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I'm actually quite happy with our 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. EV's aren't for everyone. But in my quest to be a bit self-reliant with energy through solar, and doing a lot of local driving (which means an EV charged at home with solar can extend the free power out onto the road), the Hyundai EV's throughput helped meet my desires. In our case, of the 26K miles we drove last year, 16K of those miles were charged at home.

In the past 365 days, 80% of my power was provided on location from solar, with me having to buy only 20% of my power consumed from the grid. The EV's driving efficiency is part of that. Because of the energy efficiency improvements made to the home (more insulation, sealing cracks, variable speed heat pump, hybrid water heater), and because we drive a lot, the end result is that my most power consuming "appliance" is charging the EV. And Hyundai's version of the EV is about the most efficient one you can get that's in the crossover shape for us tall people (unlike say the Kia EV6 which has the same tech but has a lot less drag and is more efficient) without paying a ton.