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At what point does my hybrid become uneconomical to charge?

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Old Jan 18th, 2022, 16:28   #11
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Here's my quick calculation.

Our XC90 probably does around 25mpg on petrol around town. At £1.40/litre of petrol, that's £6.36 per 25 miles.

On electric, we can get up to 25 miles. For an 11.8Kwh battery to charge from zero, that'd be 54p/kwH as the tipping point where petrol is cheaper.

We're not at 54p/kwh....yet....

However, on electric, it is nicer to drive, and it's keeping the towns cleaner (not going to get into where the pollution is generated!).

Also - V60/V90 will achieve more than 25mpg around town I'm sure, so your tipping point may be reduced.
I think this is about spot on. I reckoned, when I was paying about 12.5p per unit that electric driving cost about a quarter the cost of petrol driving, which would give the breakeven at about 50p per unit which is pretty much the same as the above.
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If you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves.
Spending £60,000 then being concerned over 12pence kw/hr of 14 pence per kw/hr is not sound financial planning.

You have a modern luxuary vehicle and are doing your bit for the planet which is great.

But from a purely financial perspective my 2012 diesel is much much better financially.
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Spending £60,000 then being concerned over 12pence kw/hr of 14 pence per kw/hr is not sound financial planning.

You have a modern luxuary vehicle and are doing your bit for the planet which is great.

But from a purely financial perspective my 2012 diesel is much much better financially.
But looking after the pennies is why you can afford a 60k vehicle in the first place.......
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But looking after the pennies is why you can afford a 60k vehicle in the first place.......
Ah, but looking after the pennies might mean he lives in a castle as a result of running a cheaper car
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But looking after the pennies is why you can afford a 60k vehicle in the first place.......
I could afford a 60,000 car without a loan, however I have better things to spend it on.

You do make an interesting point however.
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Ah, but looking after the pennies might mean he lives in a castle as a result of running a cheaper car
I have a pretty nice house as it happens 😊
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