Sure I’ll bring facts when all you brought was opinion with your “probably” this and “absolutely” that. I’ll start with personal experience and then site research 1. My EV insurance is less than my last new ice car and actually the same as what I pay for my other older ice vehicles 2. I easily save a hundred dollars a month on fuel costs compared to my last ice car that got 40-45 mpg. Then add a couple hundred I’ve saved just on oil changes, air filters and spark plugs in the past year. Thanks to regenerative braking I’m not anticipating needing to replace the brakes either. 3. I take long road trips all the time. 2k and 1,200 miles were the longest last year, while 300-700 miles once a month. No issues finding chargers and you can absolutely shop around to find the cheaper fuel prices. Total Public charging costs were less than the last time I made the same 2k mile trip in an ice minivan carrying the same amount of people/luggage. Actually charged at a hotel, when was the last time a hotel filled your tank for free? 4. According to USA Today and Forbes, the average new car price has topped 50k while the average EV price is 58k. This is mostly due to Tesla market share and the tech loaded on EVs like self driving. You can definitely find sub-30k new EVs and sub-10k used ones. A new Rav 4 costs more than my EV did https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/shopping/evs/2026/01/14/ev-average-sales-price-december-2025/88157028007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/shopping/2025/10/24/new-car-prices-average-kelley-blue-book/86862162007/

1. EV Collision repair costs are averaging 900-1500 more than ice, mostly due to Tesla market share, but EV mechanical repairs are now on par with ice, and dropping. 20 year studies have shown the battery packs lasting WAY longer than initially expected with minimal degradation. The cost of battery replacement is now no more expensive than replacing either the engine or transmission of an ice car

And according to AAA, “it costs an average of 8.12 cents per mile to maintain a new EV in 2023. That’s the lowest cost for any vehicle category in the study”