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[quote=Anonymous]If you want to get into the math, it's not too hard. The questions are: what gasoline/electric cars are you comparing, what are the prices of gas/electricity and how much do you drive. The tricky question is your electricity price, so utility companies have calculators that do it for you:
[url]https://www.pepco.com/smart-energy/innovation-technology/dc/electric-vehicles/ev-savings-benefits[/url]

It looks like you might save around $1000/year in fuel costs compared to electricity.

Of course, you can buy whatever you want. The people I know who have bought EVs tell me a couple of things and I've observed a few others:
1. They have more money than me and were going to buy some sort of new car anyway. The "premium" for an electric is just another blip in their spending. 
2. The operating costs are less than with a regular engine but they don't really care (see 1. above) 
3. They almost universally LOVE their electric car. They're just better. People with money like having things that are better.
4. The downsides are charging away from home and how to manage long trips. I don't know anyone with an electric or plug in car who doesn't have their own, personal parking spot and charger. I don't know anyone whose only car is electric. 
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