Zippy's First Two Months

During the months of October and November we took fairly detailed notes on our use of Zippy the Zero.  October was not a complete month because it took time to get our Kill-A-Watt and we didn't ave the car for the entire month.  However, here are some statistics from those moths:

1. KM driven in Zippy over the month:
• October: 526 km
• November: 1044 km
2. Electricity Consumed to charge Zippy during the month as measured by Kill-A-Watt:
• October: 135 kW.h
• November: 220 kW.h
3. Costs will vary because of the way BC Hydro bills me. These calculations are based on the average cost that I paid during the majority of the month in question.  (I am billed every two months on the 9th.)
1. October: $0.0895 /kW.h = $12.08 for the month or $2.30/100 km
2. November:  $0.0979/KW.h = $21.55 for the month or $2.06/100 km

On average I was getting 111 km per full charge (extrapolated) during this period; I was using the heater on most trips for some period.  The heater reduces the range that the on-board computer calculated by 40% (aprox).

More stats are coming.  Oct-Dec were bad months for comparing gas consumption and EV usage as we were sharing the two cars between my Dad who was visiting, and my family.  January will be the first good month for that.  

So far the EV experience has been fantastic.  We have never been forced (by the level of charge) from not going somewhere in the EV that we wanted to go.  We have ventured further afield than Zippy's range would permit only once, which means our assumption of using Zippy 75% of the time was an underestimate.

Recommended Sites:

• PlugShare: A site and mobile phone application for finding charging stations.
• Misubishi Motors Canada