Anecdotal evidence notwhithstanding, EVs have much lower long-term maintenance costs. See eg, https://www.energy.gov/cmei/vehicles/articles/fotw-1190-june-14-2

Anecdotal evidence notwhithstanding, EVs have much lower long-term maintenance costs. See eg, https://www.energy.gov/cmei/vehicles/articles/fotw-1190-june-14-2021-battery-electric-vehicles-have-lower-scheduled https://www.energy.gov/cmei/vehicles/articles/fotw-1190-june... https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/electric-vehicle-owners-spending-half-as-much-on-maintenance-compared-to-gas-powered-vehicle-owners-finds-new-cr-analysis/ https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/electric-... On electricity costs, California is an outlier---most people in the US pay less than half that $0.46/kwh, more like $0.15-0.20/kwh. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=table_5_03 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph... So for most people in the US, an EV will cost half what an ICE vehicle costs to operate.