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Originally Posted by rymack
As far as I can tell I’d spend 300-400 more a month on fuel for gas vs electric ( most of my driving is highway albeit partially during gridlock). The lease for the electric is a couple hundred more than the gas . So it isn’t full savings . I guess I should enquire about cost difference in insurance and take maintenance into consideration as well.
And again the models are different enough electric vs gas so it’s not a straight across comparison. From what I can tell I can get a lariat gas that would be similar to a flash electric so it’s not straightforward.
As for the power I’ve had a electrician in and we are already overloaded from when we bought the place so they told me they really shouldn’t even be working on the panel as it requires a upgrade. Which as I said we are planning on but maybe not right away.
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Personally I think in a crazy work/home day, getting into a warm truck in the AM/after work and not being bothered by bumpy ride/gas engine is good enough reason to deal with the tradeoffs in my circumstance.
That’s tough for you though - I wouldn’t do it in City of Vancouver since fast chargers are really limited.
City of Richmond/Surrey/Coquitlam/Burnaby is ok with Superchargers where the groceries are. At home, most you can do without panel upgrade is 5-20 120V, which still gives 80km overnight.
Insurance wise we didn’t buy the replacement cost - there aren’t any aftermarket parts for lightning body panels and the EV incentive for business should continue.