7 February

Did my calculations long ago for the new EV. If we stick with grid power to charge it at home, at full grid price (not special EV price), it’ll cost about $15 a week to ‘fill’ the Tesla. That’s for 300km of motoring per week. If we get a special EV plan, that drops to under $5. If we use solar during the day, that drops to $0. If you do much less kms per week, which is most people, say 50-100km per week, at full grid price that’s about $5 a week, EV plan about $1, and solar still free. And this for a vehicle that will kick the arse power and torque and performance-wise of petrols or diesels. How much are you spending on petrol/diesel every week? And maintenance and servicing? No servicing required for a Tesla, one reason I went with them, in a regional area. If you do have a problem (very rare) they’ll send a technician to your home. Almost nothing can go wrong with an EV. The resistance to EVs must be humanity at its peak of stupidity.