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Originally Posted by Rainger99
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I’m going to stick with my Prius for a few more years, even though I would rarely go far enough to need to plug in somewhere. I only recently discovered that these recharging stations are charging people far more for electricity than what they pay at home. That said, the guy in the story was driving an electric Ford F-150, and sufficient battery power to run one of those at 80 mph while towing a trailer or boat requires a much bigger battery than what is found in a Tesla. He paid $56 to recharge that battery, but filling the truck with gas might have cost him closer to $100. He paid, what was it, $10,000 for private recharging stations at both his home and business, with wiring? But the average EV user here in The Villages who is seldom driving more than 20 miles a day and isn’t driving a truck can recharge in the garage with a standard outlet overnight once a week. Even a trip to the airport and back is easily recharged overnight. As for his truck being in the garage twice for six months each time for slight body work, I don’t see what that has to do with the EV aspect. But he lives in the wilds of Manitoba. It might not be easy to get parts there.