That’s a counterintuitive thing about current generation EVs: they are heavy. Those huge batteries weigh a lot. Regenerative braking helps reduce the extra ene

That’s a counterintuitive thing about current generation EVs: they are heavy. Those huge batteries weigh a lot. Regenerative braking helps reduce the extra energy cost of this quite a bit by recycling a decent percentage of the kinetic energy you put into moving that big heavy thing. The weight does have some safety and handling benefits under some conditions but it does probably do more road damage. As EVs grow states will probably have to charge a “road fee” or something, but it will still be far less costly than gasoline fuel and all the extra maintenance an ICE requires.