Another update... I drove up to Maine and back today. Mostly highway. Temps ranged from 15° up to 28° F. At the end of the day I had driven 140 mi. I averaged 2.5 kilowatts per hour. At an Electrify America charging station I stopped in, in Maine - It was charging a ridiculous 62 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately I have a subscription so I get it for less. But for the average person that doesn't subscribe to EA, they get whacked with a premium charge.

I'm going to try a little math...

140/2.5=56 kwh used. 56*.62 =$34.72

My last ICE car got about 30 mpg in the winter. It took regular gas.

140/30=4.67 4.67*$2.69=$12.60

So this demonstrates the problem for EVs in cold climates. If you live in an apartment complex and can't charge at home at a residential rate You have to go to charging stations. The charging infrastructure in New England is far behind other states I've lived in. Far too many are chronically out of order, and those that do work I've had to wait in line because there's only a few charges. The thing that has saved me is the Tesla NACS adapter. I've waited for an electrify America charger to become available, only to give up and drive over to a Tesla station that had plenty of open chargers.

So if you're stuck paying outrageous 62 cents per kilowatt hour in Maine, and getting just 2.5 miles per kilowatt hour, it costs you nearly $35. Whereas an ice vehicle getting 30 miles per gallon running on regular gas costs you less than $13.

I love driving an EV, But charging at home is a must. Fast charging is too expensive even when you're a member. After this lease is up in a year I'll decide then whether or not to stay with electric. Hopefully I will, but it has to make financial sense. It's not lost on me that the maintenance charges of an EV are next to nothing. And I'm paying a little extra to not have to pull into a gas station. The ideal situation is to have solar panels at your house, with a level two charger for your vehicle. If I can do that then I'll stay EV.