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Earlier today I helped Stuart Varney on FOX Business answer a question from a viewer about the cost to charge an electric car versus a gasoline-powered engine.
The bottom line is, electric vehicles will be cheaper than gas.
Here is a video:
If the viewer doesn't play in your browser, here is a link: Green Skeptic on FOX Business.
Scott,
Of course you mean cheaper to refuel. On that basis it's a no-brainer. The comparison on total cost per mile is more complex, depending on the cost of the vehicle, available federal and state purchase incentives, battery life and replacement cost, which can only be guessed at this point, along with the resale value, and local electricity rates.
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