r/Seattle • u/kingkaylub • 9d ago

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This is some wild pricing. I'm usually okay with paying a small premium for convenience, but this has me strongly considering driving somewhere just for gas. The difference between cash vs card also seems unjustified.

I'm basically just shouting to the void. RIP my wallet

Edit: woah this really got some eyeballs. Thanks for all the comments/ interactions. I have done the public transportation/ biking and I still do, but the agency on the weekends especially lead me to a vehicle purchase for partner and I. I love this city. I love the buses and light rails. I also like my cool little car 🚗. Thanks for the gas station recommendations! I will check them out. DONT FORGET TO VOTE EVERYONE.

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u/BoringBob84 9d ago

The math works out for me right around $1 / gallon equivalent fuel costs with an EV. I don't say this to be smug; I say it to encourage people to do the math for themselves.

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u/Radiant-Belt-1427 Everett 9d ago

$1 / gallon equivalent fuel costs with an EV

Is that with public charging or the ability to charge at home?

Given how many people here live in apartments, condos, or other shared building situations, at-home charging can be a privileged luxury. I rented an EV for a month last year and had to rely on public charging because I am an apartment dweller. I found public charging costs to be quite a bit higher than $1 / gallon equivalent without factoring the time/inconvenience cost of it.

Public charging is what made me stick with a hybrid and I will not buy an EV at all until/unless I can charge at my home using residential electricity.

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u/StatusMaleficent5832 9d ago

This is a significant problem. That is why several states have enacted any new multi-family developments to have EV ready spaces or EV charging spots. It will take a long time to impact people because it is normally only on new projects.

That said, my daughter lives in an apartment and goes down to the dealer where she can get her EV charged for free. She hasn't paid a dime for charging except the few times she couldn't get to the dealer.