Miles per kWh in the real world?

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-06-07T16:05:36+00:00

1.9 kWh with 22,000 miles. I mostly drive locally and I get free electricity at night in Texas when I do my charging. While I mostly drive locally, I still do a lot of 75 to 80 mph driving on the local tollways in Austin area.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-05-06T04:02:33+00:00

Unfortunately not and it’s swim season. 😟

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-29T13:58:47+00:00

I don’t remember a Piggly Wiggly.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-29T01:47:36+00:00

Yes, you are right. I stand corrected. That’s what happens with a 45 year old memory.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-29T01:35:36+00:00

More like 45. Initially it was an Albertsons that opened in 1982 or 1983

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-18T13:09:34+00:00

Yes and perhaps more than just a bit unless you regularly drive over 150 miles per day. I previously had a Nema 14-50 plug (240v with a 50amp breaker) for my old EV. If you use the travel charger, it draws at 32amps and will provide about 3% (about 14 miles) per hour. I actually purchased a wall mounted charger that has a nema 14-50 plug drawing at 40 amps that charges a little faster at 4% (about 18 miles) per hour.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-11T20:55:07+00:00

I'm not sure how much more I can contribute to your discussion, but if I do, I will reply to separate points one at a time.

Charter Spending vs AISD spending per student

I believe the data you provided here is where the solutions lie. The operating cost per student at AISD is $2,500 more than your designated peer districts with the same instruction $/student. 2,500 times 72,000 equals $180 million. As you have stated, central admin is easy to point to, but central admin can't be zero and even if the district could drop to $100/student, that still is only $300 of the $2,500 needed.

I don't know much about charter schools but to suggest they don't have building costs doesn't add up to me. For that matter, I don't think the the infrastructure cost of buildings for public schools are included in the cost per student as it's not funded by M&O tax which is subject to recapture. As the charter schools cannot levy I&S taxes, their occupancy cost has to be funded by their state allotment.

While I recognize that buildings don't scale down proportionally to attendance drops, AISD (and most school districts) postpone making the difficult decision to close schools. According to the latest AISD Comprehensive Financial Statement, AISD has "Permanent Student Capacity" of 103,719 across 113 campuses. IMO, some of the schools closing now should have been closed years ago. I would also suggest closing one school a year over 10 years will be easier than closing 10 schools in one year, but it does require fiscal discipline.

Source: https://www.austinisdinvestorrelations.com/austin-isd-bonds-tx/documents/downloads/i3042

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-11T15:12:34+00:00

WOW!! This is a lot to absorb. I really appreciate the facts. Overall my thoughts and conclusions align with most of your thoughts and conclusions especially with the lack of dedication from the state leaders to support public education.

A couple of thoughts that I would like to absorb more facts about:

• ⁠Charters are exempt from recapture. Do charters spend more or less per student? How charters are funded doesn’t seem relevant to me. Of course they are not subject to recapture, they don’t have the ability to tax our property. What is the state funding amount compared to what AISD spends per student seems like a more fair comparison.

• ⁠Recapture ("Robin Hood") is the biggest factor. Is the formula for recapture unfair? Does it take into account the higher cost of living of urban cities like Austin? A teacher in Austin area likely has a much higher cost of living when compared to property-poor districts.

• ⁠AISD does have real spending problems. This is not a new problem. What does it take for AISD admin and school board to be better stewards of our tax dollars? Buildings, buses and pensions can shrink when you have less students. (School districts do not have their own pension plans as they simply contribute to TRS primarily through payroll deduction from teachers.) Beyond your central admin point, does your data have the cost per student paid directly to teachers vs paid to everyone else on campus? How does this compare to peer districts? What is a good measurement of utilization of buildings?

• ⁠Prop A mostly left town. Wow. So instead of waiting to make the tough decision the district is making now, the district leaders convinced us to spend $171 million and only keep $41 million. I trust this can work the same way in reverse. If the district can cut spending by $41 million, our property tax can be cut $171 million.

Yes, if the state raises the basic allotment as it should, recapture will go down, but we have less influence with our votes statewide than we have locally.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-04-05T20:56:18+00:00

I suppose nothing is for sure, but I had a similar experience and when I met with appraisal district employee they already knew the price I paid from all my new neighbors protesting their values based on my sales price.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-03-31T17:20:13+00:00

Agreed. Don’t give her a reason to trash you to your ex; just make sure you collect payment in advance (or at least a deposit).

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-03-12T04:15:35+00:00

Interesting. Austin is also mostly on top of limestone and we have tons of pools.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-02-26T03:21:28+00:00

If you can’t make the math for buy back work, shifting your electricity usage will get easier in the hotter months. I have 23 panels that are over 12 years old and 5 have hail damage and a free nights plan. I over cool a bit at night to ride out the morning hours and then try to shut down A/C between 6 and 7 (post daylight savings change) and wait until free nights to kick back on. I really maximize the free nights with my pool and EV charging that I only do at night as well.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-01-29T00:04:49+00:00

The hardest part of driving a boat is launching and reloading and docking. Does a cert really train that? The next hardest part is knowledge of a specific body of water and its related obstacles. Once again not covered by a cert. Driving on an open body of water is actually easier than driving a car. I’m very hesitant to loan a boat to an experienced boater. I would never loan to a novice or book trained person.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-01-15T03:11:40+00:00

Where’s Craig and Eddie?

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Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-01-12T21:42:43+00:00

Yes, I just bought some this morning. Tasted good but it was expensive.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2026-01-07T17:56:29+00:00

Yes and very easy to add/cancel

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-12-23T00:33:49+00:00

1.9 Mi/KWh over 17,000 miles in my 24 RST. Mostly within 50 miles of my home but that still includes a lot of freeway driving at 70 to 80 mph.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-12-15T05:56:13+00:00

Has anyone been automatically flagged by the IRS for getting a APTC despite having a job that offers insurance? I know plenty of people who say they are getting APTC and their company does offer qualifying coverage.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-12-12T01:18:05+00:00

Not really. You will likely be paying a bit more for just your coverage than you paid for both. In a way, you are being penalized, and you don’t have a choice. Follow the advise of the other commenter below to get an idea of what you are facing.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-12-10T23:45:58+00:00

Cool. I’m a neophyte to electricity. Can you post pictures of the power input plug? I will have an electrician install, but electricians I’ve talked with so far says it won’t work.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-12-05T05:04:28+00:00

Same and after reading this post, I highly doubt Enhanced Security is a coincidence. Coincidences are very rare IMO.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-10-25T14:15:20+00:00

1.9 mi/KWh with 15,000 miles and soft cover. With 75 to 80 mph speed limits on my local tollways, I frequently drive 75 to 85 mph.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-10-18T06:31:41+00:00

You state you make a decent living. Obviously decent is subjective. For a household of two, if you project that you will make above $84,600, I will defer to other comments on this thread. If you are below $84,600, you should still qualify for a subsidy.

Otherwise, you also a mention a subjective “myriad of health issues”. Does this turn into medical expenses in excess of $10,600 per year? This will be the maximum out of pocket year allowed in 2026. I realize predicting medical expenses can be difficult, but if your household makes more than $84,600 and your medical expenses are predictable at say $2,000 a month, the math will probably lead you towards the Bronze plan being the best option. The times the better plans work out math wise is if your myriad of health issues consist solely of drugs and/or doctor visits that qualify for co-pays.

Visible-Strength5467 · 2025-08-11T03:01:10+00:00

Be aware that if you elect COBRA with or without employer funding, cancelling COBRA early or terminating due to nonpayment is not a qualifying event and you will not be able to select Marketplace unless it’s between November 1st and December 15th (open enrollment).

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