I have a used (& paid off) Hyundai EV. It’s essentially the same form factor as a Prius. I cannot bring myself to part with it because it is such a smoking good deal. It’s low maintenance, it’s cheap to charge (on off peak), it’s efficient to drive, it can carry anything (9’6 surfboards? kayaks? A Bookcase? No problem).
I calculated it out and if I got a reasonable gas car it would be roughly 3 times more expensive per month to drive. It’s cheaper even than biking and taking the train to work (to be fair the train is expensive where I live).
I think this car will easily last another 150k miles with nothing more than tires and basic maintenance.
That said, I do miss an old stick shift gas car. EVs don’t give a feeling of life.
I think it may just be a personal thing about the feeling of a vehicle. All of my cars felt dead until I got into an EV. Now, I actually get giddy about using it and accelerating. Before it was just emptiness.
I think it definitely depends on your vehicle history. Going from an automatic 2004 Camry to a 2022 Model 3 will feel like a massive jump. But from a stick shift tuned golf? Less so…
I calculated it out and if I got a reasonable gas car it would be roughly 3 times more expensive per month to drive. It’s cheaper even than biking and taking the train to work (to be fair the train is expensive where I live).
I think this car will easily last another 150k miles with nothing more than tires and basic maintenance.
That said, I do miss an old stick shift gas car. EVs don’t give a feeling of life.