I think convienence, depreciation and longevity are the main killers of EV popularity. Hybrids (plugin or traditional) win on convienence while having great op

I think convienence, depreciation and longevity are the main killers of EV popularity. Hybrids (plugin or traditional) win on convienence while having great operating costs. And for depreciation and longevity, it's hard to beat buying a Japanese car and driving it for 20 years before selling it still in great working condition. That tanks any operating cost savings you might hope to get from a EV. For example, I bought my last car, a 2002 Honda Accord, slightly used in 2004 for $4k. I sold it for the same this year. Obviously it lost value when you factor in inflation, but even so that almost rivals bicycles in affordability. Operating costs were negligible even with the cost of gas being what it is, certainly not enough to tip the scale for EVs.