Personal EV history

Sandy Munro reviewed the BMW i3 on Autoline After Hours so I bought an 'end of lease' 2014 BMW i3-REx in 2016. A terrific car, I later bought a 2017 Prius Prime and learned how badly Toyota could make a plug-in hybrid. So we traded-in the Prius Prime for a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus which brought our Tesla purchase cost to $24,000.

Tonight, our Model 3 has 64,001 miles using 14,669 kWh at $0.12/kWh, $1,760.28 over 3 years. On the road, ~$0.29/hWh which is offset by the frequent free charging around town and motels with free breakfast and overnight charging.

Our Tesla Model 3 is running about $0.0275 per mile or $2.75 per 100 miles. Our original EV, 2014 BMW i3-REx, runs closer to $2.90 per 100 miles and about 39 MPG using the modified motorcycle engine for out of town trips.

Bob Wilson