Actually the EV takes MORE time fore those myriad tasks. No, you still save time. Since those 30 seconds are folded into each non-car errand, they really come

Actually the EV takes MORE time fore those myriad tasks. No, you still save time. Since those 30 seconds are folded into each non-car errand, they really come out of the errand/task-context-switch overhead. By requiring fewer errands, you actually save time.