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They cost a few dollars per full recharge to charge compared to $30-50 per gas tank

In my region full car fuel by gasoline cost 20$ and full electrocar recharge cost 14$. Not so much economy.

they often regulate their internal temperature while charging so no waiting ages for the car to warm up first thing in the morning while you scrap ice off the windows

If I drop electric car as my usual car on a field on nowhere I can't go anywhere in the morning. If I drop my electric car on parking that costs recharge more than gasoline for usial car.

Warming up the cabin also exists in my anti-theft system, just press the button while drinking tea before leaving.

and who doesn’t love the instant insane torque that an electric motor provides?

The moment to achieve which you need to warm the battery in advance for as much as 2 minutes and return to recharge in half an hour? In normal mode, this is no different from the average gasoline car, like Honda for example. I have a motorcycle for speed.

Lower maintenance costs, longer lifetimes of individual vehicles

I have 15 years old Honda Accord, and I payed nearly 16 000 $ on maintenance for all 15 years. Tesla model S cost me 85 000 $ for new car if I want by it and nearly 70% of that every 5 years because battery capacity will degrade and need replace. This not look like an lower maintenance cost.

plus idling is basically free so drive-thrus, listening to music while parked and stop go traffic wastes way less gas. Regenerative breaking not only provides some free charge to the motors but also spares your breaks so they last way longer.

The average mileage for me is 200 kilometers. In one day. And if I want to visit my parents, then 800 kilometers in one direction along the highways without recharge stations. ,Saving on idling, but the need to buy a generator for $ 1,500 just to visit your parents? I'd rather overpay for not to stand in the middle of nothing at -35 degrees for a few hours without working conditioner just to be able to drive on.

All change by regions. I can buy 95 gasoline per 0.6$ for liter. Electric cars will extreme hard try for enter to market.

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Not to mention how capturing pollutants at the plant is far more doable than capturing pollutants from every single car.

The irony is that transport throws out more factories, only if you count cars, ships and all other transport. If we count only private cars, then factories still emit more, even despite all the tricks of filtration. This, of course, does not mean that you should not try to reduce emissions. The main thing is that such dirty gasoline cars should not be replaced by a new conglomerate of factories.