The Benefits of Electric Cars in California

In California, there are many reasons to purchase an electric car, including the access of a free HOV sticker to avoid the crowded roadways of California by driving in the carpool lane, a benefit I enjoy when I drive my mom's volt. While purchasing the most efficient electric cars (Tesla model S) may be out of the price range of most, many electric cars can now be purchased for around 20000. Califronia currently owns the most public domain PEV's or charging stations, which makes it very pratical to drive an electric car around, and the fact that many work places like google have added 100s of parking spaces dedicated to electric cars only, and the charging at work is free. The average mpg of fossil fuels used to charge your car is about 99, as opposed to the mere nationwide average of 23 mpg on the average car. You will save on average 600 dollars per year in fuel costs, not to mention all the tax refunds and deductibles you get on your car, plus a much lower insurance rate for an electric car of the same price as a fossil fuels car. An electric car also uses 1/2 the amount of fuel per gallon of a gas run car, and costs 1/2 as much for this new egallon fuel. Gas prices for normal cars also tend to fluctuate drastically, while egallon's have remained relatively constant for the last 13+ years. The amount of rebates you get per year + the low gas prices, you will practically make money off of your car before you sell it. It's the fact that Califronia's high amount of PEV's and roadway accessbility + good temperature that allow the electric car to be a better choice for california drivers.