“The cost for the electricity to charge the Volt is never mentioned so I looked up what I pay for electricity. I pay approximately (it varies with amount used and the seasons) $116 per kwh. 16 kwh x $1.16 per kwh = $18.56 $18.56 per charge divided by 25 miles = $0.74 per mile to operate the Volt using the battery. “
I assume that the $116 is a typo!
But where the heck do you live? I am paying about $0.11 cents per kwh.
To get a realistic number for the present volt it would be 18 kwh * .11 / 50 miles or about 4 cents per mile!
You are off by a factor of almost 80!
“I assume that the $116 is a typo!”
California has set up rate schedules that determines the electricity a household should use. When I lived in California in Bakersfield, a hot region, I tried very hard to keep usage to a minimum but was still charged .46 cents / kwh for most of the usage.
Where I am going with this is in California charging a car at home will definitely push the home owner into the higher rates, probably more that .46 / kwh now. Otherwise factor kn also buying a solar installation.