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<\/p>\nPeople can\u2019t believe how much it cost him in electricity to run his Tesla for a whole year. It wouIdn\u2019t be silly to think that the costs of running a Tesla might be slightly extortionate when taking a look at how much the cars cost in the first place. And while electric cars are looking like the way forward, people might be put off by the rising eIectricity costs.<\/p>\n
People were left baffIed on X, formerly known as Twitter, when a man shared his electric bill after a year of driving the car \u2013 and the figure was certainly surprising. We all know that petrol and diesel are definitely not the cheapest ways to get around, but how much does it really cost to run one of Elon Musk\u2019s motors? The man captioned the post: \u201cFirst time I have had a bill within the last 12 months. \u201cThis sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was writing sarcastically, of course, after seeing that his electricity bill was actually in single digits. After a year? You did read that right. The balance due was just $2.37 (\u00a31.89)\u2013 rather than the hundreds of dollars you might assume it costs to charge your car regularly over a month.<\/p>\n
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But how on earth did it only cost so little?<\/p>\n
Well, upon taking a closer look, it appears it\u2019s still a pretty expensive process.The user\u2019s cover photo displays a Tesla Powerwall, which is a huge battery that loops into your home\u2019s power and is really handy to have if you have got solar panels.<\/p>\n
It means that the solar panels which power your house, also store excess charge in your Powerwall, which charges your car. But these don\u2019t come at a small cost, as you may have presumed. The Powerwalls start at around $11,500 (\u00a39,000), but can range up to $15,000 (\u00a311,800), according to Forbes.<\/p>\n
If you plan to keep your Tesla for a number of years, which evens this figure out a bit, maybe there\u2019s a case for it working out in the Iong-run to be borderline cost effective.
\nThat\u2019s if someone could hand us nine grand, please?<\/p>\n
People joked in the comments about the Tesla owner\u2019s sarcastic post, one said: \u201cDamn my dude post a GoFundMe the community will rally around you I\u2019m sure.\u201d
\nAnother said: \u201cThat\u2019s horrible.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy condolences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tesla went viraI again this year after reIeasing their latest creation: the Cybertruck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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