EVs way more expensive to drive

[markslawson + 1,043]

This is an excerpt from an article in iSee cars where they have crunched the numbers. The article strongly suggests that Hybrids will eventually dominate the market which makes way more sense than EVs.

Highlights: 

• Electric cars are driven 20 percent less than gasoline cars; combined with their higher prices they cost 63.6 percent more for every 1,000 miles driven per year
• Hybrids and plug-in hybrids are also driven less than gasoline models, but only by 2.7 and 4.8 percent, respectively, making their cost-per-1,000 miles per year much closer
• The average electric car costs $5,108 for every 1,000 miles per year it’s driven compared to $3,056 for a hybrid car, $3,123 for a gasoline car, and $4,351 for a plug-in hybrid
• The Porsche Taycan EV is the most expensive alternative-fuel car to drive, costing over $22,000 for every 1,000 miles it’s driven per year, followed by the Porsche Cayenne plug-in hybrid at $14,681 and the Tesla Model S at $11,623
• The Honda Insight Hybrid is the least expensive alternative fuel car to drive, costing $1,463 per 1,000 miles per year, followed by the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid at $1,813 and Toyota Corolla Hybrid at $1,857

When comparing how people use gasoline, hybrid, and electric vehicles, 3-year-old gas cars are driven 12,813 miles a year while EVs are driven 20 percent less, or 10,256 miles. Plug-in hybrids are driven 12,199 miles, or 4.8 percent less than gasoline cars, while standard hybrids are driven 12,471 miles, or 2.7 percent less than gasoline models.

[TailingsPond + 506]

Less driving is a good thing.

The same people who buy EV's are probably also more likely to walk or ride a bicycle.  It does not mean the cars are less useful.

Fat, old, outdated, fossil fuelled humans insist on driving everywhere.  Funny thing is many will end up in a powered wheelchair - which is an EV.

Edited May 7 by TailingsPond

[markslawson + 1,043]

5 hours ago, TailingsPond said:

The same people who buy EV's are probably also more likely to walk or ride a bicycle.  It does not mean the cars are less useful.

Fat, old, outdated, fossil fuelled humans insist on driving everywhere.  Funny thing is many will end up in a powered wheelchair - which is an EV.

I agree. However, the post destroys the myth that EVs are somehow cheaper to run than petrol cars. They clearly aren't.