No. of Recommendations: 8
Ignore the climate change and resource arguments and consider EVs on their ownership merits. Electric cars are cheap to run, very reliable, very convenient for everyday use, and fun to drive.
In my particular case I sold my fun hatchback, a Golf GTI, and bought an electric fun hatchback, the Chevy Bolt. 200HP, instant torque. The Bolt cost less than the GTI, and this was before the latest tax credit. It's now done 60k miles. Maintenance cost has been one set of tires from Costco. That's it.
We are getting 3.5 miles/kWh and pay 10.6 cents per KWh by always charging at home. For the same cost in electricity as a gallon of gas at $3.60/gallon, we can go approximately $3.60/0.106*3.5 = 119 miles. That's a bit better than the 25mpg in the GTI.
Shortcomings? None really for our intended use. We have an ICE van for long trips and hauling stuff.
