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Originally Posted by Koflach
As for the cost of an EV vs the cost of an ICE vehicle, my last ICE car was a 2014 Hyundai Sonata. I had it finance over 60 months and when I bought my first EV in 2018, it was at worst the same total cost of ownership per month and at best about $100-$150/ month cheaper to get the EV. This was taking into account the price of gas ($1.50/litre at the time), insurance, & monthly payment (even though I only had about 12 months left on my Hyundai, I would have gotten a new car shortly after I paid it off). What I didn't take into account was maintenance (oil changes, brakes, others...) because I didn't have all the numbers readily available for maintenance on my Hyundai nor did I know what to expect with an EV. That being said, in 4 years I have spent next to nothing on maintenance with an EV (cabin air filter twice, washer fluid, wipers).
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interesting comparison, i have a 2013 sonata so this info is pretty useful.
but pre-pandemic we did 15k/year on it at most and now it's under 10k forsure...more like 5-7k kms... i don't think i'll see the same savings as you though.