No. of Recommendations: 3
We've owned an EV - a Chevy Bolt - for 2.5 years now. In that time, we have done 50,000 miles.
Never taken it on a trip further than about 80 miles from home, so never had to charge anywhere but in our garage.
Lifetime average is 3.6 miles/kWh. We pay about 8c per kWh, so it's cost us about $1,110 to drive 50k miles.
That would be less than $1/gallon in an ICE car getting 40mpg.
The only maintenance not covered by the warranty has been four new tires from Costco.
We wouldn't take it on a long trip. It's not what we bought it for, and we have an ICE van for that.
I do know Tesla owners who regularly take long trips and have no issues charging.
Reliable charging for a non-Tesla EV isn't there yet, but will be soon. Most manufacturers have agreed to use the Tesla standard plug.
Oh, it's fun to drive, too. Quick, smooth and quiet. We like it.
