Question by Wesley!!!: How much does a Nissan leaf and cost to Operate? And is it possible to get a level 2 charger for the car?
Im aware of the price But i cant find how much it will cost me on my electric bill to charge it. If I do get a Leaf i will get the Level 2 leaf.
I drive AT MOST 60 miles a day 6 days a week from home to work then to school.
I live in Texas and TXU is our energy provider
i want
Best answer:
Answer by apeweek
The cost to drive a Leaf will depend on your local cost of electricity.
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Nissan Leaf has an energy efficiency of 4 miles per kilowatt-hour. An average price for electricity in the USA is 11 cents per kilowatt-hour. However, most electric utilities offer a lower off-peak rate to electric car users when they charge their cars overnight. The overnight rate in my city is 6 cents per KWH.
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6 cents divided by 4 miles equals a cost-per-mile of just 1.5 cents.
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Compare this to the cost of gasoline. If gasoline costs about $ 4 per gallon, I could drive 266 miles for what you might otherwise spend on just one gallon of gas.
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As you can see, the equivalent MPG above will vary a lot depending on the costs of electricity and gasoline. If you pay 12 cents per KWH of electricity, for example, your equivalent mileage is 133 MPG instead.
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Or, if gasoline ever gets up to $ 5 per gallon, my cost-equivalent mileage becomes 333 MPG. (Note: the MPGe number you see on electric cars is used for comparing cars, but it doesn’t represent actual cost savings – those need to be calculated individually, as I have done here.)
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Nissan has a level-2 charger, or you could shop for a different one – do a search on Amazon.com, for example.
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