The annual fuel economy report of Gerard Manley Hopkins.
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Introduction Here it is, dummies. It’s the big one: Poor Hartnett’s Almanack of Annual Mileage Reporting, Bird Migration Forecasts, Liniment Formulae & Homeric Fan Fiction, 18th Edition . LISTEN, ALL DAD WANTED IN LATE 2021 WAS A COMPACT CROSSOVER THAT WOULD SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND EFFORTLESSLY TRANSPORT HIS FAMILY OF FOUR ON REGULAR ROAD TRIPS WITHOUT FUCKING AROUND WITH…
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent The top chart shows miles per gallon from mid-2001 through the end of 2024 for all seven cars in the dataset. The other chart focuses only on our current vehicles. We sold the Jetta in September 2012 and the Rio was totaled in an accident in February 2016. Our first 2013 Leaf was totaled in an accident in August 2019, and the nearly…
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Total distance We drove a total of 14,359.4 miles in 2024, up 46 percent from 2023. The Model Y accounted for 10,630 miles, while we drove the Leaf 3,729.4 miles.
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity, gasoline, and combined energy consumption We consumed 4,040 kilowatt hours of electricity and burned 0 gallons of gasoline driving in 2024. Our energy use was up 42 percent on 46 percent more miles driven compared to 2023.
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity, gasoline, and combined energy costs We spent a total of $719.30 on automotive electricity in 2024, 53 percent more than 2023 while driving 46 percent more miles. Gasoline costs were $0.00 for 0 gallons. Electricity cost $588.83 for the Model Y and $130.47 for the Leaf. Combined energy cost per mile was $0.05, up 5 percent from 2023.
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Energy cost per mile Taking only the price of electricity into account, the Model Y cost $588.83 to operate in 2024, or $0.055 per mile. Electricity for the Leaf cost $130.47, or $0.035 per mile. The first chart above shows the complete cost per mile dataset, and the second focuses only on our current vehicles.
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Miles per day We drove the Model Y an average of 29.2 miles per day in 2024, and the Leaf 10.2 miles per day. The first chart above shows the complete average daily mileage in the dataset, and the second focuses only on our current-as-of 2024 vehicles. Jetta and Rio averages, in blue and red, are per tank of fuel, while electrified vehicle averages are by week.
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity by source We used 2,407.5 kWh of electricity from a single 120-volt outlet in our garage at home in 2024, 59.6 percent of the total. A further 906.7 kWh, or 22.4 percent, came from Tesla Superchargers, while 671.1 kWh were from various free sources, accounting for 16.6 percent of the total. The remaining 55.1 kWh, 1.4 percent, came from assorted other paid…
THE 2024 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity cost by source In 2024 we spent $351.78 to charge at home, $337.69 fast charging at Tesla Superchargers, and $29.83 at various other charging stations.
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Introduction Here it is, dummies. It’s the big one: Poor Hartnett’s Almanack of Annual Mileage Reporting, Bird Migration Forecasts, Liniment Formulae & Homeric Fan Fiction, 17th Edition . Our two vehicles in 2023: 2022 Tesla Model Y Performance, a battery electric compact crossover with a 75-ish kilowatt hour lithium-ion battery pack that can travel roughly 300 local…
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent The top chart shows miles per gallon from mid-2001 through the end of 2023 for all seven cars in the dataset. The other chart focuses only on our current vehicles. We sold the Jetta in September 2012 and the Rio was totaled in an accident in February 2016. Our first 2013 Leaf was totaled in an accident in August 2019, and the nearly…
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Total distance We drove a total of 9,860.3 miles in 2023, down 22 percent from 2022. The Model Y accounted for 7,358 miles, while the Leaf did 2,502 miles.
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity, gasoline, and combined energy consumption We consumed 2,844 kilowatt hours of electricity and burned 0 gallons of gasoline driving in 2023. Our energy use was down 35 percent on 22 percent fewer miles driven compared to 2022.
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity, gasoline, and combined energy costs We spent a total of $469.87 on automotive electricity in 2023, 31 percent less than 2022 while driving 24 percent fewer miles. Gasoline costs were $0.00 for 0 gallons. Electricity cost $398.32 for the Model Y and $71.55 for the Leaf. Combined energy cost per mile was $0.05, down 22 percent from 2022.
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Energy cost per mile Taking only the price of electricity into account, the Model Y cost $398.32 to operate in 2023, or $0.054 per mile. Electricity for the Leaf cost $71.55, or $0.029 per mile. The first chart above shows the complete cost per mile dataset, and the second focuses only on our current vehicles.
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Miles per day We drove the Model Y an average of 20.2 miles per day in 2023, and the Leaf 6.9 miles per day. The first chart above shows the complete average daily mileage in the dataset, and the second focuses only on our current-as-of 2023 vehicles. Jetta and Rio averages, in blue and red, are per tank of fuel, while electrified vehicle averages are by week.
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity by source We used 1,666.4 kWh of electricity from a single 120-volt outlet in our garage at home in 2023, 58.6 percent of the total. A further 680 kWh, or 23.9 percent, came from Tesla Superchargers, while 414.5 kWh were from various free sources, accounting for 14.6 percent of the total. The remaining 82.6 kWh, 2.9 percent, came from assorted other paid…
THE 2023 MILEAGE REPORT: Electricity cost by source In 2023 we spent $207.93 to charge at home, $243.72 fast charging at Tesla Superchargers, and $18.22 at various other charging stations.
The cost of ketchup has come up in these comments more than I would have expected, so I am pleased to report that I paid the reasonable-ish sum of $2.98 for a 64-oz bottle of Great Value tomato ketchup at my local Walmart in Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines of the ketchup market for the past few years, now might be a good time to consider getting back in…