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Well, if you want to talk total ownership price between EVs (with battery packs that will eventually need replacing) and ICE vehicles, you also need to take into account the number maintenance items that are required for the ICE vehicle but not the EV. Here is a short list:
Engine oil
Oil filters
Fuel filters
Air filters
Spark plugs
Spark plug wires
Fuel lines
Fuel injectors
Coolant/antifreeze
Myriad hoses/vacuum lines
The list goes on and on. And even if you follow your maintenance guidelines fervently, you'll still most likely see a catastrophic engine failure and/or need an engine rebuild long before anything other than the battery pack on an EV goes out. I'm, of course, discounting any of the maintenance that EVs and ICE vehicles have in common (e.g., suspension, brakes, tires).
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