← Back to context Comment by syedkarim 6 hours ago I don’t understand the logic of this. Can you math it out? 3 comments syedkarim Reply dublinben 5 hours ago There's a really easy calculator available at https://chooseev.com/savings-calculator/ You can play with different values for vehicles and local prices.[0][1]It looks to me like an EV makes as much sense in Texas as anywhere. The places where EVs don't make sense currently have average gas prices but high electricity prices, like the Northeast.[0] https://gasprices.aaa.com/todays-state-averages/[1] https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph... georgeecollins 6 hours ago Not going to do the math but in California gas is expensive and tax rebates still exist. Where I work there is a charger at most parking spaces.https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/gas-taxes-state/https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/08/07/governor-newsom-announces-... stvltvs 6 hours ago I can't vouchers for the specifics, but it could make sense because gas and electricity prices as well as incentives vary a lot between US states.
dublinben 5 hours ago There's a really easy calculator available at https://chooseev.com/savings-calculator/ You can play with different values for vehicles and local prices.[0][1]It looks to me like an EV makes as much sense in Texas as anywhere. The places where EVs don't make sense currently have average gas prices but high electricity prices, like the Northeast.[0] https://gasprices.aaa.com/todays-state-averages/[1] https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph...
georgeecollins 6 hours ago Not going to do the math but in California gas is expensive and tax rebates still exist. Where I work there is a charger at most parking spaces.https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/gas-taxes-state/https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/08/07/governor-newsom-announces-...
stvltvs 6 hours ago I can't vouchers for the specifics, but it could make sense because gas and electricity prices as well as incentives vary a lot between US states.
There's a really easy calculator available at https://chooseev.com/savings-calculator/ You can play with different values for vehicles and local prices.[0][1]
It looks to me like an EV makes as much sense in Texas as anywhere. The places where EVs don't make sense currently have average gas prices but high electricity prices, like the Northeast.
[0] https://gasprices.aaa.com/todays-state-averages/
[1] https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph...
Not going to do the math but in California gas is expensive and tax rebates still exist. Where I work there is a charger at most parking spaces.
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/gas-taxes-state/
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/08/07/governor-newsom-announces-...
I can't vouchers for the specifics, but it could make sense because gas and electricity prices as well as incentives vary a lot between US states.