I'm also retired and drive very little so just for transporting me, an EV would be fine. I do, though, need more room than is available in a small EV sedan. A new EV the size of my Sante Fe is quite expensive and I would not buy a used EV.
Also, I would not want to drive an EV or have one charging charging or even sitting in my garage.
Click for a video of a spontaneoue EV battery exploding:
Charging charging is more risky than just charging :)
#35 wait till the salty air or the road salt from winter eats thru the battery pack as easily it does to steel cars.
COMBUST! WHOOSH!
I’ve seen those videos. I have an ebike and am careful where I charge the battery. Interestingly enough, there are more regular car fires than EV car fires. Granted, overall, there are more ICE vehicles, but fires in them are not that unusual. Care and caution should be maintained in both cases.