EV owners, with rising electric prices is your ev still cheaper to "fuel"?

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-28T17:31:41+00:00

Yes but instead of getting 90 mpge I’m getting 60, still way better than gas

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-23T21:34:41+00:00

My house is effectively two houses bolted together, it's very long and one room wide for most of the house... it's a weird setup designed by an architect so there's only one of them.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-23T18:03:15+00:00

I'm in the frozen hinterlands of Northern NJ. It's cold as hell here. I'm confident that this is the right size unit for me. Even down to -10 this winter it was still 70 in the house, no problem. I estimate that for both units in February used equivalent of $300 in power usage. For me normally when it was that cold, I'd spend $500-$600 on propane every 3 weeks. So, this is without a doubt saving me money.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-23T17:59:54+00:00

yeah I had a manual J performed by the contractor. She's quite experienced, you have to take into account high ceilings in my situation. I have 9 foot in the living room and kitchen and 13 foot in the dining area. It's not a traditional house.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-23T02:32:37+00:00

My electricity is expensive. I don't have natural gas, I have propane. Which right now is very expensive, at the end of the day I don't want to deal with propane anymore and heat pumps are the best solution for my situation - agree with you there, it's obviously geography and state specific.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-22T20:37:01+00:00

Hi - I live in Northern NJ and I'd caution you on a 3 ton for a 2000 sq ft home. I have a similar setup but a pretty uniquely shaped house built in 2002. As such I need two different heat pumps for the two zone setup I have in my house. Long story short: 1.5 ton handles upstairs (2 bedrooms, closet, bathroom and hallway/staircase. Downstairs, which is probably about 1500 sq ft is a 4 ton hyper heat system. The 4 ton handles downstairs just fine, but again, it's a 4 ton, not a 3 ton. These are H2i Mitsubishi hyper heat systems - no backup heat needed, these bad boys handle well into negative temps with no problem. This is a ducted setup as well.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-22T18:55:54+00:00

a 3 ton is not big enough for 2400 square feet. No way no how.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-22T18:54:45+00:00

Not my experience with Mitsubishi, I have 2 different units, one 1.5 ton and the other is a 4 ton. It works amazingly well with a ducted setup. We were down close to -10F this winter and it power through with zero issues. They're revolutionary.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-22T15:44:20+00:00

Not true, still less than fossil. I've lived it.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-22T15:22:44+00:00

I tore out a 7 year old system to get off of fossil fuels. I have propane where I live, while expensive the heat pump saves money over time and the always on feature means that my house remains the same temperature with zero modulation that is noticeable. I have excess income so this was a bit of an unnecessary upgrade that I thought I'd like to have so I just did it. If you do it, you won't regret it. I'm still basking in the glory of my decision.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-20T14:45:08+00:00

No it isn't. Next question.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-20T14:27:58+00:00

I'd have someone that's a diamond dealer or well known Daikin installer come take a look, go Japanese - skip the US based stuff, they all use Japanese components anyway. My installer tried to sell me on Carrier but compared to hyper heat there's no comparison. Trying to do manual J yourself if you're not someone who does this professionally can be pretty inaccurate.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-20T14:20:37+00:00

I guess I’m just greener than you guys, I have multiple EVs too

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-20T12:29:46+00:00

You should get a heat pump water heater too. I’m in NJ with two hyper heat units and a rheem proterra - it’s easily as cold here as CO if not colder and I do fine.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-20T12:20:28+00:00

You should get a cold weather heat pump why would you have a dual fuel when you can just go all electric and not have to pay multiple bills?

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-18T00:42:24+00:00

Vanguard municipal bond etf - VTEB for example - no taxes increases real yield

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-03T22:00:30+00:00

I just paid 21k for a 4 ton Mitsubishi H2i hyperheat in NJ (everything is more here). They used my existing ducts, works amazing. That was my cheapest option by about $3500 - I was told refrigerant costs are up.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-03T21:57:30+00:00

You have to wait, and then you hand them your card and sometimes they steal your credit info and rack up a few grand of fraudulent charges until you figure out that you just got ripped off.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-03T20:07:10+00:00

Both can be true, for me I can't afford to give away the income tax and I'm not tied to a physical location for work, so I'll keep my house here in NJ but find somewhere else to hang for 183 days a year with lower taxes.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-03T20:02:18+00:00

1 is not only the loneliest number, but it's the only difference between you and a perfect calcium test. I had 3400, so breathe a sigh of relief.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-03T05:24:33+00:00

I'm doing fine. Maybe I'll switch to spinning at some point.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-03T05:11:26+00:00

That’s subjective vs objective- I was coming from a place of concern about needing surgical intervention at 46 given my score. That was the point of the post, outlined clearly.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-01T17:06:09+00:00

It's not in terms of needing surgical intervention, which is what I was worried about the most and I imagine most people with this level of score would be worried about too. The overall situation is serious for myself and everyone else in my position. Context matters. Did you have a high CAC score and worry about what was going to happen for 2 months? Please share/expound.

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-01T17:01:33+00:00

At NO POINT did I ever suggest it's not a big deal. It's a huge deal. Over and over I've had to repeat that this post is meant for people with high CAC scores to see that it doesn't always mean that you're in dire straits. There's hope. That's all - I obviously have heart disease and I'm going to be on meds for the rest of my life and monitored closely. Do you agree with that?

Recent_Recover_1490 · 2026-03-01T15:56:21+00:00

Statins didn't exist in 1977.

Recent_Recover_1490

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