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BC Hydro says switching from a gas-powered car to an electric vehicle could save the average commuter thousands per year.
A recent survey for the Crown utility found the average B.C. commuter drives about 20 kilometres each day.
Making the trip in a Honda Civic – Canada's top-selling sedan – would cost six times more than in the top-selling electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf.
Hydro says "fuelling" an electric vehicle costs the equivalent of 25 cents per litre in gas – about 80 per cent less than a gas-powered vehicle.
That 20-km commute in the electric Nissan Leaf would cost about $2 a week, less than a cup of coffee.
Comparing the cost of a round-trip 18-km commute in Kamloops, from the Brocklehurst area to downtown, shows the costs add up over the course of year:
- A Honda Civic driver would pay about $330 more per year.
- A Toyota Rav4 about $400 more per year.
- A Ford F-150 about $670 more per year.
In addition to saving money, the utility notes about 98% of its electricity comes from hydro-electric dams, further reducing emissions.
There are currently more than 18,000 electric vehicles on the roads in B.C. – with 350,000 expected by 2030.
