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How much energy is being consumed and at what cost? Have your electric bills increased substantially?
I have found that my 2013 Leaf increased my electric bill by $50-60 per month which is more than offset by my savings on gas which averaged about $240. I live in temperate Northern California in the Bay Area and drive around 10K per year. I always charge during off peak so my per kWh electric rate is low.None of us have a Bolt yet, so it's hard to say what the impact will be.
If you add an EV to your household your electric bill will go up no matter what. The real question is by how much, and that will be determined by how much you drive the car, how efficiently you drive the car, and what sort of EV rates your electric utility supplies. Also, keep in mind that while your electric bill goes up, your monthly gasoline expenditures may go down by a larger amount, more than enough to offset the increase in the electric bill.
If you add an EV to your household your electric bill will go up no matter what.
What saved you money was moving to a TOU rate. If you hadn't moved to a TOU rate, your bill would've gone up with the addition of the EV. This implies that if you had just moved to a TOU rate, and not have gotten an EV, you likely would've saved even more more money on your monthly bill. Subtract out your overnight charging usage to get an idea of how much you saved just by switching to a TOU plan.devbolt: Clearly untrue, that when you add an EV your rates go up, once you have an EV move to time of day EV billing watch your usage, charge the vehicle in off peak hours and watch your electric bill crumble, mine dropped over $100 per month here in California, with very little life style changes (charged at night instead of any time).
When I added the Plug-in Prius back in 2012, our PG&E bill didn't move much. It actually went down a bit compared to previous years. This may have been due to less people living in the house, people not home during the day, or me changing out incandescent bulbs for CFL/LED. Then again, the PiP would only draw 3 kW a night typically, which was about a buck a day at the max. 4 months later we put solar on the roof and the whole electric bill plummeted.I have found that my 2013 Leaf increased my electric bill by $50-60 per month which is more than offset by my savings on gas which averaged about $240. I live in temperate Northern California in the Bay Area and drive around 10K per year. I always charge during off peak so my per kWh electric rate is low.
My lease rate with Nissan is $240 per month so that nets out to the Leaf costing me about $60 per month. Not too shabby!!!
devbolt: Clearly untrue, that when you add an EV your rates go up, once you have an EV move to time of day EV billing watch your usage, charge the vehicle in off peak hours and watch your electric bill crumble, mine dropped over $100 per month here in California, with very little life style changes (charged at night instead of any time).
and used EV batteries become available for storage.
We will have to see how things develop over time. I have read about a handful of demonstration projects already funded and under development here in California and elsewhere, but scaling up demos is always tricky.I can't see this happening in any significant quantities.