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[-] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It can pay for itself within a week if you get out a loan for the car because it's cheaper to pay the interest on the loan than to pay for fuel. I did some calculations above using Australian data - short version is that a week of petrol is $124, vs a loan repayment of $98 per week plus around $10 on charging cost.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

A week of petrol for me is <$50 CAD. I drive an economy car that I don't own outright.

Also charging infrastructure isn't ideal where I am. Can't charge where I park at night.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah no worries, I can only make assumptions about your situation when I make my estimate, without knowing everything about stuff like where you live, and to keep the math easy for myself. And I don't think everyone could or should obligate themselves as consumers to go out and buy a new car immediately. When you're in the market to replace (ideally before you desperately need a car when your current one gives up the ghost), that's when you can see a used EV as a better value proposition than a ICE equivalent, or a new EV vs. a new gas car or hybrid.

https://carcosts.caa.ca/ could give you a more representative value of the cost per year of BEV ownership in your province, and compare it to your own records of car expenses.

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