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I’m perfectly willing to concede that electrics are a reasonable choice for particular individuals depending on their driving needs, but if one is making comparisons, I’d take issue with the “no 15-minute gas stops for local use.”

I drive a Kia hybrid that gets 40 mpg under optimal conditions, with a 17 gallon tank - it’s not uncommon for me to drive up to a pump when a song has just started on my radio, and to pull out with a full tank as that same song concludes - so that’s about 3 minutes given the usual classic rock crap I listen to.

You've got me there. For decades I've driven old used gas pickups. My realistic mpg is 15. LOL. But that's me not spending money on a highly depreciating asset. I've had only one new car in my life, spent way too much money on it making payments, paying interest ($10,500 total in payments, that's how long ago it was), and paying extra for car insurance. I thought, never again. I've been pretty happy buying a $5K to $10K used pickup on average every 7 years.

But when Ford announced last year that they plan to make an EV F-150 for $40K to $50K (230-mile or 300-mile, but that's without adding all the luxuries), I did the math and thought, "for the first time in decades I might buy a new car". Since my wife's retired and does some trips without me to visit our "kids" and grandkids, she says she'll keep driving a gas car.