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If you thought your bills were cheap then wait until you see what this Tesla was charged after 12 months of nothing, as the result has left social media shocked and unable to believe it.
One of the biggest benefits in opting for an electric vehicle is the lower fuel costs, especially if you're able to charge at home instead of through a third-party supercharger on the road.
Many Tesla owners have gleefully shared their lower bills as a way of showing off that they made the right choice switching cars, but one particular driver might just have them all beat with a bill that took a whole year to build up.
As reported by Supercar Blondie, X user @Tesla_GTownTX or 'RG' shared the first Tesla Electric Bill that they'd recieved in 12 months, jokingly claiming that it "sucks."
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First time i’ve had a bill within the last 12 months. this sucks. pic.twitter.com/OSGdu1QbcN
— RG (@Tesla_GTownTX) January 17, 2024
The screenshot shows that the bill amounts to a staggeringly small $2.37 for seemingly an entire year's worth of fuel, and it's genuinely hard for many to believe that this could happen.
Many have joked in the replies about the low payment, with one user remarking: "And now you need $5 windshield washer fluid for your annual Tesla maintenance... Inflation is real, high cost of living is real."
Another added "Damn my dude post a GoFundMe the community will rally around you I'm sure."
While this is both a tough pill to swallow for anyone forking out hundreds a month for their fuel and somewhat tough to believe at the same time, one look at RG's profile shows the reality behind the situation.
another month, another hundy added to my tesla electric excess sellback credit rollover. @teslaenergy @JohnEG78 @thefuzz247 pic.twitter.com/acLUM5Vr5h
— RG (@Tesla_GTownTX) January 18, 2025
They posted recently that they have $444.37 in excess Tesla Electric credits due to an overproduction of solar energy in their home that is then sold back into the grid.
Tesla gives users a flat sellback rate of 5¢ per kilowatt hour if they sign up to this program, indicating that RG has produced about 8,887.4 kWh in excess in order to build up this level of credit, and that's just in the last month alone!
That then allows them to end up paying nothing for both their entire home's energy usage and the charging of their Model Y, hence why they hadn't had a bill in around 12 months prior.
They're also signed up to the Tesla Electric Home Charging Plan which allows users to pay $15 per month in order to charge their car for free between midnight and 6 AM, saving them even more.
What this doesn't factor in then is the initial cost of installing the solar panels, but it's likely that this has more than paid off in the long run for RG.
