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Originally Posted by Taylor95
There are other things too. EVs are primarily owned by people who have more money. These people are also more likely to keep up on maintenance and other things than the average ICE owner, because they have money and paid more for their car.
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Not only the maintenance costs are more affordable to them, but also the EVs are often perceived as less maintenance-intensive than an ICE-powered car. Well, maybe such perceived lack of complexity is likely to be troublesome once EVs eventually become mainstream or hybrids effectively take over even the so-called emerging markets.
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No one who lives an apartment can own an EV anyway.
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The lack of a garage in the building where I live is what makes me more willing to get a motorcycle, for example.
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I think there are too many variables to compare the statistics like that.
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Sure the one-size-fits-all approach is prone to failure. While someone like me would rely on a motor vehicle mostly for road trips through places where a battery charging spot might be harder to find, and then at least some ICE-powered "range extender" would be highly desirable, others could live with a full-EV as they don't even get too far away from home.