Rivian now charging $.68 per kwh

[HaveBlue]

That's $22 per gallon of gas equivalent now. No way this makes sense any more. Good luck EVs.

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[R1Sky Business]

That's $22 per gallon of gas equivalent now. No way this makes sense any more. Good luck EVs.

Where?

 

[andyboo]

How are we getting from that to $22/gallon?

 

[R1Sky Business]

It's more like $6-7 per gallon

 

[R1Sky Business]

Looks like prices went up to $0.68 in busy corridors. As low as $0.37 in less busy ones.(Inyokern)

 

[andyboo]

Looks like prices went up to $0.68 in busy corridors. As low as $0.37 in less busy ones.(Inyokern)

I paid $0.36/kWh last night at the RAN in Sacramento. All the chargers were occupied and people were waiting so I wonder how they determine when to charge the higher rates.

 

[R1Sky Business]

I paid $0.36/kWh last night at the RAN in Sacramento. All the chargers were occupied and people were waiting so I wonder how they determine when to charge the higher rates.

Will likely increase soon.

 

[HaveBlue]

One gallon of gas is 33.7kwh. just multiply the two numbers.

In other math, $.68 / 2.4 miles per kwh is $.28 per mile which is my overall efficiency.

Our gx470 at 20mpg and $5 per gallon would be $.25 per mile. This means that the rivian in an overall energy sense, with their sustainable new charging infrastructure, is worse than 20mpg. Whatever claim of mpge is just inefficiency pushed somewhere else in their system.

 

[R1Sky Business]

I paid $0.36/kWh last night at the RAN in Sacramento. All the chargers were occupied and people were waiting so I wonder how they determine when to charge the higher rates.

That increase in price is close to TESLA rates.

 

[Thedude]

How are we getting from that to $22/gallon?

The ever present misconception that an electric car is so efficient because gas contains 33.7kwh per gallon. The difference between pure fact and the reality of how energy extraction actually works.

20mpg at $4/gal = $0.20/mile
2mi/kwh at $0.68/kw = $0.34/mile

Do the math and that equates to $6.80/gallon, not $22.

 

[R1Sky Business]

One gallon of gas is 33.7kwh. just multiply the two numbers.

In other math, $.68 / 2.4 miles per kwh is $.28 per mile which is my overall efficiency.

Our gx470 at 20mpg and $5 per gallon would be $.25 per mile. This means that the rivian in an overall energy sense, with their sustainable new charging infrastructure, is worse than 20mpg. Whatever claim of mpge is just inefficiency pushed somewhere else in their system.

Still $5-6 per gallon equivalent

 

[R1Sky Business]

Road to profitability. As long as the reliability is high. Most people only use them when traveling.

 

[savethemanual]

Sure a gallon of gas has 33.7 kWh energy...a shame ICE's waste a minimum of 60 percent of that energy!

 

[Thedude]

Sure a gallon of gas has 33.7 kWh energy...a shame ICE's waste a minimum of 60 percent of that energy!

Except in winter, then that waste energy is cabin heat at little/no cost to efficiency.

 

[Polar]

This is the Lynwood WA RAN - just two weeks ago it was only $.36 a kilowatt hour.

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