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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Thinking about buying an EV next after just blowing $2k to fix my stupid ICE engine. However, I’d like to know what the worst thing about owning an EV is.  Yes, I get range anxiety issues, but 98% of our driving is likely to be around our home and we almost never take long trips on the road. Even if we did, we could just rent a car.  Is it the upgrade cost for an electrical panel?  Expensive repairs? Crappy resale value? What is the worst aspect? [/quote]

I am a new EV owner so I have not encountered potential long range downsides. But from my limited experience the worse things are expensive insurance which is related to expensive repairs. Again, I have not needed repairs so far so I have no firsthand experience. But based on my research, you are basically limited to dealerships for service because few independent shops want to work on EVs. They are easily totaled because nobody wants to touch the battery pack so even minimal damage to that causes the car to be totaled. If you don't have access to home charging, I assume that charging can be a pain. That would be especially true in cold climates where you need to precondition the battery before charging.

All in all, I am very happy with the car and would be reluctant to go back to ICE now.
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