How much to charge your truck from say 20% to 100% and milage from that 80% use

[Gaximus]

How does it cost you zero at home? Even if I charge it entirely off solar that is $0.08/kwh I’m not selling back to the grid

It doesn’t cost you anything, not to sell. Your not making money, but its still free.

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[hemiarch]

It doesn’t cost you anything, not to sell. Your not making money, but its still free.

Fair point. Maybe a little semantic but fair.

 

[bg002h]

Thank you for the response and hope you are enjoying your CT.

So it sort of sounds like you are paying about what it costs me to fill up about the same.

The only difference is then that I can do a roundtrip without filling up (380-400 miles depending on route) where as you have to stop at some point to recharge a bit. Not a big deal really I think.

I know some here have free charging as part of the Cybertruck buy package so they are getting it free when using that supercharger.

But it sounds like I would not be saving any money if I did buy a CT vs my Hybrid. Of course your truck has more fancy stuff and better sound, etc. But being retired on a fixed income I enjoy seeing that 55-65K extra it would have cost me to buy that Cybertruck in the bank earning interest on CD's for a emergency. My days of long working and such have passed a few years ago, that and a Cybertruck is why more than me and the wife needs. But it looks like a really nice equipped vehicle.

Enjoy your Cybertruck and be safe please and careful.

Yeah, you only save money if you charge at home. Supercharger price is pretty much set to match gas price for a car.

I have high electricity prices but a separately metered back garage. I changed pricing plan to time based and my charging cost is a shade over $10 for 100 KWHr or about $12.50 for a “full tank”.

 

[hemiarch]

So I’m assuming this question is driven by trying to estimate overall energy costs. I snagged me a free SC AWD yesterday. Still negotiating out the 0.99% vs 0% finance thing with an online sales rep who’s poorly informed, but I’m doing it because I have had free SC in a model x and now model x refresh since 2016 and I can tell you the savings are worth a LOT more to me than anyone seems to be giving them credit for. Even in a house with powerwalls and solar.
I’m eating the cost of a new wrap and giving away my starlight interior mod and lightbar to do it because (and I know I’m about to get lectured by all the mathematicians on here) I know this to be very impactful in the real world from experience.. Having two cars with low mileage that I plan to keep long term with free gas forever on both will pay for itself very quickly in my circumstances. Even my wife who is a genuine skeptic sees the numbers very clearly in our budgets and thinks the deal is a no brainer.

 

[GmP]

My numbers, as I kept in a spreadsheet.
Expensive California, Bay Area. (still the best place to live and raise a family).

FS AWD, mostly daily commute, few longer trips up to 2x350 miles.
First 9 month of use, total 8700 miles.
Charged at work (ChargePoint L2, $0.35/kwh) or SuperChargers (0.40~0.56).
Total charging costs were $1512.
Per car reported driving 3080kwh/8700miles this comes to $0.49/kwh or 0.17/mile.
However, I charged 3884kwh, overhead is 24%, and seems to come from “standby” and “overheat protection” / “pre heating”. If you take this out, driving comes to $0.15/mile.

The last months I started charging at home. I have solar, already a long time, and “over produce”. While I do not get money back, I only have to pay (other then monthly connection costs, $15/month or so) if the value of what I produce during the day (high tariffs) exceeds the cost of what I use at night (low tariffs), calculated over a full year. For several years my trueup was zero.
(yes I should have started home charging from the beginning, but didn’t for “reasons”).
So far my charging is ”free”, I still over produce. Of course it is summer, might change when winter comes and less solar energy will be produced.

As comparison: before the CT I drove a Ford Mustang 2.3l turbo Ecoboost. Same type of drive usage. I averaged 23miles/gallon (Over the five years I drove that car) Could handle the cheap gas, never missed the few extra HP that the higher octane gas presumably would add.
8700/23*$4.50 = $1700 Just driving cost, excluding service and maintenance.
Or per mile: 1/23*4.0=0.17

So CT is a little bit cheaper in use, for a lot more utility and fun.

 

[REM]

I know electric rates can be a bit different in parts of the U.S. but just wondered how much you are saving over buying gas for the same amount of miles. Also how many miles will you really get on that 100% charge down to 20% (combo hiway/city).

It costs me $2.98 to charge from 20% to 80% at home during super off-peak.

 

[VAF84]

I’ll give you some anecdotal info as someone who frequently does long distance and lives in central Tx, while also doing routine trips to the Houston area. You’re not going to save money or time unless you can make it back home without charging at a fast charger.

Maybe it’s different with the CT, but in my prior extended range Lightning (320mi range), I couldn’t make it back without stopping. Current Sierra EV does it easily, but at $.14 kW local electric price, it’s $29 to fill the 205 kW battery at home.

I’d say you have a better chance of saving or breaking even by buying the Silverado WT with options of 390, 440, and 500 mi of range for under $70k. Many in the $50k’s. Less up front, and more likely to be able to avoid fast charges. Yes, the CT is way cooler, but you’re focused on saving money from your original post.

Typically if you charge at fast chargers assume you won’t save money over a regular gas powered vehicle, much less a hybrid. It does save you if you’re coming from premium fuel or diesel requirements. As others mentioned, without a longer range vehicle factor costs of additional days for extra long trips due to extra charging stops.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Hello fellow central Texan.... Not doing bad on $$ flow, but still being retired and on a fixed retirement income we do think a lot when we are about to do major purchases. But the Cybertruck is just way more than this older person needs or can handle.

That and the misses wanted something truck like but smaller as we are coming down from a Dodge 3500 1 ton Diesel. That was a beast and had everything on it you could get at the time. But I was much younger then and I dive it till the vehicle was just about dead. The 1 ton was over 20 years old when we put it away.

I will say it is nice doing the round trip to Houston now and not having to stop either way for gas if we don't want to. Once we get to the hotel we do just minimal driving with the grand kids and daughter/husband in our truck.

I guess if the CT got 400 or 450 range it would be a better fit for many. But as I said the Cybertruck looks very nice inside from the pictures you all post here and the comments on sound system and drive sound very nice also.

But for a NEW $32K Hybrid we got I think it is a good fit for us. With maintenance contract for the next 5 years it is even better for us. I never was a car guy when young either so I always go to a trusted mechanic which we actually have here in Liberty Hill.

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