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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Oh, OK: well, in the ForkenSwift's specific case, the biggest hit against being a money saver is that is an additional car, not a replacement car. So my total cost of (mulitple) vehicle ownership has gone up many hundreds of dollars/year as a result -- mostly insurance & licensing. Total cost of ownership is increased well beyond any potential savings through lower electric vs. gas operating expenses over the few 1000's of kilometers of annual gasser use it displaces.

Bicycle Bob mentioned buying insurance by the day in another post, but didn't elaborate on it. Is this something that you have available to you? It may be a worthwhile venture for you.