gasoline prices

$0.115 / kWh x 3 kWh per charge x (50 mpg / 12.5 miles per charge) = $1.38 per gallon equivalent. You're still saving money plugging in.

For me it's ~20 cents per kWh and I am at $2.40 per gallon equivalent. The last time I filled up in CA, it was $2.399 a gallon so I am at break even.

 

Yep, $1.88 here in Central Florida and end of the year, a good time to buy a Plug-in!

 

Don't forget the startup/warmup costs involved with short trips using the ICE. EV mode becomes much more efficient during a really short trip where you might get an MPG in the 30's or 40's.

 

good point ^^^ we still plug in, even though gas is $1.89, and juice .24/kwh.

 

Besides the pure electric on short trips ,bypassing the startup on the ICE , I can pretty much get 50 percent more miles out of my 12.5 ,by blending it into my morning commute ,so I can't strictly go by the Kilowatt gauge in the car as I know I save more than what it says.
Gas here in Tupelo, Miss. is around 1.73 at the Shell right now , I'm not complaining I can deal with spending 10 to 12 bucks a week for my 350 to 425 miles ,gas was 25 cents when I started driving .

 

$1.49 here

 

wow!
me too! and then, i would only get a dollars worth.

 

If your electricity supplier uses a high level of renewable energy sources then saving $ is not the only criteria for plugging in.
Renewable Electricity State Profiles - Energy Information Administration

 

I have a 204 mile round trip commute each day from home in Lexington, SC to Charlotte, NC. I've been filling up my 2012 Plug-in in Rock Hill, SC for $1.62/gal. Averaging 50mpg on this commute using the EV primarily in the stop and go traffic around Charlotte.

 

I bought my Prius in June 2014 when gas was still over $3 a gallon. Shortly afterwards we inherited an F-150 and the price of gas dropped like a rock. Its sort of like buying a snow thrower at the beginning of what turns out to be a very mild winter. Just sayin'

 

Yea but it's always going to snow next year.

 

Yep, and the longer oil prices stay low, the bigger the price spike when supply finally falls below demand.

 

You guys had CARS?
Well of course it would cost a buck or more to fill up!
I was filling the small, teardrop-shaped tank of a Harley "Hummer" (165cc) and its capacity was only 1.6 gallons or so, so I could fill,up for about $ .38 or so. Decent gas mileage, considering it was a 2-stroke. No gas gauge; you just ran the until,the "main tank" went dry and then flipped a fuel petcock just under the tank to access the last quart or so (same system as early Volkswagen Beetles). Fond memories of $ .25 gas.

 

Wow...someone as old as me. I remember $0.249 per gallon too.

 

same here

 

You could buy a nice sized candy bar for 25 cents.

 

Walk out of the grocery store with 5full bags, 5$ each, today, 55$ each

 

I remember .25 cent gas. It was put in the tank by a nice man who also cleaned the windshield and checked the oil. After you paid (or put it on your monthly account), the man would give you a bunch of green stamps.

 

these memories are what made america great, and killed the environment.