meter housing and connection. My electric company, SMUD, put in the actual meter and hooked it in, for free. The reason for the additional meter (we now have 3! One regular, one for our PV solar system, and the car meter!) is so that we could get the much less expensive off-peak rate for charging the car, which is only available if it is metered alone. Now that I got the first bill and I see how mush less expensive it is, I'm glad I did it!
For $200, I would definitely do that. I will ask about it next time when I speak to an electrician. I thought it would cost a lot more than that.
