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For sure, personal circumstances matter. Something like a third of U.S. drivers have a garage they could use for at-home charging without undue inconvenience (with some varying electricity costs across the nation) though a lot of U.S. homeowners like to use their garage for storage, which doesn't help!

Still, I think "gas being inexpensive" isn't exactly a winning argument when it can easily be 50% more expensive than electric.

My car performance would require a ~475 HP gasoline car (or arguably maybe 350-400 HP considering the weight differences), and would probably get 20 mpg, easily costing $0.16 / mile or more.

And there are EVs costing closer to $0.03 / mile on home electricity.

But if you're road-tripping or simply don't have home charging available, the calculus changes.




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