re: Putting gas in car sucks man

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My Y long range is 3 years old, 60k miles, and still has roughly 96% capacity even when it was driving in freeing temps of Boston. I’d say it’s doing well

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I'm not sure about the statistics of other EVs, but Tesla batteries are incredibly durable and efficient. People can't set aside their biases when it comes to this subject. The truth gets lost in conversation of false gotchas.

Bro if I was rich I’d have a X not a Y

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You know this isn't a thing, right?

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Yes and No. Tesla does have best in class performance against battery degradation (to this point),but many of the current EV's see 5% degradation every year at the moment. Depending on the Model and charge and discharge patterns Tesla's see a 1-3% degradation for the first 7 years, but after that they fall off pretty hard. While the data suggests you should absolutely be able to get many years from a Tesla before battery replacement would be required it is an expensive job, and one that depending on luck and how much degradation you can tolerate you would need to tackle if the EV is a long term purchase and not just a 'look at me' that you trade in at the end of your lease.

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Tesla batteries last several hundred thousand miles

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Musk hyperbole, and the tests that even show more than 80% battery charge after 200k miles has notations saying they removed the data for any Tesla's that required the battery to be changed in that time, which kind of inflates the numbers.

While battery replacement isn't some glaring thing that is required like changing a 12V on an ICE, it is still a large cost that an owner would need to have in mind when purchasing for long term, or a used EV. One would also need to figure based on commute how much degradation could be taken before the EV becomes a hassle and they would need to either replace or get another vehicle. In comparison the last vehicle I had got ~570m per tank when I first bought it. When I traded it in with 190k miles it was still getting ~560m per tank (both numbers assumed just commute and not hauling). So in almost 200k miles it lost less than 2% of it's driveable range. The best data at present suggests a Tesla would optimistically lose 18-20% in the same frame.

You pay to fill up an EV too. A lot if it is at the Tesla chargers.

My Y takes roughly $11 to charge to 80% which is ~240 miles

I road trip mine from Boston to NYC or Montreal frequently and have no issues except trip is maybe like 10% longer

Guys, should we tell the OP about Corollas and Civics?

Only an issue during road trips, else I go inside the garage and charge which is 98% of the time.

How’s driving around to find a gas station and interacting with undesirable people smoking cigs near you?

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Until your battery goes kaput and you need to spend $28k on a new one.

Yeh man! Grrrrrreat investment

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Don't most of these vehicles come with battery warranties?