{"id":14960,"date":"2024-12-07T16:29:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=14960"},"modified":"2024-12-07T16:29:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:29:12","slug":"couple-who-bought-a-tesla-each-and-drove-around-500-miles-per-week-left-shocked-after-comparing-their-electricity-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=14960","title":{"rendered":"Couple who bought a Tesla each and drove around 500 miles per week left shocked after comparing their electricity bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

The husband and wife decided to ditch their gas cars in favor of two electric vehicles<\/h2>\n

There are many reasons to buy an electric car, and the money-saving aspect is one in particular that people are raving about.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the American Automobile Association, the average\u00a0American<\/a>\u00a0driver spends about $3,000 per year on gas, while, as I’m sure you already know, running an\u00a0EV<\/a>\u00a0is substantially cheaper.<\/p>\n

In fact, it’s said that EV drivers tend to spend about 60 percent less each year on fuel costs compared to drivers of gas-powered cars,\u00a0as per<\/a> a 2020 Consumer Reports study.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, it’s no surprise that there’s thought to be over 2.5 million EVs on America’s roads.<\/p>\n

Jumping on the EV bandwagon two years ago was\u00a0YouTuber<\/a>\u00a0Mac’s Tech Toy Box and his wife.<\/p>\n

The couple ditched their gas cars and purchased two\u00a0Teslas<\/a>\u00a0within a few months of each other.<\/p>\n

Before owning the two Model Ys, Mac said their monthly electricity bills were roughly\u00a0$225<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After they purchased one of the popular Tesla cars, they\u00a0monitored their bills<\/a>\u00a0further and, while they were using their new EV five to six times a week and traveling as far as 500 miles, they discovered that their electricity bill had actually gone down to just $214.<\/p>\n

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A YouTuber and his wife got matching Teslas (Mac’s Tech Toy Box\/YouTube)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Mac did note that this figure was between February – June during the cooler months, so he wouldn’t have been relying heavily on the air conditioning in the car, something which is notorious for draining a car’s battery.<\/p>\n

Then, after purchasing another Telsa, they found their bills went up to $276, just over 50 bucks more their than original bill.<\/p>\n

Going on to give further context, Mac said that when he had a Mustang he was filling up on gas around once a week and spending $40 (before gas prices drastically increased because of inflation), making it to be $160 a month.<\/p>\n

Say his wife had the same car and was doing the same thing, it would add up to $320 a month between them.<\/p>\n