One of our members recently came across an interesting article on The Negative Charge blog; the article in question illustrated a clear-cut scenario in which a high profile EV such as the Tesla Model S could be implemented into a real-world environment and realize significant savings.

For our example, let’s consider a taxi operated for a 12-hour / 230-mile shift, six days per week, fifty weeks per year. The total mileage for the year comes to 69,000. A $20,000 Ford Crown Victoria averaging approximately 20 miles per gallon would consume 3,450 gallons of gasoline, costing approximately $13,800 at $4/gallon gasoline.

In contrast, a $67,000 Tesla Model S with extended 230-mile range would consume less than $10.50 per 70 kilowatt-hour charge, or about $3,150 for the year.

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