Comments on: Putting More Electric Cars On Oregon Streets http://www.naturaloregon.org/2010/02/05/putting-more-electric-cars-on-oregon-streets/ Environmental News for Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:04:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Scott http://www.naturaloregon.org/2010/02/05/putting-more-electric-cars-on-oregon-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Paul Scott Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:08:57 +0000 http://www.naturaloregon.org/?p=3776#comment-1035 The economic argument for driving on electricity is solid, especially for the PacNW. Most EVs will travel about 4 miles per kWh. This works out to about 2 cents/mile with electricity at 8 cents/kWh. The only apple to apple comparison available is the Toyota RAV4 EV. We've been driving one for over 7 years with virtually zero maintenance. The gas version takes 4 gallons to go 120 miles while our RAV4 EV can go the same distance on 27 kWh! Keep in mind that most of the money you spend for petrol leaves the state, most even leaving the country. When you drive an EV, you only spend about 20-25% for the kWh, the rest stays in your pocket to be used any way you wish. Consider the effect this will have on your local economy once we have hundreds of thousands of EVs replacing gas burners. Consider the effect when we get to a few million! EVs come to market late this year. It's time to plan on your next purchase now. The economic argument for driving on electricity is solid, especially for the PacNW. Most EVs will travel about 4 miles per kWh. This works out to about 2 cents/mile with electricity at 8 cents/kWh. The only apple to apple comparison available is the Toyota RAV4 EV. We’ve been driving one for over 7 years with virtually zero maintenance. The gas version takes 4 gallons to go 120 miles while our RAV4 EV can go the same distance on 27 kWh!

Keep in mind that most of the money you spend for petrol leaves the state, most even leaving the country. When you drive an EV, you only spend about 20-25% for the kWh, the rest stays in your pocket to be used any way you wish.

Consider the effect this will have on your local economy once we have hundreds of thousands of EVs replacing gas burners. Consider the effect when we get to a few million!

EVs come to market late this year. It’s time to plan on your next purchase now.

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