I read an article in the WSJ about how several utilites are offering deals to the first customers who purchase electric vehicles. DTE for example is offering a flat rate of $40 per month to charge your vehicle. If you drove 40 miles per day that represents about $116 less than what you would pay to use a gas powered vehicle (3.25/gal and MPG of 25)...pretty good deal. They will also give the first 2500 customers a free home charging station to boot.
SDG&E is randomly offering three plans to new owners of the Nissan Leaf. In two of those plans they install a separate meter for the car. In the other they will offer a whole house rate that includes the car. Their goal is the entice people to charge the car over night. So much lower rates will be applied in the evenings. In any case it will be much cheaper to drive than using gasoline.
This will be a big step forward for electric vehicles. I applaud the utilities for planning now rather than being caught off guard when the power grid starts choking. It's also good that they are getting the consumer mindset prepared to plan for off peak use..an simple form of premeditated demand response!
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