> From our analysis, with a competitive (to public charger) pricing of $3/hr, hosts can expect to make $190-$270/month in profit with just 3 rented hours per day.
$3/hr * 3 hours/day * 30 days = $270. However, this doesn't subtract the cost of electricity to the provider.
My local utility (San Diego Gas & Electric) has a (rather high) standard-rate of $0.51578/kwh in summer (beyond >400% of baseline, which I assume I would hit if I was powering EVs 3 hours every day) [1]. Nissan Leaf's Level 2 charging is 6.6kw [2], so my cost calculation for this service would be:
So my napkin math says I would lose money ($36/month) providing this service. Am I missing something or would I have to charge more than $3/hour to stay out of the red?
$3/hr * 3 hours/day * 30 days = $270. However, this doesn't subtract the cost of electricity to the provider.
My local utility (San Diego Gas & Electric) has a (rather high) standard-rate of $0.51578/kwh in summer (beyond >400% of baseline, which I assume I would hit if I was powering EVs 3 hours every day) [1]. Nissan Leaf's Level 2 charging is 6.6kw [2], so my cost calculation for this service would be:
$0.51578 kwh * 6.6 kw * 3 hours/day * 30 days = $306
So my napkin math says I would lose money ($36/month) providing this service. Am I missing something or would I have to charge more than $3/hour to stay out of the red?
[1] https://www.sdge.com/sites/default/files/regulatory/3-1-19%2...
[2] https://pluginamerica.org/understanding-electric-vehicle-cha...