NC rural electrification or REA was established in NC in the 1940's to provide electricity to rural areas of NC through membership cooperatives. The area around Fayetteville is serviced by South River EMC and they have a time of use rate for
electric vehicles that has three time of day uses.
Energy Charges:
For all On-Peak kWh used per month 43.88¢ per kWh Summer 33.79¢ per kWh Winter
For all Off-Peak kWh used per month 4.77¢ per kWh Summer 4.77¢ per kWh Winter
For all Super Off-Peak kWh used per month 3.97¢ per kWh Summer 3.97¢ per kWh Winter
The on-peak times are 2pm - 6pm in summer and 6am-9am in winter, super off-peak times are 10pm-5am and off-peak are all other times. So careful use of time of day charging can provide charging for less than a nickel per kwhr. PG&E rates are much higher and very difficult to calculate with the base load that depends on zip code and adds 2 increasing multipliers for additional electric energy over the base load (base load is typically about 10kwhr/day for zone X (San Jose). For summer M-F there are 3 time of use EV rates of $0.48 (2-9pm), $0.26 (7am-2pm & 9-11pm) and $0.12 (11pm-7am). Now if you choose an EV rate there are no tiers compared to the typical E1 residential rates.
The idea of buying an EV to save money over an ICE based on fuel cost is getting worse with the decline in gasoline prices. Now if we can get a more level playing field by passage of the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act then this will help the economics of EVs. So call your member of congress and ask for their support.