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Originally Posted by chad86tsi
Yikes, I'm just up north of you in Oregon where a lot of the "extra" power California needs is coming from. It's 6.7 cents residential in my small town. Cheap enough that solar doesn't ever break even in most use-cases.
Just imagine what it's going to cost when California needs even more power...
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Exactly. The only benefit early adopters had was basically free electricity. Once (if) EVs become mainstream, prepare for huge price increases in electricity. Makes you wonder what we are really gaining here (besides the marginal reduction in emissions). I suppose the maintenance costs are theoretically less on an EV, but until they make batteries last past 100K without losing a significant chunk of their range, I don't see the benefit from a cost perspective long-term. What is the maintenance cost of ICE-unique components (oil, spark plugs, fuel filters etc.) over the same period of time that a modern battery pack lasts?