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EV Readiness Check
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Your full report (PDF)
Every section of your results in one document: score, charging, costs, savings and setup.
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Installer spec sheet (PDF)
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Your compatibility
Hi Alex,
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How well an EV fits your driving
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High confidence — Your charging window doesn't cover your driving. That gap is consistent week to week, not a rounding artifact — the fast-charge stops are real.
That puts you in High Effort Setup territory — your current setup is a stretch.
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Your EV verdict |
PLANNING NEEDED |
❌"You should wait or change your charging setup"
Your driving outruns your charging right now.
You can plug in at home — the miles just don't fit the hours you're plugged in. A plug-in hybrid closes that gap without the charging math.
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Your charging at a glance
Why fast charging is needed
| Your weekly driving | ~590 miles/week |
| Wall outlet covers | −168 miles |
| Shortfall requiring fast charge | ~422 miles/week |
| In winter (4 cold months) | ~540 miles/week |
| Averaged over the year: about 461 miles/week, which the stops and costs use. |
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Time at fast charger
~33 min
per stop
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Plugged in @ wall (weeknights)
5 hrs
10 hrs weekends
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Your charging capacity
| Charging capacity used |
Over capacity |
You need about 590 miles a week, but your charging window only delivers about 168. That gap — roughly 422 miles — is what sends you to a fast charger.
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Your next 3 steps this weekend
Right-size the decision first
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🔍 Browse the plug-in hybrids that fit your driving
The Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid, Hyundai Tucson PHEV and Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid are strong starting points if you can plug in at home.
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💰 Run your weekly miles through plug-in hybrid math
With nightly charging, most of your daily miles run on electricity and the rest at hybrid fuel economy. The savings are still real.
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🔁 Re-check when your charging changes
A Level 2 charger, workplace charging or a shorter commute can make a full EV work. Run the check again when something changes.
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Your options, side by side
What your driving costs in each kind of car
The same week of driving, with the charging you have today. Running costs only: fuel or electricity.
| Option |
Per month |
5 years |
Fast stops |
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Gas car
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$342 |
$20,558 |
None |
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Regular hybrid
No plugging in; it refuels at the pump.
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$240 |
$14,391 |
None |
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Plug-in hybrid Best pick
Battery covers about 23% of your week; the engine takes over after that.
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$230 |
$13,812 |
None |
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EV with your charging
Includes the fast charging your setup needs.
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$363 |
$21,793 |
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Best pick for your driving: a plug-in hybrid, about $230 a month, about $6,746 less than gas over 5 years.
How we figured this
The best pick is the cheapest to run; when a simpler option is within a few percent, we pick the simpler one. Every row uses the same weekly driving as the rest of your report, and only what it costs to run: fuel or electricity. Not the price of the car, insurance or maintenance. Monthly is a week × 4.33; 5 years is a week × 260. The gas car is a 28 mpg car at your state's average gas price. A regular hybrid is the same driving at 40 mpg, like a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, the same size as the plug-in hybrid below. The plug-in hybrid is priced like the Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid: its battery covers about 40 miles a day, so it takes about 23% of your week on electricity charged at home at $0.24/kWh. The rest runs on gas at 41 mpg. The EV is what your report says your charging costs: $12 a week at home or work plus $72 a week in fast charging, about 2 stops a week. Fast charging is priced at $0.50/kWh, plus about 15% lost as heat while charging: several times home electricity, which is why the EV row can cost more than you'd expect.
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What this means for your daily routine
🔴 High Effort Setup
Charging will feel inconvenient
Your current setup can't reliably support your driving. Expect frequent reliance on fast charging and added effort.
This means your current lifestyle and the car are a bit of a mismatch. You will be visiting public chargers frequently — similar to how you visit gas stations now, but it takes 30-45 minutes instead of 5. It is doable, but it will feel like an extra chore in your weekly routine.
During 4 cold months, your charging needs jump to ~3 sessions/week. Without a plan for the extra stops, winter EV ownership can start to feel like work.
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How your score is calculated
52/100 — here's what drives it
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Home / work charging
· 22% of your score bar
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| How much of your weekly driving your current setup can recover. A standard wall outlet handles ~280 mi/week. Level 2 handles 1,200+. The bigger the gap between what you drive and what your setup recovers, the lower the score. |
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Commute
· 42% of your score bar
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| How many miles you actually drive each week. Higher weekly mileage means your charging setup has more ground to cover — so the same setup can feel effortless at 150 mi/week and demanding at 500 mi/week. |
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Fast charge
· 20% of your score bar
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| How many fast-charge stops per week you'd need to make up the gap. Zero stops is ideal. One is manageable. Two or more starts to feel like work. |
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Seasonal impact
· 16% of your score bar
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| Cold weather reduces EV efficiency by about 20%. With 4 cold months a year in your area, your winter charging needs are factored in. |
Your score reflects a gap between your driving and your charging recovery. The gap is closeable — usually with one specific change to your setup.
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Your Selected Configuration
| Selected EV |
Daily Driver |
| Charging Setup |
Home charging (L1) |
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Your driving pattern
| Weekday | 110 miles/day × 5 days |
| Weekend | 40 miles |
| Weekly total | 629 miles/week |
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Your EV routine — day by day
TYPICAL WEEK
2 fast-charge stops in a typical week
Your home charging can't keep up with this much driving on its own. The routine that works: a fast-charge top-up on the weekend so every Monday starts at 100%, plus one more stop on Wednesday.
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Mon
260
150
58%
+19
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Tue
169
59
23%
+19
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⚡
Wed
77
217
84%
+19
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Thu
236
126
48%
+19
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Fri
145
35
13%
+19
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Sat
53
33
13%
+37
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Sun
71
223
86%
+37
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WINTER WEEK
3 fast-charge stops in a winter week
Your home charging can't keep up with this much driving on its own. The routine that works: a fast-charge top-up on the weekend so every Monday starts at 100%, plus 2 more stops on Wednesday and Friday.
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Mon
260
128
49%
+19
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Tue
147
15
6%
+19
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⚡
Wed
33
151
58%
+19
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Thu
170
38
15%
+19
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⚡
Fri
57
175
67%
+19
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Sat
193
169
65%
+37
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Sun
207
223
86%
+37
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100% = 260 miles.
Left bar = start of day, right bar = end of day.
Under each day: miles at the start, miles at the end, and battery % at the end.
+ = miles recovered overnight after that day.
⚡ = fast-charge stop.
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Before you compare
Thinking about a plug-in hybrid instead?
You drive on a typical day
110 miles
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Your outlet adds overnight
19 miles
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| Battery covers ~40 miles a day |
| Day |
You drive |
On battery |
Engine |
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110 |
19 |
91 |
| Tue |
110 |
19 |
91 |
| Wed |
110 |
19 |
91 |
| Thu |
110 |
19 |
91 |
| Fri |
110 |
19 |
91 |
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20 |
19 |
1 |
| Sun |
20 |
19 |
1 |
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A plug-in hybrid's battery covers about 40 miles. Your typical day runs past that, so the engine would start most days — but only for the last 91 miles.
You'd be paying several thousand dollars for an engine that handles roughly 77% of your driving.
The exception is long trips.
If you road-trip often and don't want to stop at a fast charger, that engine earns its keep. If you have a second car, or you don't mind a 20-minute stop, it doesn't.
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Your charging setup
Home charging (L1)
Recovers approximately 168 miles/week.
| Home charging cost | $12.06/week |
Based on IL's average electricity rate of $0.24/kWh.
Your outlet covers most of your driving — but at 629 miles/week, you'll need 2 fast-charge sessions/week to cover the gap.
| Cost per session | $35.88 |
| Weekly fast-charge cost | $71.76 |
| Monthly fast-charge cost | $311 |
Level 2 upgrade — what you actually need
Based on your 629 miles/week, here's the right L2 charger for your situation:
| Recommended | 48-amp Level 2 charger |
| Estimated install cost | ~$1,100 |
| Fast charges after upgrade | 0 sessions/week |
| Payback period | ~4 months |
At your mileage, a standard 32-amp charger won't fully recover your driving overnight. The 48-amp charger ensures you wake up with a full charge even on your heaviest driving days.
Each week that's about 138.4 kWh from fast chargers to cover 461 miles (your EV goes ~3.3 mi per kWh).
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Recommended charging setup
Upgrade to Level 2 — here's exactly what you need
A 40-amp Level 2 charger (~$900 installed) would recover 1,200+ miles/week — eliminating your 2 fast-charge sessions/week entirely. Save your results below to see the full payback timeline.
Winter tip: A dedicated Level 2 home charger would make the biggest difference in winter — it recovers enough range overnight to eliminate most cold-weather fast-charging stops entirely. |
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Gas vs EV — your real numbers
With your current charging, an EV would cost about $247/year more than gas
Based on your 629 miles/week in IL.
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Gas car |
Your EV |
| Weekly | $79.07 | $83.82 |
| Monthly | $342 | $363 |
| Annual | $4,112 | $4,359 |
Most of that cost is fast charging. Home or workplace charging is what would turn it into savings.
How your gas cost is calculated
629 miles ÷ 28 MPG × $3.52/gal = $79.07/week
How your EV cost is calculated
Home charging: $12.06/week (168 miles recovered)
Fast charging: 2 sessions/week × $35.88 = $71.76/week
Total EV cost: $83.82/week
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Financial advantages
The hidden maintenance advantage
Beyond fuel, an EV eliminates oil changes, spark plugs, and transmission fluid flushes. In IL, that typically saves owners an additional $400–$600 per year in scheduled maintenance.
5-year total cost savings
$1,265 fuel + maintenance
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Your local electricity rate |
$0.24/kWh avg. residential rate in IL
With your current charging, a full EV would cost about $363/month ($4,359/year) to charge — mostly fast charging. A plug-in hybrid runs your daily miles on home electricity at this rate and switches to gas beyond that, so it would cost much less.
Your actual rate depends on your utility and plan. Time-of-use and EV rate plans often charge noticeably less for overnight charging — sometimes half this rate or better. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Carbon impact
8.4 tons CO₂/year saved
IL runs on a cleaner than average electric grid. Compared to a gas car of similar size.
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Winter adds one more stop · IL
IL has ~4 cold months/year. Cold weather reduces EV range — here's how your routine changes:
| Summer | 2 sessions/week |
| Winter | 3 sessions/week |
That's 1 extra session/week during cold months.
Additional winter cost: $363/month
In mild weather, you'll spend about $311/month on charging. During your 4 cold months, that jumps to $466/month. Spread across the whole year, your blended monthly average is $363/month.
Winter will feel demanding — plan your charging stops carefully during cold months. The rest of the year, your routine will feel much easier.
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Plug-in hybrids that fit your driving
You can plug in at home, so a plug-in hybrid covers most of your daily miles on electricity. Here are the ones worth looking at first:
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Hyundai Tucson PHEV
32 mi electric · 420 mi total · Plug-In Hybrid
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$40,325 |
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
45 mi electric · 420 mi total · Plug-In Hybrid
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$43,245 |
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Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid
34 mi electric · 470 mi total · Plug-In Hybrid
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$40,490 |
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Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid
52 mi electric · 600 mi total · Plug-In Hybrid
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$42,950 |
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