Well, if you need a new car, you need a new car. And at that point, yes, you pencil out the various estimated coats of ownership and you buy what makes sense for you. I guess I was reacting to what someone else above accurately characterizes as “impulse buying,” i.e., the mentality of “gas is crazy expensive so screw it I’m buying an EV.”. I for example don’t need a new car. I have two vehicles, one with 45k miles and one with 70k. Neither is at the end of its useful life. Let’s say Dementia Joe’s bass ackwards policies are costing me an extra $1500 per year. As much as I dislike doing so, it makes more economic sense for me to pay the damned extra $1500 than to spend $50k on a Tesla. If I keep my $50k and invest it, my average return might be 10% or $5k which more than pays for my costs of owning my gas guzzlers
I'm not planning for different wheels anytime soon myself. My priorities have changed since retirement. Electric doesn't fit my needs living in the mountains. Heck, I'd rather have and get much use out of a 20yo 4wd pickup lol…