[roadcat]

I hate econobox cars. Had them in the past, nothing but trouble. Besides the puny torque and speed, the mechanicals need constant maintenance. As for my EV, it's very fast off the line and quick to respond. I've gone on 200 mile trips without problems. Quiet, very low maintenance other than tires and wipers. Regenerative braking saves on brakes and replenishes the batteries. I don't worry about resale value, as I generally keep my cars for 20 to 25 years and get full value from them. My truck is 20, my sports car is 25. I maintain them, and have rebuilt my engines myself on other cars I had. As we drive less than 10 miles a day, our EV is perfect for errands around the city. We don't have to wait in lines at a gas station, and simply charge it every couple weeks at home. The ICE cars are more problematic, having to deal with ethanol gas that goes bad and fouls the fuel injectors, not to mention the engine tuneups and oil changes. My brother-in-law has a Ford ICE truck and has paid out tens of thousands in mechanical repairs over the last 20 years, buying that was a bad bet for him.

One of my daughters has a hybrid car, it's 14 years old and still drives like new. She replaced the batteries a few years ago and it cost her only $1500. She's extremely happy with the low maintenance costs, having driven it multiple times between California, Kansas, Iowa and Texas.

I think the fighting between ICE and EV camps is destructive and full of erroneous bias. There is room for both types of cars. As I said, I think it will end up a three-to-one ratio of ICE and EV vehicles.

[cyclotic]

So quick question. At less than 10 miles a day, does it matter at all at the end of the day what you drive?

I tend to be cheap when it comes to cars. I drive them till they die. Never sold one for more than $1000. I also don’t do preventative maintenance. Brakes start to squeal or pulse, then I change them. Doesn’t start-Time for a new battery and not before.

My last car got 300,000 miles and the only repairs were brakes and tires.

That said, I truly don’t see the benefit of an EV when you don’t drive much. I also don’t see the benefit of any sort of new car when you don’t drive much.

You can make a personal preference argument but there is absolutely no economic argument for an EV or a new ICE car with that little mileage.

I drive a company car. it’s two years old with 74000 miles.