Bolt Report – March 2023

Monthly savings of over $67

The latest GM monthly report on our 2019 Chevy Bolt indicates a 98 miles-per-gallon-equivalent over 741 miles of winter driving in February.

Winter driving consumes more energy in the Bolt due to its use of resistance electricity to maintain the cabin at 75-degrees F (24C) along with the use of its heated seats and steering wheel.

MARCH 4, 2023 BOLT REPORT:

An electric economy of 34kWh per 100 miles translates into 252kWh used to travel 741 miles, mostly in February.

At roughly 13.3-cents per kWh for electricity from our home’s electricity supplier, that would total $33.52 for that driving distance.

COMPARED TO OUR I.C.E. VEHICLE:

Compared that to our gasoline-powered automobile, which gets 27 miles-per-gallon, that same driving distance, at the current local price for regular gasoline averaging $3.69 per gallon, would have cost $101.27

Summary: Our Bolt cost one-third as much to fuel with home based grid electricity versus our ICE vehicle on regular gasoline.

$33.52 divided by $101.27 = 33%

FINAL ANALYSIS IS EVEN BETTER:

Bottom line: We actually saved more than $67.75 since some of that electricity was produced by our rooftop solar panels.

$101.27 minus $33.52 = $67.75 (if all the electricity had been purchased from the grid).

THE REPORT:

HOME ROOFTOP SOLAR PANEL PRODUCTION IN FEB 2023 = 442.9 kWh