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Tesla driver shares their first electricity bill in 12 months and people are left shocked by the fee

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Updated 18:26 20 Oct 2024 GMT+1Published 11:38 20 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Tesla driver shares their first electricity bill in 12 months and people are left shocked by the fee

The Tesla owner posted their electricity bill to Twitter and got quite a response

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

If we have any chance of preventing the damage of global warming, many argue that electric cars are the way to go.

However, electric cars are still not as mainstream as their manufacturers would like, with just 0.86 percent of registered vehicles in the US being electric.

A reason for this is that they are known to be pretty darn expensive, while also being quite difficult to physically maintain.

On top of this, they can certainly impact you very drastically when it comes to paying the electricity within your own digs.

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Many new owners of electrical vehicles (EVs) tend to expect a massive increase in their electric bill, something which is fairly common.

Electricity vehicles are seen as the way forward (John Keeble/Getty Images)
Electricity vehicles are seen as the way forward (John Keeble/Getty Images)

However, one Tesla owner took to Twitter to reveal an astonishingly low bill after buying a car from Elon Musk's automotive company.

The user @Tesla_GTownTX posted a screenshot of the bill they received directly from Tesla when it comes to electricity usage, with the total amount coming to just $2.37.

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While that may seem extremely low, this, according to the user, is higher than usual as they wrote: "First time I’ve had a bill within the last 12 months. This sucks."

The post left many current and potential users of EVs questioning what the user’s secret was to charging his car without amassing large electricity bills in the process.

One Tesla driver shared their electricity bill (Twitter/@Tesla_GTownTX)
One Tesla driver shared their electricity bill (Twitter/@Tesla_GTownTX)

“I call bs [bulls**t],” said one disbelieving commenter.

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While another joked: “Man my sympathies to you in this horrible time.”

It turns out that the user’s secret to having such a small electricity bill involved them planning ahead of time and making a big purchase to avoid having to pay for the costly utility every month.

The driver said he used solar panels to keep his electric bill from ever reaching the heights you’d expect, with a Tesla Powerwall used to charge vehicles using solar energy.

The electricity bill has surprised many (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The electricity bill has surprised many (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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The home battery may seem as though it would save you hundreds of dollars each month, but it’s difficult to say whether the one-time payment for the Tesla Powerwall is worth a reduced electric bill.

According to Forbes, these Tesla Powerwalls can cost you well over $11,000 per battery, and the more you have, the more electricity you are likely to save.

So, while it may seem like the Tesla owner has stuck gold with a low bill, they did have to pay a big premium to get there.

Featured Image Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images/X/@Tesla_GTownTX

Topics: Electric Cars, Tesla, Cars

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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