How much it cost to charge 2017 Prius Prime at home?

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  1. Holmesm1

    Holmesm1 Junior Member

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    I live in Northern Virginia and according to the electric company:

    Residential electricity rates in Virginia average 11.08¢/kWh, which ranks the state 30th in the nation. The average residential electricity rate of 11.08¢/kWh in VA is 6.73% less than the national average residential rate of 11.88¢/kWh

    Math: 6.7kWh x 11.08 = 74.236 cents to fully charge the EV portion of the battery pack.
     
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    I pay 6c/kW here after 11pm $.036 to charge the batt. So to answer the posters question: don't listen to "people " do the math
     
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    Umm, $.036 for a full charge??? Did you do your math or you just listen to "people"? Sorry, really didn't mean to be an smart aleck, but couldn't resist on this one. LOL :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
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    Oh typo while tired. Sry. I signedned up for TECO Energy Planner which varies my rates by demand. I have a graph so I know when to lay off w the household A/C units. Price drops at night. I could charge that Prius for a third of a buck. (How's that lol)
     

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    6.4c/kWh is fantastic. Even your "High" price of 15.3c/kWh is 30% less than what I pay at 21c/kWh year around 24/7. BUT... what is that 47.8c/kWh! :eek:
     
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    Canadian numbers. Costco gas is $0.879 / litre, 1.8 litres / 100 Km therefore costs $1.58 for 100 Km. My January electricity cost was 0.198275 / kWh so 7.04 Kw (8.8*80%) costs $1.40, seems cheaper until you add in delivery costs etc that the gas company adds on and the number becomes $2.09.

    My December costs for electricity would have been $0.57. Knowing your current electricity rate is rather important in determining what mode to run the vehicle
     
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    That's during a surge. My settings are "off" if there is a surge in demand. 57c/kW is ABSURD! we use central AC year round. I have used upto 3600kW/m. My bill would be $2k/month!
     
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    That 57 cents is very close to what we paid 25/7 year round in our nine years living in Honduras. It was about 50 cents there. Keeping our 800 square foot house at 81F was usually about $400//month.

    Duke Energy is now starting to offer rates by demand, but they don't look as attractive as what you're getting from TECO.