As you likely know, many variables affect EV range and electricity cost, including driving behaviors, and where you go and how you charge matter.

Earlier this week, I drove this all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning from Charlotte to Raliegh, NC.

When I left Charlotte, the truck said I had 320 miles of range. I took a shorter, more rural route with a little 70 mph driving that took 15 minutes longer. I drove 169 miles, averaging 2.4 miles per kW, and arrived in Raleigh with 160 miles of range.

Using the PlugShare app, I found a single cord, 6 kW, level 2 charger two blocks from my hotel in a Raliegh parking garage.

I think charger operators, including cities, should charge for charging EVs and aggressively charge for dwell time at chargers after a short grace period after charging sessions end. However, in this instance, charging and parking was free.

In NC, our electricity is about eleven cents per kWh. On my drive to Raliegh, I used about 67.5 kWh of electricity. If I had paid for the electricity, the cost could have been about $7.43, or $.044 per mile.

If I had had to fast charge, it could have cost $32.40 at $.48 per kWh or $.19 per mile.

A gas truck that averages 19 miles per gallon would have used 8.9 gallons of fuel to drive 169 miles. At $3.65 per gallon for gasoline, it would have cost $32.47 for energy, at parity with DCFC at $.48 per kWh.