counterpoint: i had a 2014 bmw i3 (electric, no range extender) for just shy of 8 years, 80,000 miles, charged at home or at work, and some hard data: fuel co

counterpoint: i had a 2014 bmw i3 (electric, no range extender) for just shy of 8 years, 80,000 miles, charged at home or at work, and some hard data: fuel cost per mile is about 1/5 of efficient ICE (which i also have had, i charge at home at least expensive time window), total expenditure on maintenance was about $ 150 over 80,000 miles, not counting new tires which lasted about the same as my ICE cars' tires. I think EVs can be excellent fits for many commmuting patterns, and certainly for people who learned driving manual transmissions and who have had high performing cars. To the parent comment's point, it's sort of personal preference.