• Hule@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    My dealer told me the same thing. Everything is more expensive for EVs.

    They sell them to rich people only…

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      11 months ago

      And early adopters who didn’t know better.

      A few years ago, it looked like after you factored in the savings from cheaper electricity versus more expensive gasoline, and the lower maintenance costs, the true cost of owning a $45k Tesla was about equal to the cost of owning a $25k ICE car over 10 years, with most of the savings coming from significantly lower maintenance costs in years 5-10. However, it turns out that the cost of unscheduled repairs is so much higher that the true cost of owning an EV is significantly higher than a basic model ICE car.