So we’ve now driven 9,000 glorious, silent, drama-free miles in our Hyundai Ioniq 6, and guess what?
It hasn’t needed a drop of gas, an oil change, or a roadside exorcism. Just pure, unfiltered electricity — and sometimes not even that, because we charge for free half the time.
Let’s talk numbers so cold they’d make your gas-powered uncle cry:
The Electric Truth
- 4.8 miles per kWh
- $0.10 per kWh
- 9,000 ÷ 4.8 = 1,875 kWh used
- $0.10 x 1,875 = $187.50
- BUT, we only pay for about half our charging, so…
🎉 Real cost: $93.75
Ninety. Three. Dollars. For 9,000 miles. That’s less than one tank in some trucks that rhyme with “Ram.”
Meanwhile… the Ford Explorer
We still have it. Still love it. It’s a beast — reliable, comfy, good for road trips and Costco missions. But let’s be honest:
Driving it feels like lighting money on fire while blasting classic rock.
- 22 MPG
- 9,000 ÷ 22 = 409 gallons
- 409 x $3.50 = $1,431.82
Yeah. Over fourteen hundred bucks just to move the thing around. That’s not a car — it’s a subscription to disappointment.
Let’s Do the Math:
💰 Savings: $1,338.07
That’s basically a vacation. Or 150 coffees. Or all the snacks your kids claim they’ll eat and absolutely won’t.
Final Thought:
We’re not ditching the Explorer — but these days it’s more of a weekend warrior while the Ioniq 6 does the daily domination.
So yeah, we drive an EV.
Not because we’re better than you.
Okay, maybe a little because we’re better than you. 😉
Charge it. Drive it. Flex it.
The future called — and it’s whispering, “gas is for boomers.”
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