Also worth factoring in is that cars last longer and with less maintenance than they did a decade or two ago. Electric cars should require even less maintenance.
If today's car costs 50% more than a car from a decade ago, but it lasts more than twice is long, isn't it actually cheaper?
Here in Japan, it's considered that it's good timing to replace car before 100,000km, 200,000km is too much, and 300,000km is really overkill. Maybe the BEV advantage isn't much attractive since such lower mileage and people run reliable Japanese car.
If today's car costs 50% more than a car from a decade ago, but it lasts more than twice is long, isn't it actually cheaper?