Man, what a load of FOMO bollocks. It's a car, not a phone, and EV technology isn't going to change so fast that one needs to flip cars every three years. (If that is, indeed, the case then we can quit touting EVs as something to reduce carbon emissions if we're encouraging the purchase of a new car every three years.) And what technological leaps are EVs going to make vs. an ICE? Longer range? Our Hyundai already goes as far on a charge than our 2005 Scion xB gasser. More electronic fiddly bits? Don't care; perhaps you do.

Repair costs? We had an OG (as in, we pre-ordered the first day we could in 2010) Nissan Leaf, and we didn't do shit to it. We bought tires once because the stocks ones suck. Threw wipers and a cabin air filter at it once in a while. If your electric car needs a lot of repairs, you bought a lemon.

You’ll enjoy peace of mind. It’s difficult to predict now how much an EV purchased today will be worth in two, three, or five years...

It's not difficult to predict: your car will be worth a fuckton less than it was when you bought it, it's just a matter of degrees. I realize resale value can be a factor, but resale value is mainly a concern of those that...drum roll please...flip cars every few years. And if you want to save the planet, quit flippin' cars.

That said, CR isn't completely wrong. The only way you're getting $7500 off a Hyundai is to take the lease rebate. We did that, and then paid it off at the first opportunity. And that is what makes leasing an EV a better deal. I'm not sure what motivated CR to print the rest of it.