03-13-2014, 04:13 PM
That's a good point about the fees too. I wonder how long one of those machines would have to run to pay for itself, factoring in cost of electricity usage, installation and hardware.... remind me not to invest in any car charging companies.
If we say gas is $3.50/gallon and your vehicle can get 30 mpg then you're paying about 12 cents per mile.
If your Tesla is $1.50/hour of charge and you can get 20 miles per hour of charge then you're paying about 8 cents per mile.
....yeah, these companies are screwed unless the price of gas goes to $10/gallon. They can't really charge more than about $2/hour or you'll be paying more for electric than you were paying for gas.
And how do you make money on a product that can only bring in a gross of $2/hour and has a ton of infrastructure costs not to mention paying for the electricity?
If we say gas is $3.50/gallon and your vehicle can get 30 mpg then you're paying about 12 cents per mile.
If your Tesla is $1.50/hour of charge and you can get 20 miles per hour of charge then you're paying about 8 cents per mile.
....yeah, these companies are screwed unless the price of gas goes to $10/gallon. They can't really charge more than about $2/hour or you'll be paying more for electric than you were paying for gas.
And how do you make money on a product that can only bring in a gross of $2/hour and has a ton of infrastructure costs not to mention paying for the electricity?