Buy an EV, or, never buy another car?

[Miguelito Loveless]

15. All valid points, and I would like to make plain

I understand and agree with the analysis. We bought used until recently, and then made sure that our cars went to folks in need of reliable and cheap transport afterwards. With ICE cars we were usually the 3rd owner, with EVs the 2nd. In the face of plummeting gas prices, the cost per mile is harder to make, though when you factor in maintenance EVs still come out ahead. My wife and I are older, have paid off our house, and are using some of our savings to pollute less. The ROI of what we have built, has probably gone from 7 years to 10 years with falling oil prices, but, a war in the ME could reverse those savings fast. However the GHG breakeven point is about 5 years for our EVs and our solar. Excess power we don't use during the day is powering multiple houses on my block. A neighbor down the street stopped by in January to ask me a bunch of questions about our panels. He installed his own array a month ago, so between us we are producing about 90-150kWh a day. Another neighbor has also been asking questions, so perhaps I've started something.

To us, it is about clean air, and freedom from gas stations (which are really quite smelly and grimy once you spend a few months away from them), and freedom from power outages (we are in tornado/hurricane country).

I would not think to impugn your masculinity or humanity because you only drive 1000 miles a year. I would point out though, that there are a number of used EVs, under $10K, that could handle such a light driving load.