RE:RE:RE:Blind spots barneyj44 wrote: Obscure also forgot to mention Electric Vehicle tires wear 20% faster then Ice vehicles do to acceleration.
other extra costs not included in obscure1 analysis.
Higher Insurance premium: 1. risk of fire that could burn down the house is higher than ICE
2. light fender bender often lead to a total writeoff of the car . Many minor damaged tesla with less 10,000 miles get written off. Insurance is slowly catching up on this.
Tesla owners pay 74% higher premium as insurers often total new EVs with battery 'going straight to the grinder' - NotebookCheck.net News EV owners need to buy their own charger if charging EV at home. Most home need their electrical panel upgraded to take higher amperage. Depending on house age, it could run into 10,000's $
In winter, hot ICE engine coolant to heat interior is 'free' energy, boosting ICE engine thermal efficiency close to EV. For EV, every electron to heat car interior and keeping the battery warm is not free, must be taxed from the battery, reducing overall mechanical efficiency of the battery energy.
changing brake pads: it depends how u drive and where u drive. My 19 year old 5800 lbs truck still running on original brake pads. My driving is 99% city.
Electricity rate iin my area is s 0.16 to 0,20 $/kWh. No way i'm moving to ontario just to get the 0.024 $/kWh power rate.