It’s not just upfront costs. EVs turn into bricks when their batteries die. There is no long term, low cost maintenance. It use to be dropping a $4,000 motor into a vehicle was the last resort after many maintenance repairs that could be performed on a vehicle. A $4 k motor would give you another 150,000 miles unless the vehicle turned into a rust bucket, something that rarely happens today. Try dropping a new battery into an EV for $4 k.
Additionally, if you get into an accident in an EV there is a much higher probability that the insurance company will consider the vehicle totaled. There are increased insurance premiums if you want replacement coverage.
Lastly, there’s the cost of electricity. It’s a simple matter of physics. Petroleum still has the best value and potentially lowest cost for the production of energy if government would just get out of the way and allow America to be energy dominant.
The real cost of EVs includes your tax dollars that subsidize everything green. It includes sending trillions to China and being reliant on China for our most basic needs.
Anyone who supports this green chit is an eff’n American traitor.
If they really wanted to be truly ‘green’, they would best apply themselves into getting more efficient IC engines. A IC engine that would get 85% efficiency, theoretical perfect, would be way more cost effective than EVs...................