7,000-Mile Dodge Charger EV Lost $50,000 in Value After Just One Year.
This is what I have found with my leased Charger 24 Scat pack:
My level 2 Charger plugs into my 50 amp welder outlet.
Charging at home with a level 2 charger, it costs about 5 cents a mile.
For comparison, my Dodge minivan at 20 mpg and $3 a gallon gas cost about 15 cents a mile. $4 a gallon gas is about 20 cents a mile.
If you charge on the road, it is much more expensive.
I went on a 300 mile round trip. Charged halfway. Cost $35. At $3 a gallon, it would have cost $23 in my minivan. At $4 a gallon, $30.
The moral to the story:
If you can charge at home, driving an EV is dirt cheap.
If you charge on the road, driving an EV is roughly equivalent to $5 a gallon gas.
None of this factors in the cost of the cars.
But, my minivan won’t run 11.5 in the quarter, or make you dizzy when you floor it.