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| Some EV owners getting a very unpleasant surprise about costs |
| 2023-02-15 |
| [Hot Air] Here’s how much electricity prices have surged in parts of New England this winter: For some drivers of electric vehicles and hybrid cars, it’s now more expensive to charge up than to fill up. Power rates across the region have jumped an average of 30% since last summer, while gasoline prices have receded well below their peak in June of 2022. Web engineer Matt Cain, who lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, said he ran a price comparison when his electricity bill shot up in January and found that his overall costs for utilities had climbed a whopping 50%. ... "We are in pretty much the same boat in [New Hampshire] and it sucks," said another user. "Went from an average of $220 a month electric bill... to now close to $400 a month and thats with off peak charging, and its supposed to go up again significantly in February." The rate hike pushed the user to sign up for a solar array, with a monthly bill around half their current power bill, the person added. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 The gummint just forced Musk to make a profit on kilowatts sold to non-Tesla owners. Such a win. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-15 10:48 |
| #5 I had to go check if it was Allah Pundit getting totally surprised that The Government was not only not giving all the facts, but misleading people. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-15 10:46 |
| #4 Local places here also give free charging while shopping; great fun to ask for my gas discount and watch the mental confusion. Either leave goods on counter or take to refund counter. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2023-02-15 07:57 |
| #3 When you have to fart into a tube in your car seat to power the vehicle, I'm getting a horse. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-15 07:41 |
| #2 who lives in Amherst, Massachusetts ... The rate hike pushed the user to sign up for a solar array Dude is getting in deeper and deeper w/o realizing it. Back yard wind turbines and methane production in his future. |
| Posted by: Thruter Gloluger6393 2023-02-15 06:35 |
| #1 Some places offer FREE Recharging stations, while shopping or eating. Just like a Drug Dealer willing to offer a few samples to get a hook in you. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-02-15 06:24 |