fordfocuselectric
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Cars.com set up a challenge that pitted EV against non-EV. Unfortunately the Ford Focus Electric isn't available yet so it didn't compete in the challenge, but the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt and the gasoline version of the Ford Focus did.
Cars in the Challenge were a 2012 FOrd Focus, 2011 Toyota Prius Hybrid, 2011 Nissan Leaf and a 2011 Chevy Volt.
The route was a round trip from Chicago to Naperville.
The results:
The 2011 Nissan Leaf was the most cost efficient to drive. At $0.11 per kilowatt-hour, the total cost was $2.40.
The Chevy Volt used $1.46 worth of electricity, and $3.33 worth of gas for a total cost of $4.79.
The Prius, which uses electricity and gasoline together, consumed $5.02 worth of gas.
And the Focus used 2.1 gallons of gas for the trip at a cost of $8.72.
Of course don't forget the inital cost of the vehicles, with the Leaf being over $30K and the Ford Focus gasoline costing only $18K.
Cars in the Challenge were a 2012 FOrd Focus, 2011 Toyota Prius Hybrid, 2011 Nissan Leaf and a 2011 Chevy Volt.
The route was a round trip from Chicago to Naperville.
At about the halfway point, the drivers exited the expressway, compiled trip data, and switched cars, the standard test-drive procedure to make sure the driving styles are balanced. For this leg of the trip, Roz drove the Leaf. The interior is roomier than the Volt, but a little noisier. Roz did like the fact that it has "a little kick."
The results:
The 2011 Nissan Leaf was the most cost efficient to drive. At $0.11 per kilowatt-hour, the total cost was $2.40.
The Chevy Volt used $1.46 worth of electricity, and $3.33 worth of gas for a total cost of $4.79.
The Prius, which uses electricity and gasoline together, consumed $5.02 worth of gas.
And the Focus used 2.1 gallons of gas for the trip at a cost of $8.72.
Of course don't forget the inital cost of the vehicles, with the Leaf being over $30K and the Ford Focus gasoline costing only $18K.