Are electric vehicles cheaper to own? Maybe not

Re:Are electric vehicles cheaper to own? Maybe not by jmbwell on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:11AM (#39104352)

To paraphrase, a study found that EVs are clearly cheaper to own for the kind of driving most people do and the kind of EVs most people have.

A vehicle with low energy efficiency per unit weight, like an SUV, costs about the same regardless of fuel.

To find a higher TCO for EVs, you have to go to long-range (>400mi) vehicles and include battery technology from 25 years ago.

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Re:Are electric vehicles cheaper to own? Maybe not by pastword on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @04:21PM (#39110037)

Yep. The problem is Americans buying heavy SUVs rather than more efficient, safer, smaller cars. The combination of demanding extreme range and extreme weight costs more in fuel or electricity. Perhaps instead of going back to 1970's-sized inefficient vehicles, vehicles should be taxed by weight. Also, the SUV/light truck loophole has to go and they should be regulated, taxed, and tariffed similarly to passenger vehicles.

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