i'm diggin the data at the end... just made myself a pretty little graph =)
On your chart you have an estimated gallon equivalent for CO2, but what would be nice is the estimated gallon equivalent for the range as well as the estimate gallon equivalent in terms of cost.In other words, lets assume your "full charge" equates to 35 miles of range. @ 20 MPG that would be 1.75 gallons of gas. So, any CO2 production less than 1.75 would be an improvement.
Then we could also look at cost. In CA, 91 octane in my area is currently running @ ~4.10 per gallon. So, for 1.75 gallons that would be ~$7.00. So given the average charge cost in CA of ~$2.80, that's also a significant cost savings.
Of course, given that this is a $100,000 car, you'd have to appreciate how the overall package compares to something like a Panamera to determine whether the operational savings are worthwhile.
Improving the chart with a more detailed coparison would quickly show where the Karma would be a benefit and where it wouldn't.
-T
Toyota Avalon mention. With love and admiration.NICE!
"Ecotec" is code for "Monkey crap"
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1) No one pays 12.8 cents per KW-hr in Los Angeles. That's the base price before all of the tacked-on surcharges. For most homes and businesses with high electricity usage (like if you use 21 KW-hrs to charge your EV every day) the total rate in LA is closer to 19 cents per KW-hr - 16.5 if you get the EV discount.
2) LA has quite a filthy supply of electricity. About 40% of LA's power comes from the Four Corners coal-burning power plants. California's electricity might be relatively clean when averaged over the whole state, but LA's isn't clean at all.
If you issue a correction, we will know that you've simply made honest mistakes. If you don't, like Lassa never does, then we'll know that you're trying to intentionally mislead your readers.
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