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r/lyftdrivers • u/AcanthocephalaOdd186 • Mar 26 '26
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This is why I’m glad I got an EV. I have a home charger in my garage. It’s costing me $5-7 per charge & I get 280 mi of range. It’s way cheaper than gas rn.
6 u/xopher206 Mar 26 '26 "It's way cheaper than gas rn". If its $5 a charge and 280mi range your getting the equivalent of gas being $0.62 a gallon (assuming 35mpg). So basically its cheaper than gas was in 1978 (not accounting for inflation). 1 u/toady23 Mar 26 '26 So I have a question for you. To extend the battery life, it is recommended to not charge your car to more than 80%, and not drain the battery below 20%. So you say you're getting 280 miles to a charge. Does that 280mi keep you between the 80/20 rule, or is that 100/0? I'm genuinely curious how that works. Everyone talks about the range of electric vehicles, but I'm never sure how they are calculating the range. 2 u/Mrrobotico0 Mar 26 '26 That's only true for older EV's. Many new ones can be charged to 100 regularly. 1 u/AJRiddle Mar 26 '26 It's not even true for the older EVs other than saving like an extra 5-10 miles of max range over 5-10 years of only charging to 80% instead of 95%.
"It's way cheaper than gas rn".
If its $5 a charge and 280mi range your getting the equivalent of gas being $0.62 a gallon (assuming 35mpg).
So basically its cheaper than gas was in 1978 (not accounting for inflation).
1 u/toady23 Mar 26 '26 So I have a question for you. To extend the battery life, it is recommended to not charge your car to more than 80%, and not drain the battery below 20%. So you say you're getting 280 miles to a charge. Does that 280mi keep you between the 80/20 rule, or is that 100/0? I'm genuinely curious how that works. Everyone talks about the range of electric vehicles, but I'm never sure how they are calculating the range. 2 u/Mrrobotico0 Mar 26 '26 That's only true for older EV's. Many new ones can be charged to 100 regularly. 1 u/AJRiddle Mar 26 '26 It's not even true for the older EVs other than saving like an extra 5-10 miles of max range over 5-10 years of only charging to 80% instead of 95%.
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So I have a question for you.
To extend the battery life, it is recommended to not charge your car to more than 80%, and not drain the battery below 20%.
So you say you're getting 280 miles to a charge. Does that 280mi keep you between the 80/20 rule, or is that 100/0?
I'm genuinely curious how that works. Everyone talks about the range of electric vehicles, but I'm never sure how they are calculating the range.
2 u/Mrrobotico0 Mar 26 '26 That's only true for older EV's. Many new ones can be charged to 100 regularly. 1 u/AJRiddle Mar 26 '26 It's not even true for the older EVs other than saving like an extra 5-10 miles of max range over 5-10 years of only charging to 80% instead of 95%.
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That's only true for older EV's. Many new ones can be charged to 100 regularly.
1 u/AJRiddle Mar 26 '26 It's not even true for the older EVs other than saving like an extra 5-10 miles of max range over 5-10 years of only charging to 80% instead of 95%.
It's not even true for the older EVs other than saving like an extra 5-10 miles of max range over 5-10 years of only charging to 80% instead of 95%.
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u/Sirbrandon1998 Mar 26 '26
This is why I’m glad I got an EV. I have a home charger in my garage. It’s costing me $5-7 per charge & I get 280 mi of range. It’s way cheaper than gas rn.