Originally Posted by Fabrik8

Given the price of gas and the price of electricity, for a standard sized vehicle the cost of gas per mile is about 5 times greater than the cost of electricity per mile. So if you plug your electric vehicle into your residential electrical service, your electricity bill will increase by a lot. But you'll NOT be spending 4 or 5 times that amount of money at a gas station. So you're really just shifting money from the gas station to the electric bill, but saving a lot of money at the same time.

That's the short version.

Originally Posted by SpeedJunkie

If your electric company offers off peak rates that you can sign up for you also can get a much cheaper rate at night. Although, you may need an upfront investments to take advantage of this.

For example dominion power only offers off peak rates for commercial customers who have a high enough load to warrant it. (as far as I am aware of, so someone may prove me wrong)

Originally Posted by Mr White

OK THAT IS IT....i have to ask. What do you do for a living, who are you!!? i only ask because you take the term "jack of all trades" and take it to a whole new height i have never seen. you give the most accurate and to the point information ON ANY SUBJECT i find you on....

Physical manifestation of Google

Originally Posted by Fabrik8

I just happen to have some knowledge in key areas, and that's what you remember. You don't notice when I keep my mouth shut when I don't know anything about a topic, like politics..

I'm just an engineer, nothing glamorous. I like to keep my air of mystery, otherwise I'm just a normal boring person.

Originally Posted by TATTRAT

I always picture you as the huge singer of Type-O Negative, but more sexy.

Originally Posted by Fabrik8

I'm a 5'8" nerd, but more sexy.