1450 miles/gallon

[errantember]

Someone else feel free to check my math, but:

Scooter takes 2.2KWh to charge.
Austin Energy residential rates for under 500KWh: 3.75 cents/KWh
Scooter minimum range per charge: 30 miles
Current approximate gasoline fuel cost: $4/gallon

2.2 KWh/1 charge * $.0375/KWh * 1 charge/30 miles * 1 gallon/$4 = 0.0006875 gallons/mile = 1454 miles/gallon

...at current gas prices.

Comments

[errantember.livejournal.com]

Evidently, life in my 2400 sq. ft. house is pretty good. Last month, which was pretty hot, I only used 421 KWh, so I stayed in the lower bracket. That may not continue to be true as it gets hotter, though, and using the higher number is a good idea for comparison purposes. On the other hand, the 2.2 KWh for recharging the scooter is already at the upper end, so the estimate is still pretty conservative.