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Old 11-01-2023, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye View Post
Anyway you look at it EV’s are more expensive to operate when you figure everything into it. Plus you could lose it because they’re unsafe! Personally I don’t care how you figure it, they take a lot of money to buy & operate. I worked at Ford for 38 yrs. & I saw what goes on behind closed doors. Thanks for your explanation though. But I still think our president is wrong to shut down our oil productions to sell his EV’s because he wants to get a name for himself.
The way I look at it, an EV would save at least 6 cents per mile (about $700yr) plus $75 every 10,000 miles plus air filters, the random timing belt, and the occasional spark plug.

Saving nearly $1,000/yr is not what I would consider "more expensive to operate."

The statistics don't support characterizing EVs as unsafe.

I don't own one because of my long-range driving habits. When I get tired of driving that far on a regular basis I will probably buy one.
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