If it wasn't for the epidemic I would have to commute every day. With an electric car I could easily save 100€ per month. A used Renault Zoe for 15000€ could pay for itself after 12 years of use and even turn a "profit" if replacement batteries fall below 5000€ in 2032. This is very different from an ICE car where I expect it to burn a hole into my wallet the longer I use it.
Lets be real here, EV is 50-70% cheaper to drive, its not very different, it just burns bit smaller hole into your wallet.
And you probably won't be installing new battery to a 12 year old 1st gen EV that is worth less than new battery.
You probably won't, but lets compare with current big car bills.
Current Tesla battery cost 75 kwh * 130 $/kwh = $9,750 to Tesla or $16k for end user. It's likely to reach $5k eventually. Wrecked ones cost close to that.
Used 12 year old car cost like 5k for budget, 10k for SUV? What's a thing that I'd bother to replacing on my 10 year old car that cost half the car? IDK probably gearbox or whole engine would cost that. I'd probably go for it if I knew it would last another 10 years.
