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"Everything I've seen says that isn't the case, that by about 50,000 miles you are in the black compared to an ICE." Yes, perhaps, but that is comparing a new EV to a new ICE. I am talking about keeping your old ICE running vs buying a new EV. That is where the major problem is, and it is a big problem because EVs, and Tesla particularly are marketed as the new must-have gadget. Edit: And people are upgrading earlier…
Engineering Explained covered this is a recent video. tldr while it obviously depends on how much you drive, you need a pretty efficient ICE car for sticking to lower carbon overall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2IKCdnzl5k
I wonder where plugin hybrids would fit in to those calculations. I can't help feeling that we are squandering our limited battery supply by only using them in full blown EV's.