Practicality of EV for 70-mile commute (140 roundtrip)
Hi all,
I have just started my cars research, I'm planning to move to Florida and live in Orlando, my work will be in Tampa and I will be commuting only twice a week. My commute will be 70 miles not including the return trip, so 140 miles total.
I feel very tempted to lease an EV to save money in my long-distance commute costs, but I'm worried about the range and unpleasant surprises on the road with the batteries.
Nissan LEAF promises up to 80 something mile range, I was thinking I would charge it while at my office, and again when I'm back home. Is that practical? From my research, there are chargepoint stations right next to where I work so I don't think that will be an issue. If not Nissan LEAF, do you recommend other affordable EVs that you think are more suitable to that kind of commute?
Thanks!
I have just started my cars research, I'm planning to move to Florida and live in Orlando, my work will be in Tampa and I will be commuting only twice a week. My commute will be 70 miles not including the return trip, so 140 miles total.
I feel very tempted to lease an EV to save money in my long-distance commute costs, but I'm worried about the range and unpleasant surprises on the road with the batteries.
Nissan LEAF promises up to 80 something mile range, I was thinking I would charge it while at my office, and again when I'm back home. Is that practical? From my research, there are chargepoint stations right next to where I work so I don't think that will be an issue. If not Nissan LEAF, do you recommend other affordable EVs that you think are more suitable to that kind of commute?
Thanks!
Tagged:
1
Comments
I'd say you'd be sweating it out both ways.
If I had the disposable income, maybe, but even then it would be as a third vehicle in the household for trips around town. Paying for insurance for a third vehicle would also cut into practical.
If your employer has a 240 charging station (level II charging), then it might be doable - but even then I would expect the EV range to vary, and to go down somewhat with time.
I'd suggest a conventional hybrid or a diesel for that kind of commute. If you want EV, try a plug-in. My C-Max energi will do around 20 miles on a charge (but gets only 40 on the highway). The Chevy Volt will do around 40 miles on a charge, and then use the gas engine. Either might be a better choice.
It took 3 months for the last "extra" batch of 15000 to be allocated, which means that the new crop of green stickers will likely be gone by the end of December.
For calculations and scrutinizing references use 120 VAC as source voltage with fixed frequency of 60 Hz.