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In general I’d agree. But a Corolla is as maintenance free as they come, and easier and cheaper to have repaired than an EV. I don’t particularly care for fueling it in the winter, but with a 570 mi range that would only be five minutes if once or twice a month. That leaves oil changes, but I just get those done when swapping winter tires (a necessity in Canada) so that’s no more inconvenience.
The pros are never having to charge 2-3 times on my 550 km road trips (availability and cost for chargers are still an issue in Canada). Not having to worry about finding charging when going on camping trips. No worries about the battery in winter. Less tire wear. Slightly cheaper insurance. Not having to install a home charger in my rental. Oh, and the Corolla is much better looking/equipped than a Bolt.
Even if the TCO is equal, there so many advantages to an EV that I wouldn’t want to go back to ICE
In general I’d agree. But a Corolla is as maintenance free as they come, and easier and cheaper to have repaired than an EV. I don’t particularly care for fueling it in the winter, but with a 570 mi range that would only be five minutes if once or twice a month. That leaves oil changes, but I just get those done when swapping winter tires (a necessity in Canada) so that’s no more inconvenience.
The pros are never having to charge 2-3 times on my 550 km road trips (availability and cost for chargers are still an issue in Canada). Not having to worry about finding charging when going on camping trips. No worries about the battery in winter. Less tire wear. Slightly cheaper insurance. Not having to install a home charger in my rental. Oh, and the Corolla is much better looking/equipped than a Bolt.
Hybrid wins easily for my use case.