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Tesla driver leaves people shocked after breaking down his electricity bill after installing charger on his 120-year-old house

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Published 20:10 6 Dec 2024 GMT

Tesla driver leaves people shocked after breaking down his electricity bill after installing charger on his 120-year-old house

Here's how installing a home charger and fuelling your Tesla from there impacts your electricity bills

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

The cost of home charging your Tesla has been broken down by a YouTuber and the results might surprise you.

There's varying debates online about just how cost efficient Teslas are - while the vehicles come with a hefty upfront cost their electric-powered capabilities are thought to save a lot in the long run.

And YouTuber Alex Sibila has since revealed just how much it's cost to charge his Tesla after installing a home charging point in his old house.

First off, Sibila takes a look at his utility bill at 'face value' explaining it has a flat fee of $22 which you have to pay per month no matter what - even if you use solar powering.

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On top of that comes the distribution and generation and transmission charge, with Sibila's utility bill coming to a total of $281.00.

"These costs do vary month-to-month," Sibila explains, however, looking at this month's specifically, he notes he used a total of 2,108 kWh.

Sibila then hones in on the 'first full month of charging the car at home' in December 2022, revealing 69 percent of the total charging of the vehicle was done at home which saw 740 kWh charged.

But how much did this cost?

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Sibila breaks down the impact of charging his Tesla at home on his electricity bill (YouTube/ Alex Sibila)
Sibila breaks down the impact of charging his Tesla at home on his electricity bill (YouTube/ Alex Sibila)

Well, the YouTuber reveals it set him back $75.50 which he adds 'accounted for about 30 percent of our home's electricity usage for December'.

In January 2023, Sibila explains 100 per cent of the vehicle's charging was done at home that month.

And this saw 499 kWh used totaling $58.11, accounting for '16 percent' of the house's total electricity bill for that month.

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The next month saw 86 percent of charging of the car done at home, totaling 481 kWh and $55.79 - 18 per cent of the total bill.

The YouTuber goes on to break the figures down all the way until August before coming in with some averages.

How much does it really cost to charge a Tesla up every month? (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
How much does it really cost to charge a Tesla up every month? (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Around '90 per cent of charging was done at home' which Sibila says was 'consistent' with what he had been told by other Tesla owners.

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"We don't travel a ton, but we do take trips every once in a while," he noted.

An average month saw 559 kWh used which cost an average of $66.23 which accounted for an average of 24 per cent of the home's overall electricity bill.

Obviously, this depends on whereabouts you live and the cost of electricity near you too.

And it's not taken long for social media users to weigh in.

One YouTube user said: "55 to 78 dollars a month compared to 30 to 50 dollars of gas to fill up a mid size car every single time. Is pretty good. You're actually saving a lot of money."

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"California just raised rates around $.54 per kwh off peak and $.64 per kwh peak. I'm keeping my Toyota Hybrid," another added.

A third commented: "I’d also encourage people who are EV curious to look at their utility’s website to see if there are cheaper off-peak programs. Our overnight cost is half of our daytime cost."

So, maybe if you've been good this year you can pop a Tesla on your Christmas list for Santa eh?

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Sibs

Topics: Money, Social Media, Technology, Tesla, YouTube, Electric Cars

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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