Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
If we optimistically assume the average US fuel economy is 25 miles per gallon, at $3.00 This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. Using the average U.S. electricity rate of 9 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), 30 miles of electric driving will cost 81 cents.
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